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
2
France
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Germany
2
Great Britain
6
Italy
15
Netherlands
1
Spain
3
Switzerland
3
Cities
Antwerp
1
Arundel
2
Augsburg
2
Basel
3
Bologna
2
Brussels
1
Cognac
1
England
1
Florence
6
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Germany
1
Glarus, Switzerland
2
Italy (North)
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London
4
Mantua
1
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Munich
2
Naples
2
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1
Segovia
1
Seville
1
Switzerland
1
Toledo
1
Utrecht
1
Venice
2
Windsor
1
Zaragoza
1
Production method
Manuscript
40
Printed work
6
Physical type
choirbook
28
choirbook (fragment)
1
choirbook (single quire(s))
2
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbook (single)
3
partbooks (complete set)
5
partbooks (incomplete set)
2
poetry collection with some notated music
1
tablebook
1
Material
paper
29
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
14
parchment (with paper)
1
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
16
upright
29
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
7
n/a
7
never
13
none visible
21
normally
2
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
20
brown
17
dark brown
5
gold
1
light brown
2
red
3
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
4
freehand
6
printed staves
2
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
25
straightedge
9
triple rastrum
4
Number of staves
1
4
10
13
11
9
12
6
13
6
14
2
15
2
16
1
17
1
2
6
3
9
4
11
5
13
6
22
7
9
8
17
9
9
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
13
2-part consecutive
3
2-part opening
13
2-part score
2
2-part single page
5
3-part consecutive
3
3-part opening
25
3-part score
1
3-part single page
6
4-part opening
30
4-part score
1
4-part single page
7
5-part consecutive
3
5-part opening
17
6-part opening
7
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
14
none
19
single
32
triple
3
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
30
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
4
none
7
staves not ruled on grid
6
variable space, not on grid
5
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
33
not in dedicated space
7
provided, in dedicated space
9
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
9
none
2
notation and staves extended into margin
23
notation extended into margin
14
other
1
partial additional staves
17
staveline added
8
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
33
blue
1
brown
13
dark brown
5
gold
1
light brown
1
red
4
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
chant (square)
6
full mensural
8
void mensural
42
Monophonic Notation
absent
40
present
9
Level of Calligraphy
fair
17
high
17
n/a
6
poor
4
very high
6
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
10
end symbol
12
none
1
pointers
1
repeat signs
10
signa congruentiae
21
signes-de-renvoi
19
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
2
English
2
Flemish
3
French
14
German
5
Italian
10
Latin
39
Spanish
4
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
8
fully texted with one text
42
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
16
provided with one or two incipits
10
provided with single incipit
18
provided with two incipits
2
untexted
21
Type of Script
antiqua
2
cursive
9
cursive (Anglicana)
3
cursive (German)
3
cursive (bastarda)
10
cursive (humanistic)
4
cursive (italic)
4
display script
5
humanistic
2
hybrida
3
roman
1
rotonda
7
textura
9
Level of Calligraphy
fair
21
high
18
n/a
6
poor
7
very high
7
Colour of Text
black
33
blue
3
brown
14
dark brown
5
gold
1
light brown
1
red
13
reddish brown
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
46
yes
6
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
6
rarely
5
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
5
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
7
sometimes
1
Borders Size
full borders
3
partial borders: one- and two-sided
2
partial borders: one-sided
6
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
always
5
never
1
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
7
sometimes
3
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
2
decorated
13
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
5
historiated
5
plain initials
2
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
3
Penned Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
8
occasionally
3
often
9
rarely
6
sometimes
6
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
19
calligraphic with decoration
7
calligraphic with grotesque heads
9
decorated
4
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
7
littera notabilior
2
plain initials
7
Planned Initials Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
5
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
9
sometimes
4
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
2
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
3
normally
3
occasionally
4
often
6
rarely
5
sometimes
6
Other Decoration Type
banner
3
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
10
diagrams
1
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
3
ornament
1
signa congruentiae
1
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London, Great Britain, Lambeth Palace Library, MS 1, Late 1520s, All folios
Mechelen, Belgium, Archief en Stadsbibliotheek, MS s.s., c. 1515, All folios
Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, MS Rés. Vmc. 57, c. 1470, All folios
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