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
9
Belgium
16
France
3
Germany
13
Great Britain
4
Italy
7
Netherlands
1
Spain
1
Switzerland
6
Cities
Antwerp
1
Arundel
2
Augsburg
4
Basel
6
Belgium
1
Bourges
1
Brussels
14
Cognac
1
Ferrara
1
Florence
3
France
5
Germany
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Innsbruck
1
Italy
1
London
3
Mechelen
14
Munich
13
Munich, Germany
1
Naples
1
Padua
1
Paris
1
Rome
1
Seville
1
Siena
2
Spain
2
Utrecht
1
Vienna
8
Production method
Manuscript
65
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
53
choirbook (fragment(s))
2
choirbook (fragment)
1
choirbook (single quire(s))
4
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
partbook (single)
1
poetry collection with some notated music
1
tablebook
1
Material
paper
38
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
23
parchment (with paper)
3
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
3
upright
61
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
17
never
12
none visible
19
normally
5
occasionally
2
often
4
rarely
2
sometimes
8
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
41
brown
19
dark brown
2
gold
1
light brown
3
red
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
double rastrum
1
freehand
5
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
55
straightedge
7
triple rastrum
2
Number of staves
1
5
10
32
11
17
12
10
13
3
14
2
15
2
16
1
17
1
2
19
3
22
4
26
5
34
6
44
7
43
8
45
9
35
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
12
12-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
24
2-part score
1
2-part single page
13
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
48
3-part single page
9
4-part opening
57
4-part single page
13
5-part consecutive
2
5-part opening
34
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
15
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
30
none
14
quadruple
4
quintuple
1
single
65
triple
14
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
40
left below voice parts as part of grid
2
left between voice parts as part of grid
4
none
7
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
23
variable space, not on grid
22
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
43
not in dedicated space
15
provided, in dedicated space
15
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
16
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
35
notation extended into margin
17
other
1
partial additional staves
20
staveline added
7
staves extended into margin
5
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
47
blue
1
brown
20
dark brown
1
gold
1
light brown
1
red
5
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
chant (square)
3
full mensural
4
void mensural
64
Monophonic Notation
absent
54
present
13
Level of Calligraphy
fair
19
high
26
poor
9
very high
16
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
4
end symbol
6
none
2
pointers
5
repeat signs
14
signa congruentiae
29
signes-de-renvoi
36
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
4
English
2
Flemish
3
French
20
German
5
Italian
9
Latin
54
Spanish
4
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
11
fully texted with one text
61
fully texted with two or more texts
13
fully texted with two texts
8
partially texted with one or two texts
7
partially texted with one text
12
provided with multiple incipits
3
provided with one or two incipits
8
provided with single incipit
22
provided with two incipits
2
untexted
21
Type of Script
cursive
5
cursive (Anglicana)
3
cursive (German)
6
cursive (bastarda)
26
cursive (humanistic)
4
cursive (italic)
2
display script
29
hybrida
4
textura
18
Level of Calligraphy
fair
15
high
31
poor
8
very high
16
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
47
blue
2
brown
17
dark brown
3
dark red
1
green
1
light brown
1
red
35
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
37
yes
32
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
6
often
1
rarely
22
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
7
occasionally
3
rarely
16
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
5
partial borders: one- and two-sided
2
partial borders: one-sided
6
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
6
Painted Initials Frequency
always
5
never
5
normally
2
occasionally
3
often
3
rarely
15
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
12
decorated with grotesque heads
4
flourished
2
historiated
3
plain initials
3
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
3
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
19
occasionally
12
often
6
rarely
16
sometimes
8
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
29
calligraphic with decoration
4
calligraphic with grotesque heads
6
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
8
littera notabilior
3
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
never
7
normally
8
occasionally
3
often
3
rarely
16
sometimes
3
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
2
Other Decoration Frequency
always
2
never
12
normally
4
occasionally
5
often
2
rarely
6
sometimes
4
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
2
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
8
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
6
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London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Royal Appendix 58, c. 1515-40, All folios
London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Additional 31922, c. 1510-20, All folios
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