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
19
France
6
Germany
7
Great Britain
5
Italy
36
Spain
7
Switzerland
14
Cities
Antwerp
1
Basel
13
Belgium
1
Bologna
1
Bourges
1
Brussels
12
Catalonia
1
Cognac
1
England
1
Ferrara
3
Flanders
1
Florence
18
France
6
Germany
10
Germany (South)
3
Glarus, Switzerland
2
Italy
5
Italy (North)
1
London
4
Lyons
1
Mantua
1
Mechelen
17
Milan
1
Modena
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Munich
1
Naples
2
Padua
1
Paris
2
Pisa
1
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1
Rheinfelden
2
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2
Segovia
1
Seville
2
Siena
3
Spain
2
St Gall
1
Switzerland
1
Tarazona
3
Toledo
1
Troyes
1
Venice
5
Wittenberg
4
Zaragoza
1
Production method
Manuscript
109
Printed work
7
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
75
choirbook (fragment(s))
6
choirbook (fragment)
1
choirbook (single quire(s))
3
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
2
partbook (single)
3
partbooks (complete set)
11
partbooks (incomplete set)
9
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
tablebook
1
Material
paper
72
paper (with parchment)
5
parchment
37
parchment (with paper)
2
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
34
upright
81
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
33
n/a
8
never
22
none visible
45
normally
4
occasionally
1
often
6
rarely
2
sometimes
3
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
49
brown
40
dark brown
14
gold
2
light brown
4
red
3
red-brown
1
reddish brown
3
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
double rastrum
8
freehand
8
printed staves
5
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
76
straightedge
11
triple rastrum
12
Number of staves
1
3
10
48
11
21
12
12
13
5
14
2
2
8
3
16
4
22
5
24
6
44
7
30
8
41
9
37
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
40
12-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
25
2-part score
1
2-part single page
18
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
62
3-part score
1
3-part single page
19
4-part consecutive
2
4-part opening
82
4-part score
1
4-part single page
23
5-part opening
35
5-part single page
3
6-part opening
9
7-part opening
2
8-part opening
1
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
34
none
44
quadruple
5
quintuple
1
single
75
triple
18
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
85
left below voice parts as part of grid
2
left between voice parts as part of grid
3
none
20
staves not ruled
4
staves not ruled on grid
25
variable space, not on grid
9
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
78
not in dedicated space
27
provided, in dedicated space
23
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
5
made for complete additional staves
25
none
2
notation and staves extended into margin
68
notation extended into margin
38
other
3
partial additional staves
33
staveline added
18
staves extended into margin
6
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
67
brown
43
dark brown
11
gold
2
light brown
4
red
6
red-brown
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
2
chant (square)
8
full mensural
7
void mensural
111
Monophonic Notation
absent
100
present
19
Level of Calligraphy
fair
42
high
34
n/a
7
poor
12
very high
23
very poor
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
18
custodes
2
end symbol
12
none
2
pointers
8
repeat signs
37
signa congruentiae
55
signes-de-renvoi
54
space-filler
5
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
10
Flemish
6
French
46
German
4
Italian
30
Latin
94
Spanish
13
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
35
fully texted with one text
92
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
28
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
3
provided with one or two incipits
13
provided with single incipit
49
provided with two incipits
4
untexted
40
Type of Script
Italic
1
antiqua
1
cursive
22
cursive (German)
6
cursive (bastarda)
35
cursive (humanistic)
16
cursive (italic)
11
display script
25
humanistic
3
hybrida
8
roman
4
rotonda
5
textura
14
Level of Calligraphy
fair
43
high
40
n/a
7
poor
16
very high
20
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
62
blue
4
brown
48
dark brown
10
gold
1
grey
1
light brown
3
red
40
red-brown
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
63
yes
59
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
7
none visible
1
normally
1
often
1
rarely
31
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
10
occasionally
1
rarely
26
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
8
partial borders: one- and two-sided
3
partial borders: one-sided
7
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
2
rarely
25
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
16
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
1
historiated
2
plain initials
1
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
3
Penned Initials Frequency
always
11
never
1
normally
41
occasionally
16
often
14
rarely
18
sometimes
8
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
41
calligraphic with decoration
14
calligraphic with grotesque heads
17
decorated
9
decorated with grotesque heads
5
flourished
12
historiated
1
littera notabilior
3
plain initials
17
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
13
normally
10
occasionally
4
often
5
rarely
19
sometimes
8
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
3
Other Decoration Frequency
always
4
never
18
normally
5
occasionally
6
often
8
rarely
11
sometimes
5
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
banner
2
decorated letters
2
decorative final long
14
embellished final barline
2
end-symbol
5
littera notabilior
10
ornament
2
signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
1
vignette
1
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Brussels, Belgium, Bibliothèque Royal Albert 1er/Koninklijke Bibliotheek Albert I, MS 9126, 1504-1505, All folios
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