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
4
Belgium
10
France
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Germany
7
Great Britain
7
Italy
14
Portugal
1
Silesia
3
Switzerland
1
Cities
Antwerp
1
Basel
1
Bourges
1
Bruges
2
Brussels
6
Catalonia
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Cognac
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Eton
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Ferrara
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Germany (South)
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Italy (North)
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London
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Milan
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Schonenberg nr. Bocholt
1
Venice
1
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1
Vienna
4
Windsor
1
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3
Production method
Manuscript
55
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
39
choirbook (single quire(s))
1
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
monophonic manuscript with interpolated polyphony
2
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (complete set)
7
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
single leaf
1
Material
paper
25
paper (with parchment)
2
parchment
26
parchment (with paper)
1
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
oblong
10
upright
45
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
13
never
6
none visible
18
normally
10
occasionally
1
often
6
rarely
2
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
33
brown
15
dark brown
3
gold
1
light brown
1
n/a
1
red
4
reddish brown
2
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
freehand
2
printed staves
4
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
42
straightedge
8
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
1
5
10
19
11
7
12
4
13
2
14
2
15
1
16
1
17
1
2
9
3
14
4
14
5
15
6
23
7
18
8
21
9
20
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
15
2-part consecutive
3
2-part opening
24
2-part single page
8
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
34
3-part score
1
3-part single page
13
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
37
4-part single page
9
5-part consecutive
2
5-part opening
20
6-part consecutive
1
6-part opening
8
7-part consecutive
1
7-part opening
1
8-part consecutive
1
8-part opening
3
9-part consecutive
1
9-part opening
1
n/a
2
Indentation for Initials
all staves indented
1
double
18
none
25
quadruple
1
quintuple
1
single
32
triple
6
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
40
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
7
staves not ruled
3
staves not ruled on grid
13
variable space, not on grid
9
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
33
not in dedicated space
19
provided, in dedicated space
9
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
3
made for complete additional staves
16
notation and staves extended into margin
31
notation extended into margin
18
other
1
partial additional staves
18
staveline added
8
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
45
brown
9
dark brown
3
gold
1
red
3
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
4
full mensural
6
void mensural
49
Monophonic Notation
absent
40
present
15
Level of Calligraphy
fair
20
high
23
poor
1
very high
11
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
4
end symbol
8
none
1
pointers
2
repeat signs
10
signa congruentiae
21
signes-de-renvoi
24
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
3
Dutch
3
English
2
Flemish
3
French
19
German
4
Italian
5
Latin
51
Spanish
2
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
8
fully texted with one text
49
fully texted with two or more texts
11
fully texted with two texts
4
partially texted with one or two texts
3
partially texted with one text
8
partially texted with two or more texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
3
provided with one or two incipits
3
provided with single incipit
20
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
17
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
8
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (German)
5
cursive (bastarda)
14
cursive (humanistic)
1
cursive (italic)
1
display script
13
humanistic
1
hybrida
2
roman
2
textura
21
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
18
high
28
poor
1
very high
13
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
46
blue
3
brown
12
dark brown
3
dark red
1
gold
1
green
1
red
20
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
27
yes
32
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
3
never
3
none visible
1
rarely
14
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
5
occasionally
1
rarely
13
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
3
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
3
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
7
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
4
occasionally
3
often
5
rarely
12
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic
1
decorated
14
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
5
historiated
2
plain initials
4
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
6
normally
24
occasionally
8
often
8
rarely
11
sometimes
9
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
27
calligraphic with decoration
12
calligraphic with grotesque heads
12
decorated
7
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
17
historiated
1
littera notabilior
2
plain initials
16
Planned Initials Frequency
never
5
normally
1
occasionally
3
often
5
rarely
9
sometimes
3
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
always
2
never
6
normally
2
occasionally
3
often
8
rarely
4
sometimes
5
Other Decoration Type
banner
2
decorated letters
2
decorative final long
9
diagrams
1
embellished final barline
3
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
5
ornament
1
signes-de-renvoi
1
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London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Royal 20 A. xvi, c. 1480-90, All folios
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