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
Austria
1
Belgium
19
France
2
Germany
4
Great Britain
1
Italy
3
Spain
2
Switzerland
1
Cities
Antwerp
1
Augsburg
2
Basel
1
Belgium
1
Bologna
1
Bourges
1
Bruges
1
Brussels
11
Cognac
1
Ferrara
1
Florence
1
France
5
Germany
1
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1
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1
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1
Mechelen
16
Munich
3
Savoy, France
1
Segovia
1
Seville
1
Spain
1
Toledo
1
Vienna
1
Windsor
1
Production method
Manuscript
42
Physical type
choirbook
38
choirbook (single quire(s))
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
Material
paper
12
paper (with parchment)
2
parchment
26
parchment (with paper)
1
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
upright
42
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
13
never
5
none visible
14
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
5
rarely
2
sometimes
3
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
27
brown
12
dark brown
3
gold
1
light brown
3
red
2
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
freehand
3
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
38
straightedge
3
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
1
3
10
25
11
13
12
4
13
1
14
1
2
8
3
5
4
10
5
15
6
19
7
24
8
42
9
29
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
10
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
17
2-part single page
9
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
35
3-part score
1
3-part single page
6
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
37
4-part single page
8
5-part opening
25
5-part single page
3
6-part opening
7
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
2
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
25
none
10
quadruple
3
quintuple
1
single
37
triple
15
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
36
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
6
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
20
variable space, not on grid
7
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
28
not in dedicated space
13
provided, in dedicated space
10
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
17
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
28
notation extended into margin
14
other
2
partial additional staves
17
staveline added
6
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
29
brown
11
dark brown
2
gold
1
light brown
2
red
4
Type of Notation
chant (square)
2
full mensural
3
void mensural
41
Monophonic Notation
absent
37
present
8
Level of Calligraphy
fair
9
high
14
poor
3
very high
20
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
5
custodes
1
end symbol
7
none
1
pointers
3
repeat signs
15
signa congruentiae
27
signes-de-renvoi
32
space-filler
3
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
4
English
1
Flemish
5
French
22
German
2
Italian
6
Latin
34
Spanish
2
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
10
fully texted with one text
38
fully texted with two or more texts
12
fully texted with two texts
6
partially texted with one or two texts
5
partially texted with one text
8
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
4
provided with single incipit
16
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
16
varies
1
Type of Script
cursive
8
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
28
display script
23
humanistic
1
hybrida
3
roman
1
rotonda
1
textura
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
10
high
18
poor
4
very high
17
Colour of Text
black
30
blue
3
brown
9
dark brown
3
gold
1
light brown
2
red
26
Multiple Texts
no
21
yes
26
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
2
rarely
22
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
4
often
1
rarely
22
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
9
partial borders: one- and two-sided
2
partial borders: one-sided
6
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
4
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
4
normally
4
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
17
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
10
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
2
historiated
2
plain initials
2
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
21
occasionally
8
often
5
rarely
14
sometimes
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
17
calligraphic with decoration
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
6
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
4
flourished
6
plain initials
5
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
10
normally
4
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
12
sometimes
3
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
15
normally
3
occasionally
3
often
2
rarely
2
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
banner
2
decorative final long
2
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
1
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Bologna, Italy, Biblioteca Universitaria, MS 2573 (2231), 1490s, All folios
Vatican, Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, MS Chigi C VIII 234, c. 1498-1503, All folios
Cambridge, Great Britain, Magdalene College, MS Pepys 1760, c. 1509-c. 1514, All folios
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