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
4
France
1
Germany
8
Great Britain
1
Italy
3
Spain
2
Switzerland
2
Cities
Augsburg
1
Basel
2
Bologna
1
Brussels
4
Cambrai
1
Ferrara
1
Florence
1
Germany
2
Germany (South)
1
Halberstadt
1
Leipzig
2
Mechelen
4
Munich
2
Stirling
1
Torgau
1
Verona
1
Vic
1
Wittenberg
2
Zaragoza
1
Production method
Manuscript
22
Physical type
choirbook
19
choirbook (single quire(s))
2
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
Material
paper
22
Format
upright
22
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
4
never
6
none visible
10
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
22
brown
5
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
2
freehand
2
single rastrum
18
straightedge
5
Number of staves
10
22
11
10
12
11
13
3
14
1
2
1
3
3
4
4
5
7
6
8
7
8
8
12
9
14
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
4
10-part opening
1
12-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
6
2-part single page
6
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
11
3-part single page
4
4-part consecutive
2
4-part opening
19
4-part single page
3
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
11
6-part opening
8
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
n/a
3
Indentation for Initials
double
8
none
11
single
16
triple
5
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
11
left below voice parts as part of grid
3
left between voice parts as part of grid
5
none
5
staves not ruled on grid
5
variable space, not on grid
7
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
22
not in dedicated space
1
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
9
notation and staves extended into margin
17
notation extended into margin
5
other
2
partial additional staves
8
staveline added
1
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
21
brown
4
dark brown
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
chant (square)
1
void mensural
22
Monophonic Notation
absent
19
present
6
Level of Calligraphy
fair
10
high
10
poor
6
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
end symbol
2
none
3
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
pointers
1
repeat signs
3
signa congruentiae
3
signes-de-renvoi
11
Copying of Text
Language
French
4
German
3
Latin
22
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one text
20
fully texted with two or more texts
2
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one text
3
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
7
untexted
8
varies
2
Type of Script
cursive
4
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
4
cursive (bastarda)
5
cursive (humanistic)
2
cursive (italic)
1
display script
6
humanistic
1
hybrida
1
textura
7
Level of Calligraphy
fair
10
high
6
poor
4
very high
3
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
21
brown
4
dark brown
1
red
9
Multiple Texts
no
17
yes
7
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
5
rarely
3
Borders Frequency
never
5
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
never
2
often
1
rarely
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated with grotesque heads
3
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
4
never
1
normally
4
occasionally
5
often
2
rarely
6
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
12
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
3
littera notabilior
2
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
always
3
never
1
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
5
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
2
never
2
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
banner
1
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
1
littera notabilior
2
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Penned initials type: historiated
Ruling medium: single rastrum
Disposition of voice part: 5-part opening
Disposition of voice part: 3-part opening
Multiple texts: no
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Cambridge, Great Britain, Magdalene College, MS Pepys 1760, c. 1509-c. 1514, All folios
Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 3, 1518-20, All folios
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