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
7
Belgium
22
Czech Republic
2
France
1
Germany
16
Great Britain
7
Italy
7
Portugal
1
Cities
Antwerp
1
Arundel
1
Augsburg
1
Brussels
15
Casale Monferrato
1
Coimbra
1
England
3
Eton
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Flanders
1
Florence
4
Germany (South)
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Glarus, Switzerland
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Italy (North)
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London
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Mechelen
20
Milan
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Munich
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1
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Savoy, France
1
Switzerland
1
Venice
1
Vienna
7
Windsor
1
Wittenberg
4
Production method
Manuscript
68
Physical type
chansonnier
1
chant book with polyphony
1
choirbook
62
choirbook (fragment)
1
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
Material
paper
30
paper (with parchment)
4
parchment
30
parchment (with paper)
2
parchment and paper (mixed)
2
Format
oblong
4
upright
64
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
25
never
4
none visible
19
normally
4
occasionally
3
often
5
rarely
1
sometimes
9
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
51
brown
14
dark brown
3
red
5
Ruling Medium
freehand
3
single rastrum
59
straightedge
8
triple rastrum
2
Number of staves
1
4
10
40
11
24
12
11
13
6
14
3
15
2
16
2
17
2
2
14
3
15
4
19
5
29
6
39
7
32
8
45
9
41
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
15
12-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
3
2-part opening
28
2-part score
1
2-part single page
13
3-part consecutive
4
3-part opening
43
3-part score
1
3-part single page
7
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
62
4-part single page
9
5-part consecutive
4
5-part opening
40
5-part single page
4
6-part consecutive
1
6-part opening
17
7-part consecutive
1
7-part opening
1
8-part consecutive
1
8-part opening
4
9-part consecutive
1
9-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
all staves indented
1
double
39
none
17
quadruple
5
single
57
triple
22
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
49
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
3
staves not ruled
3
staves not ruled on grid
30
variable space, not on grid
22
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
54
not in dedicated space
8
provided, in dedicated space
11
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
3
made for complete additional staves
21
notation and staves extended into margin
39
notation extended into margin
17
partial additional staves
22
staveline added
8
staves extended into margin
5
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
61
blue
1
brown
9
dark brown
4
red
10
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
2
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
5
full mensural
10
strene notation
1
void mensural
62
Monophonic Notation
absent
51
present
20
Level of Calligraphy
fair
19
high
31
very high
20
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
4
custodes
1
end symbol
11
pointers
2
repeat signs
8
signa congruentiae
28
signes-de-renvoi
38
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
2
Dutch
2
English
3
Flemish
3
French
12
German
3
Italian
4
Latin
65
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
3
fully texted with one text
68
fully texted with two or more texts
20
fully texted with two texts
4
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
5
provided with multiple incipits
2
provided with one or two incipits
3
provided with single incipit
14
untexted
15
Type of Script
cursive
2
cursive (Anglicana)
3
cursive (bastarda)
30
cursive (humanistic)
3
cursive (italic)
1
display script
41
hybrida
2
rotonda
1
textura
27
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
17
high
37
very high
23
Colour of Text
black
61
blue
9
brown
10
dark brown
4
dark red
1
gold
1
green
1
grey
1
red
68
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
40
yes
33
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
3
rarely
27
sometimes
1
Borders Frequency
never
5
occasionally
3
often
1
rarely
21
sometimes
2
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
7
partial borders: one- and two-sided
3
partial borders: one-sided
9
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
4
Painted Initials Frequency
always
3
never
5
normally
2
occasionally
4
often
5
rarely
25
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
4
decorated
12
decorated with grotesque heads
8
flourished
7
historiated
4
plain initials
3
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
5
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
32
occasionally
14
often
6
rarely
15
sometimes
9
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
38
calligraphic with decoration
14
calligraphic with grotesque heads
12
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
4
flourished
15
plain initials
7
Planned Initials Frequency
never
12
occasionally
6
often
6
rarely
16
sometimes
4
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
always
3
never
16
normally
5
occasionally
4
often
8
rarely
4
sometimes
4
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
3
banner
3
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
12
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
4
littera notabilior
5
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London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Additional 5665, c.1460-1510, All folios
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