PRoMs - The Production and Reading of Music Sources
Mise-en-page in manuscripts and printed books containing polyphonic music, 1480—1530
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Locations of Origin
Countries
Austria
2
Belgium
7
Czech Republic
1
France
2
Germany
4
Great Britain
1
Italy
15
Italy (North)
1
Spain
4
Cities
Antwerp
1
Augsburg
1
Belgium
1
Brussels
5
Cambrai
1
Catalonia
2
Ferrara
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Glarus, Switzerland
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1
Staffarda
1
Toledo
1
Turin
1
Venice
1
Vienna
2
Windsor
1
Production method
Manuscript
41
Physical type
chant book with polyphony
1
choirbook
34
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
2
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
2
Material
paper
26
parchment
13
parchment and paper (mixed)
2
Format
oblong
5
upright
36
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
6
never
6
none visible
18
normally
4
occasionally
1
often
3
sometimes
3
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
16
brown
14
dark brown
3
light brown
1
red
5
red-brown
1
reddish brown
4
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
2
freehand
2
single rastrum
32
straightedge
4
triple rastrum
4
Number of staves
1
2
10
15
11
7
12
5
13
2
2
8
3
9
4
12
5
11
6
19
7
18
8
20
9
17
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
9
2-part consecutive
4
2-part opening
19
2-part score
1
2-part single page
14
3-part consecutive
3
3-part opening
41
3-part score
1
3-part single page
17
4-part opening
39
4-part score
1
4-part single page
16
5-part consecutive
2
5-part opening
19
5-part single page
3
6-part opening
9
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
11
none
22
single
27
triple
4
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
35
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
2
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
8
variable space, not on grid
9
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
24
not in dedicated space
17
provided, in dedicated space
7
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
3
made for complete additional staves
13
notation and staves extended into margin
27
notation extended into margin
16
other
3
partial additional staves
22
staveline added
10
staves extended into margin
5
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
28
brown
12
dark brown
4
light brown
1
red
2
red-brown
1
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
3
full mensural
4
void mensural
38
Monophonic Notation
absent
31
present
11
Level of Calligraphy
fair
19
high
14
very high
8
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
5
custodes
1
end symbol
11
pointers
5
repeat signs
15
signa congruentiae
18
signes-de-renvoi
32
space-filler
3
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
1
Dutch
4
English
1
Flemish
3
French
18
German
1
Italian
12
Latin
39
Spanish
10
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
13
fully texted with one text
31
fully texted with two or more texts
6
fully texted with two texts
3
partially texted with one or two texts
4
partially texted with one text
13
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
6
provided with single incipit
18
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
22
Type of Script
cursive
10
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (bastarda)
11
cursive (humanistic)
5
cursive (italic)
2
display script
8
humanistic
2
hybrida
5
rotonda
1
textura
9
Level of Calligraphy
fair
21
high
11
poor
5
very high
8
Colour of Text
black
26
blue
3
brown
15
dark brown
6
gold
1
light brown
1
red
14
red-brown
1
reddish brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
20
yes
23
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
3
rarely
5
sometimes
1
Borders Frequency
never
3
rarely
8
sometimes
1
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
2
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
2
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
9
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
2
decorated
5
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
3
historiated
1
plain initials
1
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
18
occasionally
7
often
6
rarely
8
sometimes
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
23
calligraphic with decoration
10
calligraphic with grotesque heads
10
decorated
2
flourished
9
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
7
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
2
normally
4
occasionally
3
often
6
rarely
9
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
3
normally
5
occasionally
4
often
4
rarely
5
sometimes
4
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
6
diagrams
1
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
5
littera notabilior
7
signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Leipzig, Germany, Universitätsbibliothek, MS 1494, c. 1490-1504, All folios
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