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
Belgium
4
France
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Germany
1
Great Britain
3
Italy
59
Italy (North)
1
Netherlands
1
Spain
1
Cities
Arundel
1
Augsburg
1
Belgium
1
Bologna
6
Brussels
3
Burgundy
1
Casale Monferrato
4
Catalonia
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England
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Ferrara
7
Flanders
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Florence
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France
4
Girona
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Italy
5
Italy (North)
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London
2
Maastricht
1
Mantua
2
Mechelen
3
Milan
4
Modena
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Naples
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1
Pordenone
1
Rome
7
Savoy, France
1
Siena
2
Spain
1
Staffarda
1
Turin
1
Venice
5
Windsor
1
Production method
Manuscript
85
Printed work
3
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
73
choirbook (fragment)
1
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
1
partbook (fragment)
1
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (incomplete set)
3
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
2
tablebook
1
Material
paper
53
paper (with parchment)
3
parchment
28
parchment (with paper)
1
parchment and paper (mixed)
3
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
18
upright
69
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
17
n/a
3
never
10
none visible
44
normally
8
often
2
rarely
1
sometimes
5
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
24
brown
48
dark brown
9
gold
2
light brown
3
red
4
red-brown
1
reddish brown
3
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
2
double rastrum
17
freehand
4
quadruple rastrum
2
single rastrum
64
straightedge
4
triple rastrum
11
Number of staves
1
1
10
28
11
15
12
12
13
5
14
3
15
3
2
2
3
2
4
10
5
13
6
27
7
15
8
18
9
23
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
19
2-part consecutive
3
2-part opening
32
2-part score
1
2-part single page
21
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
61
3-part score
2
3-part single page
25
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
76
4-part score
1
4-part single page
23
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
33
5-part single page
4
6-part opening
12
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
n/a
2
Indentation for Initials
double
16
none
50
quadruple
5
single
40
triple
8
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
88
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
3
none
4
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
5
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
60
not in dedicated space
30
provided, in dedicated space
9
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
4
made for complete additional staves
27
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
63
notation extended into margin
40
other
2
partial additional staves
33
staveline added
17
staves extended into margin
7
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
52
blue
1
brown
35
dark brown
6
gold
3
light brown
2
red
6
red-brown
1
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
5
full mensural
7
strene notation
1
void mensural
85
Monophonic Notation
absent
73
present
18
Level of Calligraphy
fair
40
high
33
n/a
3
poor
3
very high
11
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
8
cue notes
2
end symbol
15
none
2
pointers
11
repeat signs
25
signa congruentiae
33
signes-de-renvoi
47
space-filler
3
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
10
English
2
Flemish
3
French
39
German
2
Italian
24
Latin
73
Spanish
10
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
25
fully texted with one text
69
fully texted with two or more texts
7
fully texted with two texts
3
partially texted with one or two texts
9
partially texted with one text
27
partially texted with two texts
2
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
14
provided with single incipit
39
provided with two incipits
5
untexted
41
Type of Script
antiqua
5
cursive
17
cursive (Anglicana)
3
cursive (German)
1
cursive (Italianate)
1
cursive (bastarda)
19
cursive (humanistic)
13
cursive (italic)
8
display script
10
humanistic
1
hybrida
4
roman
3
rotonda
3
textura
17
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
39
high
32
n/a
3
poor
8
very high
11
Colour of Text
black
45
blue
5
brown
44
dark brown
6
gold
1
light brown
2
red
19
red-brown
1
reddish brown
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
51
yes
43
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
3
often
1
rarely
14
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
4
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
18
Borders Size
full borders
5
partial borders: one- and two-sided
2
partial borders: one-sided
7
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
7
Painted Initials Frequency
always
3
never
1
normally
5
occasionally
2
often
5
rarely
11
sometimes
3
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic
1
decorated
16
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
6
historiated
3
plain initials
2
zoomorphic initial
3
Penned Initials Frequency
always
10
normally
31
occasionally
10
often
11
rarely
13
sometimes
9
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
45
calligraphic with decoration
19
calligraphic with grotesque heads
20
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
21
historiated
1
littera notabilior
5
plain initials
13
Planned Initials Frequency
always
3
never
3
normally
9
occasionally
5
often
7
rarely
12
sometimes
8
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
3
Other Decoration Frequency
always
3
never
5
normally
8
occasionally
5
often
11
rarely
10
sometimes
8
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
banner
2
decorated letters
5
decorative final long
21
embellished final barline
7
end-symbol
9
littera notabilior
6
ornament
1
signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Indentation for initials: single
Pricking frequency: none visible
Locations part of: Belgium
Adhoc adaptation: notation extended into margin
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Padua, Italy, Biblioteca Capitolare, MS A 17, 1522, All folios
Brussels, Belgium, Bibliothèque Royal Albert 1er/Koninklijke Bibliotheek Albert I, MS 215-216, between 1503-18, perhaps 1516, All folios
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