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
Belgium
7
France
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Germany
7
Great Britain
2
Italy
26
Spain
3
Switzerland
7
Cities
Antwerp
1
Augsburg
1
Basel
7
Bologna
2
Brussels
5
Casale Monferrato
3
Catalonia
1
Eton
1
Ferrara
2
Florence
11
Fossombrone
2
France
3
Germany
4
Germany (South)
4
Girona
1
Glarus, Switzerland
1
Halberstadt
1
Italy
2
Italy (North)
1
Leipzig
1
London
1
Mantua
1
Mechelen
6
Naples
2
Padua
1
Paris
2
Rome
2
Savoy, France
1
Torgau
1
Venice
4
Vic
1
Wittenberg
2
Zaragoza
1
Production method
Manuscript
55
Printed work
9
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
42
choirbook (fragment(s))
1
choirbook (single quire(s))
4
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
partbook (single)
3
partbooks (complete set)
9
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
Material
paper
43
paper (with parchment)
4
parchment
14
parchment (with paper)
2
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
oblong
18
upright
46
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
8
n/a
9
never
12
none visible
32
normally
3
often
3
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
33
brown
26
dark brown
3
gold
1
light brown
2
red
2
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
double rastrum
8
freehand
6
quadruple rastrum
2
single rastrum
36
straightedge
7
triple rastrum
7
Number of staves
1
3
10
26
11
11
12
10
13
3
14
1
15
1
16
1
17
1
2
7
3
9
4
11
5
13
6
25
7
16
8
19
9
17
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
26
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
17
2-part single page
12
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
35
3-part single page
14
4-part consecutive
2
4-part opening
49
4-part single page
17
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
24
5-part single page
1
6-part consecutive
1
6-part opening
7
7-part consecutive
1
7-part opening
1
8-part consecutive
1
8-part opening
1
9-part consecutive
1
9-part opening
1
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
all staves indented
1
double
20
none
33
single
42
triple
5
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
41
left below voice parts as part of grid
4
left between voice parts as part of grid
6
none
12
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
12
variable space, not on grid
5
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
47
not in dedicated space
16
provided, in dedicated space
11
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
4
made for complete additional staves
20
none
2
notation and staves extended into margin
38
notation extended into margin
22
other
2
partial additional staves
24
staveline added
9
staves extended into margin
8
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
48
brown
20
dark brown
4
gold
1
light brown
1
red
2
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
3
full mensural
3
void mensural
62
Monophonic Notation
absent
64
present
7
Level of Calligraphy
fair
25
high
20
n/a
9
poor
9
very high
7
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
17
end symbol
9
none
3
pointers
5
repeat signs
19
signa congruentiae
30
signes-de-renvoi
30
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
5
English
1
Flemish
1
French
27
German
7
Italian
16
Latin
56
Spanish
4
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
16
fully texted with one text
57
fully texted with two or more texts
4
fully texted with two texts
3
partially texted with one or two texts
3
partially texted with one text
23
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
14
provided with single incipit
34
provided with two incipits
4
untexted
32
varies
1
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
8
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
7
cursive (bastarda)
13
cursive (humanistic)
9
cursive (italic)
7
display script
8
humanistic
2
hybrida
3
roman
4
rotonda
8
textura
9
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
28
high
19
n/a
9
poor
10
very high
7
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
44
blue
3
brown
24
dark brown
4
gold
1
grey
1
light brown
1
red
18
reddish brown
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
43
yes
28
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
10
rarely
13
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
10
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
10
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
5
partial borders: one- and two-sided
2
partial borders: one-sided
3
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
3
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
11
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
2
decorated
10
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
4
historiated
3
plain initials
1
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
5
never
2
normally
20
occasionally
8
often
6
rarely
8
sometimes
8
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
26
calligraphic with decoration
10
calligraphic with grotesque heads
9
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
8
historiated
1
littera notabilior
4
plain initials
13
Planned Initials Frequency
always
4
never
2
normally
7
occasionally
7
often
6
rarely
13
sometimes
7
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
4
normally
1
occasionally
8
often
8
rarely
4
sometimes
3
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
banner
3
decorated letters
2
decorative final long
8
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
5
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 4, c. 1516-18, All folios
Brussels, Belgium, Bibliothèque Royal Albert 1er/Koninklijke Bibliotheek Albert I, MS 228, c. 1515, with additions around 1519, All folios
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