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
3
Czech Republic
2
England
1
France
1
Germany
3
Great Britain
4
Italy
12
Portugal
1
Silesia
3
Spain
3
Switzerland
2
Cities
Augsburg
1
Basel
2
Bologna
6
Brussels
3
Cambrai
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Casale Monferrato
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Coimbra
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Ferrara
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Florence
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Italy (North)
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London
4
Mechelen
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1
Prague
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Rome
3
Seville
1
Venice
1
Vic
1
Wittenberg
2
Zagan
3
Zaragoza
1
Production method
Manuscript
40
Printed work
1
Physical type
choirbook
26
choirbook (single quire(s))
2
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (complete set)
7
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
printed book with interpolated polyphony
1
Material
paper
41
Format
oblong
11
upright
30
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
7
n/a
2
never
14
none visible
20
normally
1
often
1
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
24
brown
15
dark brown
4
red
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
4
freehand
3
printed staves
5
single rastrum
31
straightedge
3
Number of staves
10
15
11
7
12
10
13
5
14
2
15
2
3
5
4
5
5
7
6
9
7
6
8
11
9
12
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
17
2-part consecutive
3
2-part opening
13
2-part single page
10
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
19
3-part single page
6
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
29
4-part single page
8
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
18
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
7
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
14
none
19
single
20
triple
3
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
41
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
4
staves not ruled on grid
2
variable space, not on grid
4
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
34
not in dedicated space
9
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
5
made for complete additional staves
20
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
30
notation extended into margin
13
other
3
partial additional staves
17
staveline added
5
staves extended into margin
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
38
brown
5
dark brown
4
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
2
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
7
full mensural
2
void mensural
41
Monophonic Notation
absent
31
present
13
Level of Calligraphy
fair
24
high
13
n/a
1
poor
4
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
5
end symbol
6
none
4
pointers
2
repeat signs
5
signa congruentiae
8
signes-de-renvoi
18
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
5
Dutch
1
French
9
German
6
Italian
3
Latin
41
Spanish
2
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
2
fully texted with one text
41
fully texted with two or more texts
5
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
5
partially texted with two or more texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
3
provided with one or two incipits
3
provided with single incipit
14
untexted
17
Type of Script
antiqua
4
cursive
11
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
6
cursive (Italianate)
1
cursive (bastarda)
5
cursive (humanistic)
4
cursive (italic)
1
display script
6
humanistic
2
hybrida
2
rotonda
2
textura
6
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
29
high
11
n/a
1
poor
3
very high
1
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
41
blue
1
brown
9
dark brown
5
red
11
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
29
yes
14
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
5
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
never
5
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
occasionally
1
rarely
4
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
2
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
5
normally
8
occasionally
3
often
8
rarely
6
sometimes
7
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
20
calligraphic with decoration
7
calligraphic with grotesque heads
7
decorated
6
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
6
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
13
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
9
rarely
5
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
2
normally
1
often
3
rarely
4
sometimes
4
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
7
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
4
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Colour of staves: dark brown
Disposition of voice part: 4-part single page
Level of calligraphy music: fair
Number of staves: 11
Number of staves: 9
Separate text: not in dedicated space
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London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Additional 5665, c.1460-1510, All folios
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