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
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Belgium
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England
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France
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Germany
4
Italy
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Spain
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Cities
Bologna
3
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2
Northamptonshire
1
Padua
1
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2
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Venice
1
Vienna
4
Production method
Manuscript
35
Physical type
choirbook
31
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
2
music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
1
printed book with interpolated polyphony
1
Material
paper
35
Format
oblong
5
upright
30
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
2
never
10
none visible
16
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
1
sometimes
4
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
14
brown
16
dark brown
5
light brown
3
red
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
double rastrum
4
freehand
3
single rastrum
27
straightedge
3
triple rastrum
5
Number of staves
10
13
11
8
12
5
13
3
14
1
15
1
2
4
3
4
4
6
5
5
6
11
7
10
8
10
9
11
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
6
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
19
2-part single page
10
3-part consecutive
4
3-part opening
35
3-part single page
10
4-part consecutive
3
4-part opening
32
4-part single page
10
5-part opening
19
6-part opening
11
7-part opening
1
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
8
none
35
single
13
triple
2
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
26
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
3
none
3
staves not ruled on grid
3
variable space, not on grid
6
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
26
not in dedicated space
11
provided, in dedicated space
5
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
15
notation and staves extended into margin
21
notation extended into margin
11
other
1
partial additional staves
15
staveline added
5
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
18
blue
1
brown
18
dark brown
2
gold
1
light brown
1
red
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
2
void mensural
34
Monophonic Notation
absent
30
present
7
Level of Calligraphy
fair
21
high
15
poor
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
5
pointers
2
repeat signs
8
signa congruentiae
8
signes-de-renvoi
20
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
4
Flemish
1
French
17
German
2
Italian
10
Latin
33
Spanish
6
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
6
fully texted with one text
28
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
3
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
8
provided with one or two incipits
5
provided with single incipit
18
untexted
19
varies
1
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
9
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
5
cursive (humanistic)
5
cursive (italic)
7
display script
3
hybrida
2
roman
1
textura
10
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
21
high
13
poor
5
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
16
blue
1
brown
21
dark brown
1
red
6
reddish brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
21
yes
16
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
rarely
2
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
5
never
1
normally
10
occasionally
7
often
4
rarely
5
sometimes
6
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
18
calligraphic with decoration
8
calligraphic with grotesque heads
9
decorated
1
flourished
9
historiated
1
littera notabilior
2
plain initials
4
Planned Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
5
occasionally
1
often
4
rarely
4
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
normally
3
occasionally
3
often
5
rarely
2
sometimes
3
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorated letters
3
decorative final long
3
embellished final barline
2
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
3
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Disposition of voice part: 3-part opening
Indentation for initials: none
Material: paper
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Cambridge, Great Britain, Gonville and Caius College, MS 667/760, Late 1520s, All folios
London, Great Britain, Lambeth Palace Library, MS 1, Late 1520s, All folios
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