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
2
Belgium
15
Germany
5
Great Britain
1
Italy
14
Spain
1
Switzerland
1
Cities
Antwerp
1
Augsburg
2
Basel
1
Bologna
1
Brussels
10
Casale Monferrato
4
Catalonia
1
Ferrara
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Flanders
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Florence
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France
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Germany
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Girona
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Halberstadt
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Leipzig
1
London
1
Mantua
2
Mechelen
13
Modena
1
Munich
4
Munich, Germany
1
Padua
1
Rome
1
Torgau
1
Venice
1
Vienna
2
Production method
Manuscript
42
Printed work
1
Physical type
chansonnier
2
choirbook
39
choirbook (single quire(s))
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
Material
paper
25
paper (with parchment)
2
parchment
14
parchment (with paper)
2
Format
oblong
3
upright
40
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
11
n/a
1
never
5
none visible
18
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
5
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
28
brown
15
gold
1
light brown
1
red
1
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
double rastrum
4
freehand
3
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
36
straightedge
3
triple rastrum
3
Number of staves
1
4
10
27
11
18
12
9
13
3
2
8
3
9
4
11
5
17
6
20
7
18
8
26
9
24
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
10
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
23
2-part single page
8
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
43
3-part single page
10
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
43
4-part single page
10
5-part opening
43
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
16
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
22
none
18
quadruple
2
single
31
triple
14
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
34
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
10
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
39
not in dedicated space
6
provided, in dedicated space
5
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
3
made for complete additional staves
15
notation and staves extended into margin
31
notation extended into margin
10
other
1
partial additional staves
18
staveline added
3
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
31
brown
12
dark brown
1
gold
1
red
4
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
3
void mensural
42
Monophonic Notation
absent
43
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
13
high
15
n/a
1
poor
2
very high
13
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
5
custodes
1
end symbol
3
none
1
pointers
3
repeat signs
11
signa congruentiae
21
signes-de-renvoi
30
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
3
English
1
Flemish
1
French
18
German
2
Italian
4
Latin
42
Spanish
1
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
41
fully texted with two or more texts
8
fully texted with two texts
4
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
8
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
5
provided with single incipit
17
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
14
varies
1
Type of Script
cursive
6
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
2
cursive (bastarda)
19
cursive (humanistic)
1
cursive (italic)
3
display script
17
hybrida
2
roman
2
rotonda
1
textura
9
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
12
high
16
n/a
1
poor
2
very high
14
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
32
blue
2
brown
12
dark brown
1
gold
1
red
21
reddish brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
22
yes
24
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
4
rarely
15
Borders Frequency
never
3
occasionally
1
rarely
15
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
4
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
7
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
never
4
normally
1
occasionally
3
often
2
rarely
15
sometimes
3
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
9
decorated with grotesque heads
6
flourished
1
historiated
2
plain initials
1
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
3
Penned Initials Frequency
always
3
never
1
normally
21
occasionally
10
often
3
rarely
8
sometimes
6
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
24
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
8
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
7
historiated
1
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
7
zoomorphic initial
1
Planned Initials Frequency
always
3
never
5
normally
5
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
8
sometimes
4
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
8
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
2
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
3
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Disposition of voice part: 3-part opening
Disposition of voice part: 5-part opening
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Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, nouvelles acquisitions françaises MS 4379, c. 1470-85, 1-42
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