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
Belgium
17
Czech Republic
1
France
3
Germany
2
Great Britain
4
Italy
16
Netherlands
1
Switzerland
1
Cities
Antwerp
1
Arundel
1
Augsburg
1
Bourges
1
Bruges
1
Brussels
10
Burgundy
1
Corbie
1
England
2
Eton
1
Ferrara
5
Flanders
1
Florence
6
France
6
Germany (South)
1
Hradec Králové
1
Italy (North)
3
Mantua
1
Mechelen
14
Munich
1
Naples
1
Netherlands
1
Paris
2
Pordenone
1
Rome
2
Savoy, France
1
St Gall
1
Utrecht
1
Production method
Manuscript
62
Physical type
chansonnier
1
chant book with polyphony
1
choirbook
50
choirbook (fragment)
2
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
monophonic manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
2
partbook (single)
1
poetry collection with some notated music
1
single leaf
1
Material
parchment
62
Format
oblong
5
upright
57
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
23
never
2
none visible
23
normally
7
often
5
rarely
1
sometimes
3
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
32
brown
18
dark brown
1
light brown
2
n/a
1
red
7
red-brown
1
reddish brown
3
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
2
freehand
2
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
47
straightedge
8
triple rastrum
4
Number of staves
1
2
10
30
11
13
12
7
13
5
14
4
15
2
16
2
17
2
2
6
3
4
4
10
5
17
6
24
7
24
8
30
9
30
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
9
2-part consecutive
4
2-part opening
21
2-part single page
8
3-part consecutive
3
3-part opening
42
3-part score
1
3-part single page
11
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
47
4-part single page
8
5-part consecutive
4
5-part opening
25
5-part single page
2
6-part consecutive
1
6-part opening
9
7-part consecutive
1
7-part opening
1
8-part consecutive
1
8-part opening
2
9-part consecutive
1
9-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
all staves indented
1
double
26
none
19
quadruple
6
quintuple
1
single
43
triple
17
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
51
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
7
staves not ruled
3
staves not ruled on grid
22
variable space, not on grid
6
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
37
not in dedicated space
17
provided, in dedicated space
15
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
3
made for complete additional staves
14
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
35
notation extended into margin
20
partial additional staves
17
staveline added
8
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
48
brown
12
dark brown
2
light brown
3
red
8
red-brown
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
chant (square)
1
full mensural
8
void mensural
54
Monophonic Notation
absent
53
present
10
Level of Calligraphy
fair
13
high
24
poor
2
very high
26
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
4
custodes
1
end symbol
8
pointers
6
repeat signs
16
signa congruentiae
26
signes-de-renvoi
39
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
1
Dutch
4
Flemish
4
French
22
German
1
Italian
9
Latin
55
Spanish
3
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
12
fully texted with one text
54
fully texted with two or more texts
14
fully texted with two texts
4
partially texted with one or two texts
5
partially texted with one text
12
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
3
provided with single incipit
21
provided with two incipits
6
untexted
19
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
4
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
2
cursive (bastarda)
33
cursive (humanistic)
3
cursive (italic)
1
display script
21
humanistic
1
hybrida
2
rotonda
1
textura
17
Level of Calligraphy
fair
12
high
27
poor
2
very high
26
Colour of Text
black
49
blue
5
brown
12
dark brown
1
gold
1
light brown
3
red
30
red-brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
31
yes
34
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
2
never
1
none visible
1
rarely
30
sometimes
1
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
2
occasionally
3
often
1
rarely
32
sometimes
2
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
10
partial borders: one- and two-sided
4
partial borders: one-sided
9
partial borders: three-sided
2
partial borders: two- and three-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
12
Painted Initials Frequency
always
8
never
3
normally
9
occasionally
5
often
7
rarely
22
sometimes
3
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic
1
calligraphic with decoration
4
decorated
25
decorated with grotesque heads
6
flourished
7
historiated
7
plain initials
4
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
6
Penned Initials Frequency
always
4
normally
28
occasionally
9
often
4
rarely
10
sometimes
5
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
23
calligraphic with decoration
7
calligraphic with grotesque heads
9
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
15
littera notabilior
2
plain initials
7
zoomorphic initial
1
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
11
normally
4
occasionally
3
often
2
rarely
11
sometimes
3
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
13
normally
3
occasionally
5
often
9
rarely
4
sometimes
6
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
banner
4
decorated letters
2
decorative final long
7
diagrams
1
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
6
ornament
2
signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Munich, Germany, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Musica MS 5 (olim H.C.50; = MaiM 10), c. 1523-31, All folios
Munich, Germany, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Musica MS 52 (olim H.C.65; = MaiM 91), c. 1510 - after 1523, All folios
Montserrat, Spain, Monasterio de S Maria, MS 766, 1517-34, All folios
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