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
7
Belgium
18
Czech Republic
3
France
1
Germany
16
Great Britain
7
Italy
9
Portugal
1
Cities
Antwerp
1
Arundel
1
Augsburg
1
Brussels
11
Casale Monferrato
1
Coimbra
1
England
3
Eton
1
Ferrara
1
Flanders
1
Florence
5
Germany (South)
4
Glarus, Switzerland
1
Hradec Králové
3
Italy (North)
1
London
2
Mantua
1
Mechelen
16
Milan
1
Munich
9
Munich, Germany
1
Naples
1
Netherlands
1
Paris
1
Rome
1
Savoy, France
1
Spain
1
Switzerland
1
Venice
1
Vienna
7
Windsor
1
Wittenberg
4
Production method
Manuscript
68
Physical type
chansonnier
1
chant book with polyphony
1
choirbook
60
choirbook (fragment)
1
partbook (single)
3
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
Material
paper
31
paper (with parchment)
4
parchment
30
parchment (with paper)
1
parchment and paper (mixed)
2
Format
oblong
4
upright
64
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
23
never
4
none visible
22
normally
4
occasionally
3
often
5
rarely
1
sometimes
8
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
47
brown
19
dark brown
3
red
5
Ruling Medium
freehand
4
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
57
straightedge
9
triple rastrum
3
Number of staves
1
3
10
37
11
21
12
9
13
6
14
3
15
2
16
2
17
2
2
16
3
16
4
20
5
28
6
36
7
32
8
42
9
37
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
17
12-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
25
2-part score
1
2-part single page
13
3-part consecutive
3
3-part opening
41
3-part score
1
3-part single page
8
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
60
4-part single page
10
5-part consecutive
3
5-part opening
37
5-part single page
3
6-part consecutive
1
6-part opening
15
7-part consecutive
1
7-part opening
1
8-part consecutive
1
8-part opening
4
9-part consecutive
1
9-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
all staves indented
1
double
35
none
18
quadruple
5
single
55
triple
19
varies
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
48
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
3
staves not ruled
3
staves not ruled on grid
28
variable space, not on grid
22
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
52
not in dedicated space
10
provided, in dedicated space
12
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
3
made for complete additional staves
22
notation and staves extended into margin
39
notation extended into margin
19
other
2
partial additional staves
22
staveline added
9
staves extended into margin
6
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
59
blue
1
brown
13
dark brown
4
red
10
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
2
chant (Central European)
1
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
5
full mensural
9
strene notation
1
void mensural
62
Monophonic Notation
absent
51
present
20
Level of Calligraphy
fair
23
high
29
very high
18
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
4
custodes
1
end symbol
12
pointers
3
repeat signs
10
signa congruentiae
26
signes-de-renvoi
36
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
3
Dutch
2
English
3
Flemish
2
French
13
German
3
Italian
7
Latin
65
Spanish
2
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
8
fully texted with one text
63
fully texted with two or more texts
17
fully texted with two texts
3
partially texted with one or two texts
4
partially texted with one text
9
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
5
provided with single incipit
14
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
17
Type of Script
cursive
5
cursive (Anglicana)
3
cursive (bastarda)
26
cursive (humanistic)
3
cursive (italic)
1
display script
39
hybrida
3
rotonda
1
textura
27
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
20
high
36
poor
1
very high
22
Colour of Text
black
59
blue
11
brown
13
dark brown
5
dark red
1
gold
1
green
1
grey
1
red
68
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
39
yes
35
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
2
rarely
24
sometimes
1
Borders Frequency
never
4
occasionally
3
often
1
rarely
20
sometimes
2
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
7
partial borders: one- and two-sided
4
partial borders: one-sided
7
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
4
Painted Initials Frequency
always
3
never
3
normally
2
occasionally
4
often
5
rarely
24
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
4
decorated
13
decorated with grotesque heads
7
flourished
7
historiated
5
plain initials
3
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
4
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
32
occasionally
13
often
5
rarely
14
sometimes
8
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
38
calligraphic with decoration
13
calligraphic with grotesque heads
13
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
4
flourished
17
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
7
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
11
normally
2
occasionally
6
often
5
rarely
15
sometimes
4
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
always
3
never
13
normally
7
occasionally
4
often
9
rarely
5
sometimes
4
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
3
banner
3
decorated letters
3
decorative final long
13
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
5
littera notabilior
7
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