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
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France
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Germany
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Great Britain
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Italy
13
Spain
2
Cities
Augsburg
1
Bologna
1
Brussels
1
Ferrara
1
Florence
6
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1
Glarus, Switzerland
1
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Italy (North)
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Paris
1
Rome
3
Segovia
1
Seville
1
Spain
1
Switzerland
1
Toledo
1
Venice
2
Production method
Manuscript
25
Printed work
3
Physical type
choirbook
22
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (complete set)
2
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
Material
paper
17
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
9
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
oblong
8
upright
20
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
6
n/a
3
never
7
none visible
11
normally
1
often
2
rarely
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
11
brown
6
dark brown
4
gold
1
light brown
3
red
3
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
3
freehand
1
printed staves
1
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
18
straightedge
1
triple rastrum
3
Number of staves
1
1
10
9
11
4
12
3
13
1
2
2
3
3
4
3
5
5
6
10
7
6
8
11
9
7
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
10
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
10
2-part single page
4
3-part opening
18
3-part single page
5
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
24
4-part single page
5
5-part opening
13
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
3
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
10
none
10
quadruple
1
single
18
triple
3
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
22
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
3
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
6
variable space, not on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
22
not in dedicated space
6
provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
7
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
14
notation extended into margin
9
other
1
partial additional staves
9
staveline added
5
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
21
brown
8
dark brown
3
gold
1
light brown
1
red
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
4
full mensural
2
void mensural
27
Monophonic Notation
absent
22
present
8
Level of Calligraphy
fair
10
high
9
n/a
3
poor
1
very high
6
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
4
end symbol
5
pointers
4
repeat signs
8
signa congruentiae
13
signes-de-renvoi
17
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
3
Flemish
2
French
13
German
1
Italian
8
Latin
24
Spanish
5
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
6
fully texted with one text
24
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
9
provided with one or two incipits
3
provided with single incipit
14
provided with two incipits
2
untexted
16
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
10
cursive (bastarda)
8
cursive (humanistic)
4
cursive (italic)
2
display script
7
humanistic
1
hybrida
2
roman
2
rotonda
4
textura
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
13
high
12
n/a
3
poor
4
very high
6
Colour of Text
black
17
blue
2
brown
9
dark brown
5
gold
1
grey
1
light brown
1
red
10
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
28
yes
7
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
normally
1
rarely
8
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
2
rarely
7
Borders Size
full borders
2
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
2
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
1
often
1
rarely
9
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
6
flourished
1
historiated
1
plain initials
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
10
occasionally
2
often
6
rarely
4
sometimes
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
14
calligraphic with decoration
5
calligraphic with grotesque heads
6
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
7
historiated
1
plain initials
4
Planned Initials Frequency
always
2
never
3
normally
4
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
4
sometimes
3
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
2
Other Decoration Frequency
never
5
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
2
sometimes
3
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
5
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
2
ornament
1
signa congruentiae
1
vignette
1
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Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, fonds français MS 1597 (olim Colbert 1625), c. 1500, All folios
Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 9, c. 1515, All folios
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