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
14
France
2
Germany
8
Great Britain
2
Italy
8
Italy (North)
1
Spain
1
Cities
Antwerp
1
Augsburg
1
Bourges
1
Brussels
10
Cambrai
1
Catalonia
1
Ferrara
4
Florence
1
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1
Germany (South)
1
Halberstadt
1
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2
London
1
Mechelen
13
Munich
3
Rome
1
Segovia
1
Siena
1
Staffarda
1
Stirling
1
Toledo
1
Torgau
1
Turin
1
Vienna
1
Wittenberg
2
Production method
Manuscript
40
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
37
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
printed treatise with added polyphony
1
Material
paper
18
paper (with parchment)
2
parchment
17
parchment (with paper)
2
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
upright
40
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
16
never
4
none visible
11
normally
4
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
30
brown
11
dark brown
1
red
3
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
single rastrum
35
straightedge
5
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
1
3
10
25
11
14
12
6
13
3
14
1
2
4
3
5
4
8
5
11
6
16
7
17
8
24
9
40
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
6
10-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
18
2-part single page
9
3-part consecutive
3
3-part opening
29
3-part single page
10
4-part consecutive
2
4-part opening
37
4-part single page
7
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
22
6-part opening
10
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
3
n/a
2
Indentation for Initials
double
18
none
20
quadruple
2
quintuple
1
single
30
triple
14
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
32
left below voice parts as part of grid
2
left between voice parts as part of grid
3
none
5
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
13
variable space, not on grid
7
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
30
not in dedicated space
9
provided, in dedicated space
6
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
17
notation and staves extended into margin
29
notation extended into margin
13
other
2
partial additional staves
15
staveline added
3
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
32
brown
10
dark brown
1
red
2
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
2
chant (square)
2
full mensural
2
void mensural
40
Monophonic Notation
absent
27
present
17
Level of Calligraphy
fair
14
high
18
poor
3
very high
10
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
end symbol
4
none
1
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
pointers
2
repeat signs
7
signa congruentiae
18
signes-de-renvoi
28
space-filler
4
Copying of Text
Language
English
1
Flemish
4
French
15
German
3
Italian
2
Latin
38
Spanish
3
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
4
fully texted with one text
38
fully texted with two or more texts
10
fully texted with two texts
3
partially texted with one text
5
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
3
provided with single incipit
10
untexted
9
varies
2
Type of Script
cursive
6
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
18
cursive (humanistic)
4
display script
15
hybrida
1
textura
13
Level of Calligraphy
fair
15
high
18
poor
2
very high
11
Colour of Text
black
33
brown
11
dark brown
1
red
20
Multiple Texts
no
21
yes
25
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
5
rarely
16
Borders Frequency
never
6
occasionally
2
rarely
14
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
2
partial borders: one- and two-sided
2
partial borders: one-sided
6
partial borders: two-sided
7
Painted Initials Frequency
never
3
normally
3
occasionally
2
often
5
rarely
12
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic
1
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
10
decorated with grotesque heads
4
flourished
6
historiated
2
plain initials
2
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
3
never
1
normally
20
occasionally
11
often
3
rarely
12
sometimes
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
23
calligraphic with decoration
4
calligraphic with grotesque heads
4
decorated
4
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
11
plain initials
5
Planned Initials Frequency
always
2
never
6
normally
6
occasionally
2
often
5
rarely
6
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
10
normally
1
occasionally
3
often
2
rarely
2
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorative final long
3
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
2
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London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Egerton 3051, c. 1500, All folios
Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 20, c. 1515-20, All folios
London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Additional 31922, c. 1510-20, All folios
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