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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Countries
Austria
9
Belgium
17
France
2
Germany
12
Great Britain
2
Italy
21
Spain
1
Switzerland
7
Cities
Antwerp
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4
Basel
7
Belgium
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Brussels
15
Ferrara
5
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Siena
2
Spain
2
Venice
1
Vienna
8
Production method
Manuscript
75
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
62
choirbook (fragment(s))
2
choirbook (fragment)
1
choirbook (single quire(s))
5
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
partbook (single)
1
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
tablebook
1
Material
paper
43
paper (with parchment)
2
parchment
27
parchment (with paper)
3
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
7
upright
67
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
20
never
12
none visible
25
normally
4
occasionally
2
often
6
rarely
3
sometimes
8
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
44
brown
21
dark brown
4
gold
2
light brown
2
red
3
reddish brown
2
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
double rastrum
5
freehand
6
quadruple rastrum
2
single rastrum
60
straightedge
5
triple rastrum
8
Number of staves
1
5
10
33
11
15
12
9
13
1
2
18
3
20
4
26
5
31
6
47
7
39
8
43
9
37
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
15
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
28
2-part score
1
2-part single page
16
3-part opening
59
3-part single page
14
4-part opening
75
4-part single page
16
5-part opening
38
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
15
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
30
none
28
quadruple
4
quintuple
1
single
57
triple
14
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
52
left below voice parts as part of grid
2
left between voice parts as part of grid
6
none
8
staves not ruled
3
staves not ruled on grid
24
variable space, not on grid
19
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
53
not in dedicated space
18
provided, in dedicated space
15
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
18
none
2
notation and staves extended into margin
48
notation extended into margin
26
other
1
partial additional staves
24
staveline added
9
staves extended into margin
5
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
53
blue
1
brown
21
dark brown
3
gold
2
light brown
1
red
4
Type of Notation
chant (square)
4
full mensural
3
void mensural
74
Monophonic Notation
absent
63
present
14
Level of Calligraphy
fair
23
high
27
poor
8
very high
20
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
5
end symbol
8
none
3
pointers
6
repeat signs
21
signa congruentiae
34
signes-de-renvoi
43
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
5
English
2
Flemish
3
French
26
German
4
Italian
14
Latin
64
Spanish
6
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
13
fully texted with one text
66
fully texted with two or more texts
15
fully texted with two texts
8
partially texted with one or two texts
6
partially texted with one text
16
provided with multiple incipits
3
provided with one or two incipits
10
provided with single incipit
32
provided with two incipits
2
untexted
30
Type of Script
cursive
6
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
7
cursive (bastarda)
25
cursive (humanistic)
7
cursive (italic)
6
display script
28
humanistic
1
hybrida
5
roman
2
textura
19
Level of Calligraphy
fair
16
high
36
poor
10
very high
19
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
51
blue
3
brown
20
dark brown
5
gold
1
grey
1
light brown
1
red
37
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
43
yes
37
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
5
often
1
rarely
26
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
7
occasionally
1
rarely
25
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
7
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
9
partial borders: two- and three-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
8
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
4
normally
4
occasionally
3
often
5
rarely
19
sometimes
3
Painted Initials Type
decorated
16
decorated with grotesque heads
4
flourished
4
historiated
2
plain initials
2
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
5
normally
27
occasionally
13
often
7
rarely
17
sometimes
7
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
34
calligraphic with decoration
7
calligraphic with grotesque heads
7
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
11
historiated
1
littera notabilior
3
plain initials
5
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
9
normally
10
occasionally
3
often
4
rarely
15
sometimes
4
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
3
Other Decoration Frequency
always
3
never
14
normally
5
occasionally
4
often
4
rarely
6
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorated letters
2
decorative final long
7
embellished final barline
2
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
6
signes-de-renvoi
1
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London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Royal 11 E. xi, 1516, All folios
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