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
23
Czech Republic
1
France
1
Germany
1
Great Britain
2
Italy
2
Portugal
1
Spain
2
Switzerland
2
Cities
Antwerp
1
Augsburg
1
Basel
2
Belgium
1
Bruges
1
Brussels
15
Cambrai
1
Coimbra
1
France
4
Germany
2
London
1
Mantua
1
Mechelen
20
Munich
1
Netherlands
1
Prague
1
Savoy, France
1
Segovia
1
Seville
1
Spain
1
Stirling
1
Toledo
1
Venice
1
Windsor
1
Production method
Manuscript
47
Physical type
choirbook
41
choirbook (single quire(s))
2
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
Material
paper
17
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
26
parchment (with paper)
1
parchment and paper (mixed)
2
Format
upright
47
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
12
never
4
none visible
19
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
5
rarely
1
sometimes
5
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
35
brown
11
dark brown
3
light brown
2
red
2
Ruling Medium
freehand
4
single rastrum
43
straightedge
4
Number of staves
1
2
10
33
11
18
12
8
2
6
3
7
4
11
5
21
6
25
7
28
8
47
9
38
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
10
10-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
3
2-part opening
22
2-part single page
13
3-part consecutive
3
3-part opening
39
3-part score
1
3-part single page
9
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
45
4-part single page
9
5-part consecutive
2
5-part opening
30
5-part single page
4
6-part opening
11
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
3
Indentation for Initials
double
31
none
7
quadruple
3
single
43
triple
19
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
42
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
2
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
24
variable space, not on grid
10
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
35
not in dedicated space
11
provided, in dedicated space
8
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
23
notation and staves extended into margin
29
notation extended into margin
14
other
2
partial additional staves
21
staveline added
6
staves extended into margin
5
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
39
brown
9
dark brown
1
light brown
1
red
4
Type of Notation
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
2
full mensural
3
void mensural
46
Monophonic Notation
absent
40
present
9
Level of Calligraphy
fair
13
high
12
poor
4
very high
19
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
5
custodes
1
end symbol
8
none
1
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
pointers
2
repeat signs
12
signa congruentiae
25
signes-de-renvoi
47
space-filler
3
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
1
Dutch
3
English
1
Flemish
5
French
18
Italian
6
Latin
43
Spanish
3
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
10
fully texted with one text
43
fully texted with two or more texts
14
fully texted with two texts
3
partially texted with one or two texts
5
partially texted with one text
9
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
2
provided with one or two incipits
4
provided with single incipit
16
untexted
17
Type of Script
cursive
4
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (German)
2
cursive (bastarda)
31
cursive (humanistic)
2
display script
25
humanistic
1
hybrida
3
rotonda
1
textura
5
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
16
high
14
poor
4
very high
20
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
41
blue
3
brown
6
dark brown
2
light brown
1
red
31
Multiple Texts
no
23
yes
27
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
3
rarely
23
Borders Frequency
never
6
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
22
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
8
partial borders: one- and two-sided
2
partial borders: one-sided
7
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
4
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
4
normally
2
occasionally
3
often
4
rarely
20
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
9
decorated with grotesque heads
7
flourished
3
historiated
3
plain initials
2
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
25
occasionally
9
often
5
rarely
14
sometimes
7
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
23
calligraphic with decoration
5
calligraphic with grotesque heads
6
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
4
flourished
10
littera notabilior
2
plain initials
4
Planned Initials Frequency
never
10
normally
4
occasionally
3
often
6
rarely
13
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
15
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
banner
3
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
3
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
1
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Non verbal performance instructions: signes-de-renvoi
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Barcelona, Spain, Biblioteca de Catalunya, M. 681 (=PedC 386), c. 1525-1550, All folios
Barcelona, Spain, Biblioteca Orfeó Català, MS 5 (olim 12-VI-12), 1490-1510, All folios
Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, nouvelles acquisitions françaises MS 4379, c. 1470-85, 1-42
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