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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Countries
Belgium
19
France
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Germany
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Great Britain
5
Italy
32
Spain
7
Switzerland
3
Cities
Antwerp
1
Basel
2
Belgium
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Bourges
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Brussels
12
Catalonia
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Cognac
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England
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Ferrara
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Florence
17
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6
Freiburg
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1
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Lyons
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Mechelen
17
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2
St Gall
1
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1
Tarazona
3
Toledo
1
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1
Venice
5
Wittenberg
2
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1
Production method
Manuscript
90
Printed work
7
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
70
music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbook (single)
2
partbooks (complete set)
11
partbooks (incomplete set)
8
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
tablebook
1
Material
paper
55
paper (with parchment)
5
parchment
35
parchment (with paper)
2
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
33
upright
63
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
31
n/a
8
never
12
none visible
37
normally
4
occasionally
1
often
5
rarely
2
sometimes
3
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
43
brown
33
dark brown
13
gold
2
light brown
4
red
3
reddish brown
3
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
double rastrum
7
freehand
3
printed staves
5
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
65
straightedge
8
triple rastrum
11
Number of staves
1
4
10
39
11
19
12
9
13
3
14
1
2
8
3
15
4
19
5
20
6
35
7
24
8
35
9
31
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
35
12-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
21
2-part score
1
2-part single page
14
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
53
3-part score
1
3-part single page
15
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
69
4-part score
1
4-part single page
21
5-part opening
32
5-part single page
3
6-part opening
8
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
34
none
33
quadruple
5
quintuple
1
single
68
triple
17
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
77
left below voice parts as part of grid
2
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
12
staves not ruled
4
staves not ruled on grid
25
variable space, not on grid
7
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
63
not in dedicated space
25
provided, in dedicated space
19
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
5
made for complete additional staves
23
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
60
notation extended into margin
35
other
3
partial additional staves
29
staveline added
17
staves extended into margin
6
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
58
brown
34
dark brown
10
gold
2
light brown
3
red
6
Type of Notation
chant (square)
7
full mensural
7
void mensural
93
Monophonic Notation
absent
83
present
16
Level of Calligraphy
fair
34
high
32
n/a
7
poor
4
very high
23
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
13
custodes
2
end symbol
12
pointers
6
repeat signs
37
signa congruentiae
51
signes-de-renvoi
50
space-filler
5
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
10
Flemish
6
French
45
German
4
Italian
28
Latin
77
Spanish
13
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
33
fully texted with one text
78
fully texted with two or more texts
16
fully texted with two texts
7
partially texted with one or two texts
9
partially texted with one text
21
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
2
provided with one or two incipits
12
provided with single incipit
44
provided with two incipits
4
untexted
35
Type of Script
Italic
1
antiqua
1
cursive
17
cursive (German)
2
cursive (bastarda)
35
cursive (humanistic)
12
cursive (italic)
10
display script
25
humanistic
3
hybrida
7
roman
4
rotonda
5
textura
11
Level of Calligraphy
fair
35
high
39
n/a
7
poor
7
very high
20
Colour of Text
black
55
blue
4
brown
39
dark brown
9
gold
1
grey
1
light brown
2
red
38
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
47
yes
57
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
5
none visible
1
normally
1
often
1
rarely
30
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
7
occasionally
1
rarely
25
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
8
partial borders: one- and two-sided
3
partial borders: one-sided
6
partial borders: three-sided
2
partial borders: two- and three-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
6
Painted Initials Frequency
always
3
never
5
normally
6
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
25
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
15
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
1
historiated
2
plain initials
1
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
3
Penned Initials Frequency
always
10
never
1
normally
41
occasionally
14
often
12
rarely
16
sometimes
6
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
34
calligraphic with decoration
14
calligraphic with grotesque heads
17
decorated
9
decorated with grotesque heads
5
flourished
11
historiated
1
plain initials
17
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
13
normally
9
occasionally
3
often
5
rarely
17
sometimes
7
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
3
Other Decoration Frequency
always
3
never
18
normally
5
occasionally
5
often
6
rarely
9
sometimes
4
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
banner
2
decorative final long
13
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
5
littera notabilior
8
ornament
2
signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
1
vignette
1
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London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Egerton 3051, c. 1500, All folios
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