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
23
France
1
Germany
10
Italy
4
Portugal
1
Spain
1
Cities
Antwerp
1
Augsburg
3
Bruges
1
Brussels
15
Cambrai
1
Casale Monferrato
2
Coimbra
1
Flanders
1
France
1
Germany (South)
1
Mechelen
20
Munich
8
Munich, Germany
1
Netherlands
1
Rome
2
Vienna
6
Wittenberg
2
Zaragoza
1
Production method
Manuscript
49
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
47
choirbook (fragment)
1
Material
paper
21
paper (with parchment)
2
parchment
26
Format
oblong
1
upright
48
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
18
never
1
none visible
14
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
6
rarely
1
sometimes
8
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
42
brown
7
dark brown
3
light brown
1
red
2
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
double rastrum
1
single rastrum
49
Number of staves
1
1
10
34
11
16
12
7
13
2
2
10
3
10
4
15
5
21
6
26
7
26
8
37
9
33
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
8
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
24
2-part single page
5
3-part opening
36
3-part score
1
4-part opening
47
4-part single page
5
5-part opening
35
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
16
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
3
Indentation for Initials
double
49
none
11
quadruple
5
single
43
triple
21
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
38
none
3
staves not ruled
3
staves not ruled on grid
25
variable space, not on grid
16
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
45
not in dedicated space
4
provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
4
made for complete additional staves
16
notation and staves extended into margin
26
notation extended into margin
12
partial additional staves
19
staveline added
5
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
44
brown
5
dark brown
1
red
4
Type of Notation
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
4
full mensural
1
void mensural
49
Monophonic Notation
absent
41
present
12
Level of Calligraphy
fair
8
high
25
very high
17
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
5
custodes
1
end symbol
7
repeat signs
8
signa congruentiae
21
signes-de-renvoi
37
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
2
Flemish
4
French
12
Italian
1
Latin
49
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
3
fully texted with one text
48
fully texted with two or more texts
16
fully texted with two texts
5
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
2
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
7
untexted
8
Type of Script
cursive
2
cursive (Italianate)
1
cursive (bastarda)
31
display script
29
humanistic
1
textura
16
various
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
11
high
23
very high
20
Colour of Text
black
45
blue
1
brown
5
dark brown
1
red
36
Multiple Texts
no
22
yes
30
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
3
rarely
22
Borders Frequency
never
5
occasionally
2
rarely
19
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
5
partial borders: one- and two-sided
3
partial borders: one-sided
6
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
3
Painted Initials Frequency
never
4
occasionally
4
often
3
rarely
23
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
9
decorated with grotesque heads
7
flourished
1
historiated
4
plain initials
1
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
3
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
26
occasionally
10
often
5
rarely
13
sometimes
5
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
30
calligraphic with decoration
4
calligraphic with grotesque heads
7
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
10
plain initials
4
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
13
normally
5
occasionally
4
often
5
rarely
7
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
15
normally
2
occasionally
3
often
3
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
2
banner
3
decorative final long
3
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
2
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Copy language name: Latin
Ruling medium: single rastrum
Indentation for initials: double
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London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Additional 31922, c. 1510-20, All folios
Modena, Italy, Biblioteca Estense Universitaria, alpha.M.1.11 (Lat. 454; olim V.H.11), 1481, All folios
Modena, Italy, Biblioteca Estense Universitaria, alpha.M.1.12 (Lat. 455; olim V.H.9), 1481, All folios
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