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
10
France
3
Germany
1
Great Britain
4
Italy
19
Spain
3
Cities
Augsburg
1
Belgium
1
Bologna
1
Brussels
5
Catalonia
1
Ferrara
1
Flanders
1
Florence
11
France
3
Glarus, Switzerland
1
Italy
1
Italy (North)
3
London
4
Lyons
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Mantua
2
Mechelen
10
Munich
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Naples
2
Padua
1
Paris
2
Pisa
1
Rome
3
Segovia
1
Seville
2
Spain
1
Switzerland
1
Toledo
1
Venice
1
Production method
Manuscript
48
Printed work
2
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
34
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
1
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (complete set)
9
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
Material
paper
29
paper (with parchment)
3
parchment
17
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
oblong
17
upright
33
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
11
n/a
2
never
13
none visible
17
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
4
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
23
brown
15
dark brown
10
gold
1
light brown
2
red
2
reddish brown
2
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
3
freehand
1
printed staves
4
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
31
straightedge
3
triple rastrum
8
Number of staves
1
1
10
20
11
7
12
4
13
2
2
6
3
12
4
5
5
9
6
19
7
13
8
18
9
17
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
23
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
15
2-part single page
11
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
33
3-part single page
11
4-part consecutive
2
4-part opening
37
4-part single page
12
5-part opening
24
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
7
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
21
none
19
quadruple
2
single
29
triple
9
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
39
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
8
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
12
variable space, not on grid
5
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
35
not in dedicated space
16
provided, in dedicated space
7
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
3
made for complete additional staves
15
notation and staves extended into margin
32
notation extended into margin
18
other
3
partial additional staves
18
staveline added
9
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
32
brown
19
dark brown
5
gold
1
light brown
1
red
3
Type of Notation
chant (square)
6
full mensural
6
void mensural
48
Monophonic Notation
absent
40
present
12
Level of Calligraphy
fair
23
high
13
n/a
2
very high
12
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
4
end symbol
8
pointers
5
repeat signs
22
signa congruentiae
22
signes-de-renvoi
31
space-filler
4
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
8
Flemish
4
French
28
German
1
Italian
20
Latin
50
Spanish
8
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
20
fully texted with one text
41
fully texted with two or more texts
9
fully texted with two texts
3
partially texted with one or two texts
4
partially texted with one text
13
provided with one or two incipits
8
provided with single incipit
26
provided with two incipits
2
untexted
22
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
14
cursive (bastarda)
18
cursive (humanistic)
5
cursive (italic)
7
display script
14
humanistic
1
hybrida
5
roman
2
rotonda
3
textura
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
24
high
17
n/a
2
poor
4
very high
11
Colour of Text
black
31
blue
2
brown
19
dark brown
7
gold
1
grey
1
red
18
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
24
yes
32
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
normally
1
rarely
17
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
4
occasionally
1
rarely
12
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
4
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
2
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
15
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
8
flourished
1
historiated
1
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
25
occasionally
6
often
8
rarely
8
sometimes
5
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
21
calligraphic with decoration
9
calligraphic with grotesque heads
11
decorated
7
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
7
historiated
1
plain initials
14
Planned Initials Frequency
always
2
never
7
normally
4
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
8
sometimes
3
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
2
Other Decoration Frequency
never
8
normally
4
occasionally
3
often
3
rarely
4
sometimes
4
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
7
end-symbol
4
littera notabilior
4
ornament
1
signa congruentiae
1
vignette
1
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Cambridge, Great Britain, Gonville and Caius College, MS 667/760, Late 1520s, All folios
Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 4, c. 1516-18, All folios
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