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
6
Belgium
10
France
3
Germany
12
Great Britain
3
Italy
21
Spain
4
Cities
Arundel
1
Augsburg
2
Bologna
1
Bourges
1
Bruges
1
Brussels
6
Burgundy
1
Casale Monferrato
1
Cognac
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England
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Ferrara
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Germany (South)
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London
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Milan
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Modena
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Munich
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Munich, Germany
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Rome
4
Seville
1
Tarazona
1
Venice
1
Vic
1
Vienna
6
Wittenberg
1
Zaragoza
1
Production method
Manuscript
65
Physical type
chansonnier
2
choirbook
57
choirbook (fragment)
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
2
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (complete set)
1
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
Material
paper
37
paper (with parchment)
4
parchment
20
parchment (with paper)
3
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
oblong
6
upright
59
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
13
never
6
none visible
28
normally
9
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
2
sometimes
5
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
35
brown
21
dark brown
6
light brown
2
red
3
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
5
freehand
1
single rastrum
57
straightedge
6
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
1
2
10
32
11
13
12
8
13
3
14
1
15
1
2
10
3
11
4
18
5
20
6
28
7
23
8
30
9
24
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
11
12-part opening
1
2-part opening
28
2-part score
1
2-part single page
8
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
42
3-part score
3
3-part single page
7
4-part opening
54
4-part score
1
4-part single page
9
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
30
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
16
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
28
none
33
quadruple
2
quintuple
1
single
46
triple
10
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
46
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
3
none
4
staves not ruled on grid
15
variable space, not on grid
14
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
49
not in dedicated space
14
provided, in dedicated space
7
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
7
made for complete additional staves
18
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
37
notation extended into margin
26
other
1
partial additional staves
18
staveline added
10
staves extended into margin
6
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
47
brown
17
dark brown
6
light brown
1
red
4
Type of Notation
chant (square)
6
full mensural
3
strene notation
1
void mensural
65
Monophonic Notation
absent
53
present
15
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
65
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
6
cue notes
1
end symbol
10
pointers
1
repeat signs
19
signa congruentiae
23
signes-de-renvoi
28
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
4
English
2
Flemish
2
French
19
German
1
Italian
8
Latin
61
Spanish
2
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
9
fully texted with one text
65
fully texted with two or more texts
7
fully texted with two texts
7
partially texted with one or two texts
3
partially texted with one text
11
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
2
provided with one or two incipits
5
provided with single incipit
18
provided with two incipits
4
untexted
19
Type of Script
cursive
8
cursive (Anglicana)
3
cursive (Italianate)
1
cursive (bastarda)
22
cursive (humanistic)
8
cursive (italic)
4
display script
21
humanistic
2
hybrida
3
roman
1
rotonda
1
textura
23
Level of Calligraphy
fair
17
high
50
poor
2
very high
5
Colour of Text
black
45
blue
3
brown
20
dark brown
5
dark red
1
green
1
grey
1
light brown
1
red
28
reddish brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
41
yes
30
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
6
none visible
1
rarely
14
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
7
occasionally
2
rarely
10
Borders Size
full borders
3
partial borders: one- and two-sided
3
partial borders: one-sided
4
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
5
Painted Initials Frequency
always
3
never
2
normally
6
occasionally
5
often
2
rarely
11
sometimes
3
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
16
decorated with grotesque heads
5
flourished
5
historiated
3
plain initials
3
zoomorphic initial
4
Penned Initials Frequency
always
5
never
1
normally
23
occasionally
8
often
7
rarely
11
sometimes
12
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
43
calligraphic with decoration
10
calligraphic with grotesque heads
13
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
18
historiated
1
littera notabilior
3
plain initials
8
Planned Initials Frequency
never
2
normally
4
occasionally
4
often
6
rarely
12
sometimes
5
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
4
never
4
normally
4
occasionally
5
often
6
rarely
5
sometimes
5
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
3
banner
2
decorated letters
4
decorative final long
8
embellished final barline
4
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
7
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Type of notation: void mensural
Presence absence of text: fully texted with one text
Level of calligraphy music: high
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Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, nouvelles acquisitions françaises MS 4379, c. 1470-85, 1-42
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