PRoMs - The Production and Reading of Music Sources
Mise-en-page in manuscripts and printed books containing polyphonic music, 1480—1530
Toggle navigation
Home
Search
About
How to use the resource
Source list
Bibliography
Search
Search:
Filters
Date
Locations of Origin
Countries
Belgium
5
France
1
Great Britain
4
Italy
5
Silesia
3
Spain
3
Switzerland
1
Cities
Arundel
2
Basel
1
Belgium
1
Brussels
4
Catalonia
2
England
1
Florence
4
France
3
Girona
1
Glarus, Switzerland
1
Italy
1
Italy (North)
1
London
2
Mechelen
5
Milan
1
Netherlands
1
Paris
1
Segovia
1
Seville
1
Toledo
1
Windsor
1
Zagan
3
Production method
Manuscript
29
Physical type
choirbook
23
choirbook (single quire(s))
1
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
partbooks (complete set)
3
tablebook
1
Material
paper
16
parchment
10
parchment (with paper)
1
parchment and paper (mixed)
2
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
8
upright
20
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
5
never
5
none visible
11
normally
3
often
3
sometimes
3
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
9
brown
14
dark brown
4
light brown
2
red
1
reddish brown
2
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
4
freehand
2
single rastrum
20
straightedge
5
triple rastrum
4
Number of staves
10
14
11
9
12
8
13
4
14
2
15
2
16
1
17
1
2
2
3
4
4
10
5
9
6
16
7
11
8
15
9
13
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
9
2-part opening
13
2-part score
1
2-part single page
9
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
22
3-part score
2
3-part single page
6
4-part opening
23
4-part score
1
4-part single page
8
5-part consecutive
2
5-part opening
14
5-part single page
3
6-part opening
9
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
10
none
11
single
21
triple
6
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
26
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
2
staves not ruled on grid
7
variable space, not on grid
6
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
14
not in dedicated space
12
provided, in dedicated space
7
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
3
made for complete additional staves
15
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
22
notation extended into margin
12
other
1
partial additional staves
29
staveline added
12
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
19
brown
9
dark brown
4
light brown
1
red
4
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
4
full mensural
5
strene notation
1
void mensural
27
Monophonic Notation
absent
23
present
7
Level of Calligraphy
fair
13
high
11
poor
1
very high
4
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
4
end symbol
9
none
1
pointers
5
repeat signs
13
signa congruentiae
11
signes-de-renvoi
16
space-filler
3
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
3
Dutch
1
English
2
Flemish
4
French
12
German
3
Italian
6
Latin
24
Spanish
4
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
10
fully texted with one text
24
fully texted with two or more texts
6
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
5
partially texted with one text
10
partially texted with two or more texts
1
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
7
provided with single incipit
15
untexted
18
Type of Script
cursive
5
cursive (Anglicana)
4
cursive (German)
4
cursive (bastarda)
10
cursive (humanistic)
1
cursive (italic)
2
display script
6
hybrida
3
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
14
high
7
poor
5
very high
5
Colour of Text
black
18
blue
1
brown
11
dark brown
4
light brown
1
red
10
reddish brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
13
yes
17
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
4
rarely
4
Borders Frequency
never
5
occasionally
2
rarely
6
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-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
5
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
6
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
3
historiated
2
plain initials
2
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
9
occasionally
3
often
3
rarely
7
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
13
calligraphic with decoration
5
calligraphic with grotesque heads
5
decorated
1
flourished
3
plain initials
9
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
3
occasionally
3
often
4
rarely
7
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
never
2
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
6
sometimes
4
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorative final long
7
end-symbol
4
littera notabilior
5
signa congruentiae
1
Filters applied
Clear all filters
Locations part of: Great Britain
Search results
2
St Gall, Switzerland, Stiftsbibliothek, MS 462, 1510-c. 1530, All folios
Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, fonds français MS 1597 (olim Colbert 1625), c. 1500, All folios
1