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
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Czech Republic
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France
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Great Britain
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Italy
6
Spain
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Switzerland
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Cities
Basel
2
Bourges
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Brussels
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Florence
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France
1
Hradec Králové
1
London
2
Mechelen
5
Paris
1
Rheinfelden
2
Seville
1
Windsor
1
Production method
Manuscript
21
Physical type
choirbook
15
partbook (single)
3
partbooks (complete set)
1
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
tablebook
1
Material
paper
11
parchment
7
parchment (with paper)
2
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
5
upright
15
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
4
never
2
none visible
11
normally
3
often
1
rarely
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
7
brown
12
dark brown
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
2
freehand
1
single rastrum
16
straightedge
2
triple rastrum
4
Number of staves
1
2
10
7
11
3
12
1
2
2
3
4
4
6
5
6
6
21
7
9
8
8
9
8
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
8
2-part opening
6
2-part score
2
2-part single page
7
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
14
3-part score
1
3-part single page
4
4-part opening
17
4-part score
1
4-part single page
3
5-part opening
5
6-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
6
none
11
quadruple
1
quintuple
1
single
13
triple
5
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
17
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
3
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
7
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
12
not in dedicated space
6
provided, in dedicated space
8
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
7
notation and staves extended into margin
19
notation extended into margin
15
partial additional staves
12
staveline added
6
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
9
blue
1
brown
11
dark brown
2
light brown
1
red
2
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
3
void mensural
19
Monophonic Notation
absent
19
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
8
high
6
poor
3
very high
5
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
6
none
1
pointers
1
repeat signs
9
signa congruentiae
15
signes-de-renvoi
11
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
1
Dutch
2
English
2
Flemish
1
French
10
Italian
7
Latin
17
Spanish
3
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
6
fully texted with one text
18
fully texted with two or more texts
3
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
11
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
11
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
11
Type of Script
cursive
6
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (bastarda)
9
cursive (humanistic)
1
cursive (italic)
3
display script
5
hybrida
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
7
high
5
poor
6
very high
3
Colour of Text
black
8
blue
2
brown
11
dark brown
2
grey
1
light brown
1
red
9
Multiple Texts
no
11
yes
10
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
7
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
1
occasionally
1
rarely
7
Borders Size
full borders
3
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
3
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
3
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
2
plain initials
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
6
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
5
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
6
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
never
2
normally
4
often
1
rarely
7
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
2
Other Decoration Frequency
never
5
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
1
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorative final long
1
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
1
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Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 3, 1518-20, All folios
Brussels, Belgium, Bibliothèque Royal Albert 1er/Koninklijke Bibliotheek Albert I, MS IV.922, c. 1520, one quire (117-125) c. 1515, All folios
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