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
1
Belgium
23
Czech Republic
1
France
1
Germany
8
Great Britain
4
Italy
6
Switzerland
3
Cities
Antwerp
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Augsburg
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Basel
3
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1
Brussels
16
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England
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Ferrara
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Germany (South)
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Mechelen
21
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4
Netherlands
1
Prague
1
Rome
1
Stirling
1
Torgau
1
Vienna
1
Windsor
1
Wittenberg
2
Production method
Manuscript
52
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
46
choirbook (fragment(s))
1
choirbook (single quire(s))
2
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
Material
paper
18
paper (with parchment)
2
parchment
27
parchment (with paper)
2
parchment and paper (mixed)
3
Format
upright
52
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
20
never
5
none visible
14
normally
4
occasionally
2
often
6
rarely
1
sometimes
4
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
46
brown
8
red
3
Ruling Medium
freehand
3
single rastrum
46
straightedge
6
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
1
3
10
39
11
20
12
10
13
2
2
7
3
9
4
13
5
22
6
27
7
29
8
41
9
52
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
11
10-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
3
2-part opening
24
2-part single page
10
3-part consecutive
5
3-part opening
39
3-part score
1
3-part single page
10
4-part consecutive
2
4-part opening
52
4-part single page
6
5-part consecutive
2
5-part opening
35
5-part single page
4
6-part opening
14
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
2
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
32
none
18
quadruple
4
single
43
triple
21
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
43
left below voice parts as part of grid
3
left between voice parts as part of grid
3
none
6
staves not ruled
3
staves not ruled on grid
24
variable space, not on grid
13
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
45
not in dedicated space
8
provided, in dedicated space
8
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
21
notation and staves extended into margin
34
notation extended into margin
14
other
1
partial additional staves
21
staveline added
4
staves extended into margin
5
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
52
brown
3
dark brown
1
red
6
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
2
chant (square)
2
full mensural
4
strene notation
1
void mensural
51
Monophonic Notation
absent
41
present
15
Level of Calligraphy
fair
10
high
19
poor
5
very high
20
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
5
custodes
1
end symbol
6
none
1
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
pointers
2
repeat signs
7
signa congruentiae
27
signes-de-renvoi
39
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
1
English
3
Flemish
4
French
15
German
2
Italian
1
Latin
49
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
4
fully texted with one text
51
fully texted with two or more texts
18
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one text
5
provided with multiple incipits
2
provided with one or two incipits
3
provided with single incipit
12
untexted
11
varies
1
Type of Script
cursive
3
cursive (Anglicana)
4
cursive (German)
3
cursive (bastarda)
29
cursive (humanistic)
3
display script
28
textura
13
Level of Calligraphy
fair
13
high
18
poor
3
very high
22
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
51
blue
1
brown
3
dark brown
1
red
36
Multiple Texts
no
28
yes
28
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
5
rarely
27
Borders Frequency
never
7
occasionally
2
rarely
24
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
6
partial borders: one- and two-sided
3
partial borders: one-sided
7
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
6
Painted Initials Frequency
never
5
normally
3
occasionally
2
often
5
rarely
23
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
10
decorated with grotesque heads
7
flourished
6
historiated
3
plain initials
4
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
3
never
1
normally
30
occasionally
12
often
3
rarely
14
sometimes
5
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
27
calligraphic with decoration
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
4
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
4
flourished
10
littera notabilior
2
plain initials
4
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
12
normally
3
occasionally
4
often
4
rarely
13
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
17
normally
3
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
2
banner
1
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
2
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
1
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Pricking frequency: always
Penned initials type: calligraphic with decoration
Other decoration frequency: normally
Other decoration type: littera notabilior
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Cambridge, Great Britain, Magdalene College, MS Pepys 1760, c. 1509-c. 1514, All folios
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