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
8
Belgium
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Czech Republic
2
France
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Germany
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Great Britain
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Italy
7
Netherlands
1
Portugal
1
Spain
1
Switzerland
2
Cities
Antwerp
1
Arundel
1
Augsburg
4
Basel
2
Bologna
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Brussels
15
Cambrai
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Coimbra
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England
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Fossombrone
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Germany
2
Germany (South)
5
Glarus, Switzerland
1
Halberstadt
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Hradec Králové
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Leipzig
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London
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Mechelen
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Milan
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Munich
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Munich, Germany
1
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Stirling
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Torgau
1
Troyes
1
Utrecht
1
Venice
2
Vienna
8
Wittenberg
2
Zaragoza
1
Zwickau
1
Production method
Manuscript
70
Printed work
8
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
62
choirbook (fragment)
1
choirbook (single quire(s))
3
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (complete set)
6
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
poetry collection with some notated music
1
Material
paper
45
paper (with parchment)
4
parchment
26
parchment (with paper)
3
Format
oblong
9
upright
69
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
22
n/a
9
never
10
none visible
23
normally
4
occasionally
3
often
5
rarely
1
sometimes
9
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
78
brown
11
red
2
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
freehand
3
printed staves
1
single rastrum
62
straightedge
9
Number of staves
1
4
10
46
11
24
12
17
13
5
14
3
15
2
16
1
17
1
2
17
3
18
4
27
5
39
6
45
7
41
8
50
9
44
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
22
10-part opening
1
12-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
4
2-part opening
27
2-part single page
11
3-part consecutive
4
3-part opening
42
3-part single page
6
4-part consecutive
3
4-part opening
61
4-part single page
10
5-part consecutive
4
5-part opening
45
5-part single page
3
6-part consecutive
1
6-part opening
19
7-part consecutive
1
7-part opening
1
8-part consecutive
1
8-part opening
4
9-part consecutive
1
9-part opening
1
n/a
2
Indentation for Initials
all staves indented
1
double
48
none
15
quadruple
5
single
78
triple
22
varies
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
46
left below voice parts as part of grid
3
left between voice parts as part of grid
5
none
8
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
33
variable space, not on grid
25
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
67
not in dedicated space
6
provided, in dedicated space
13
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
22
notation and staves extended into margin
37
notation extended into margin
10
other
3
partial additional staves
21
staveline added
4
staves extended into margin
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
74
brown
9
dark brown
1
red
7
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
2
full mensural
6
void mensural
75
Monophonic Notation
absent
65
present
18
Level of Calligraphy
fair
19
high
30
n/a
8
poor
8
very high
17
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
12
custodes
1
end symbol
5
none
3
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
pointers
1
repeat signs
6
signa congruentiae
33
signes-de-renvoi
36
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
2
Dutch
1
English
1
Flemish
4
French
14
German
6
Italian
4
Latin
72
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
5
fully texted with one text
74
fully texted with two or more texts
16
fully texted with two texts
5
partially texted with one text
9
provided with multiple incipits
2
provided with one or two incipits
9
provided with single incipit
14
untexted
16
varies
1
Type of Script
Italic
1
cursive
5
cursive (Anglicana)
3
cursive (German)
6
cursive (bastarda)
29
cursive (humanistic)
2
display script
35
humanistic
1
roman
3
rotonda
4
textura
26
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
16
high
33
n/a
8
poor
6
very high
20
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
74
blue
1
brown
11
dark red
1
green
1
red
46
Multiple Texts
no
46
yes
34
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
9
none visible
1
rarely
25
Borders Frequency
never
10
occasionally
3
rarely
20
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
5
partial borders: one- and two-sided
4
partial borders: one-sided
8
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
3
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
7
normally
1
occasionally
3
often
5
rarely
23
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
13
decorated with grotesque heads
8
flourished
2
historiated
5
plain initials
3
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
3
Penned Initials Frequency
always
4
never
2
normally
29
occasionally
15
often
5
rarely
14
sometimes
9
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
34
calligraphic with decoration
8
calligraphic with grotesque heads
6
decorated
4
decorated with grotesque heads
5
flourished
12
littera notabilior
2
plain initials
6
Planned Initials Frequency
always
3
never
11
normally
4
occasionally
6
often
6
rarely
14
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
2
never
16
normally
4
occasionally
5
often
4
rarely
3
sometimes
5
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
3
banner
3
decorated letters
2
decorative final long
5
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
7
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Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, fonds français MS 2245, c. 1490-8, All folios
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