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
8
Czech Republic
1
France
2
Germany
5
Great Britain
1
Italy
17
Silesia
3
Spain
2
Cities
Antwerp
1
Augsburg
1
Brussels
5
Cambrai
1
Catalonia
1
Ferrara
1
Florence
4
Fossombrone
2
Girona
1
Glarus, Switzerland
1
Hradec Králové
1
Italy
1
Italy (North)
1
London
1
Mechelen
7
Milan
1
Munich
4
Naples
3
Netherlands
1
Paris
1
Rome
3
Schonenberg nr. Bocholt
1
Seville
1
Venice
4
Verona
1
Vienna
2
Windsor
1
Zagan
3
Production method
Manuscript
40
Printed work
7
Physical type
chant book with polyphony
1
choirbook
29
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
monophonic manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
2
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (complete set)
9
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
Material
paper
30
parchment
15
parchment and paper (mixed)
2
Format
oblong
13
upright
34
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
8
n/a
7
never
6
none visible
14
normally
4
occasionally
1
often
4
sometimes
3
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
27
brown
11
dark brown
2
light brown
1
red
5
reddish brown
2
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
3
freehand
1
single rastrum
31
straightedge
4
triple rastrum
2
Number of staves
1
2
10
17
11
7
12
7
13
2
2
7
3
8
4
17
5
15
6
22
7
14
8
19
9
16
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
15
2-part consecutive
5
2-part opening
16
2-part single page
6
3-part consecutive
3
3-part opening
28
3-part single page
10
4-part opening
33
4-part single page
8
5-part consecutive
2
5-part opening
18
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
10
7-part opening
1
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
21
none
23
single
29
triple
5
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
31
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
3
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
11
variable space, not on grid
9
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
36
not in dedicated space
9
provided, in dedicated space
5
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
12
notation and staves extended into margin
22
notation extended into margin
11
other
1
partial additional staves
18
staveline added
6
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
47
brown
3
dark brown
2
red
2
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
chant (square)
2
full mensural
3
void mensural
43
Monophonic Notation
absent
39
present
9
Level of Calligraphy
fair
14
high
17
n/a
7
very high
10
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
12
custodes
1
end symbol
8
pointers
3
repeat signs
5
signa congruentiae
20
signes-de-renvoi
24
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
4
English
1
Flemish
2
French
12
German
4
Italian
5
Latin
45
Spanish
4
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
3
fully texted with one text
39
fully texted with two or more texts
7
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
7
partially texted with two or more texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
6
provided with single incipit
12
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
15
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
6
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
3
cursive (bastarda)
13
cursive (humanistic)
5
cursive (italic)
1
display script
10
humanistic
2
hybrida
2
roman
2
rotonda
6
textura
12
Level of Calligraphy
fair
18
high
14
n/a
7
poor
1
very high
11
Colour of Text
black
43
blue
2
brown
6
dark brown
3
gold
1
red
16
reddish brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
32
yes
17
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
2
rarely
8
sometimes
1
Borders Frequency
never
2
rarely
10
sometimes
1
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
3
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
2
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
13
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
2
decorated
7
decorated with grotesque heads
4
flourished
3
historiated
3
plain initials
1
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
4
normally
21
occasionally
6
often
4
rarely
7
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
22
calligraphic with decoration
6
calligraphic with grotesque heads
9
decorated
2
flourished
10
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
10
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
3
normally
2
occasionally
4
often
5
rarely
9
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
3
normally
4
occasionally
2
often
4
rarely
5
sometimes
4
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
6
diagrams
1
embellished final barline
2
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
4
ornament
1
signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, fonds du conservatoire MS Rés. Vm7 676, 1502, All folios
Perugia, Italy, Biblioteca Comunale Augusta, MS 1013 (M.36), 1509-52, 69v-70v, 81v-123r
London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Royal Appendix 58, c. 1515-40, All folios
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