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
14
France
1
Germany
3
Great Britain
3
Italy
18
Spain
5
Switzerland
3
Cities
Arundel
1
Austria
1
Basel
2
Brussels
10
Catalonia
1
Ferrara
2
Florence
6
Fossombrone
2
France
1
Germany
1
Germany (South)
1
Girona
1
Italy
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London
2
Lyons
1
Mechelen
13
Milan
1
Munich
2
Naples
1
Rome
3
St Gall
1
Stirling
1
Tarazona
3
Venice
5
Vic
1
Vienna
2
Windsor
1
Production method
Manuscript
47
Printed work
11
Physical type
choirbook
42
choirbook (fragment)
1
partbooks (complete set)
8
partbooks (incomplete set)
5
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
Material
paper
35
paper (with parchment)
2
parchment
18
parchment (with paper)
2
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
oblong
18
upright
40
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
20
n/a
11
never
5
none visible
18
normally
2
occasionally
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
32
brown
15
dark brown
6
gold
1
light brown
1
red
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
6
freehand
1
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
33
straightedge
7
triple rastrum
5
Number of staves
1
2
10
26
11
13
12
8
13
3
14
1
15
1
2
6
3
8
4
17
5
17
6
27
7
18
8
24
9
22
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
23
10-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part opening
17
2-part single page
6
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
32
3-part single page
8
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
43
4-part single page
8
5-part consecutive
2
5-part opening
28
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
11
Indentation for Initials
double
30
none
16
quadruple
3
single
41
triple
14
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
43
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
none
2
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
14
variable space, not on grid
10
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
58
not in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
4
made for complete additional staves
9
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
33
notation extended into margin
21
other
1
partial additional staves
15
staveline added
9
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
46
brown
10
dark brown
7
gold
1
red
7
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
6
void mensural
55
Monophonic Notation
absent
52
present
6
Level of Calligraphy
fair
12
high
18
n/a
11
poor
2
very high
15
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
13
custodes
1
end symbol
7
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
pointers
3
repeat signs
14
signa congruentiae
58
signes-de-renvoi
33
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
4
English
1
Flemish
2
French
19
German
1
Italian
5
Latin
52
Spanish
6
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
9
fully texted with one text
51
fully texted with two or more texts
11
fully texted with two texts
3
partially texted with one text
11
provided with one or two incipits
10
provided with single incipit
16
untexted
13
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
4
cursive (Anglicana)
3
cursive (German)
3
cursive (bastarda)
17
cursive (humanistic)
10
cursive (italic)
3
display script
16
hybrida
2
roman
4
rotonda
9
textura
8
Level of Calligraphy
fair
14
high
22
n/a
11
poor
3
very high
14
Colour of Text
black
41
blue
1
brown
15
dark brown
7
gold
1
red
22
reddish brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
35
yes
26
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
6
normally
1
rarely
19
Borders Frequency
never
6
occasionally
3
rarely
19
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
6
partial borders: one- and two-sided
4
partial borders: one-sided
6
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
3
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
4
normally
4
occasionally
3
rarely
12
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
8
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
4
plain initials
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
9
normally
23
occasionally
8
often
2
rarely
10
sometimes
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
21
calligraphic with decoration
8
calligraphic with grotesque heads
10
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
7
historiated
1
plain initials
5
Planned Initials Frequency
never
9
normally
4
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
10
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
13
normally
5
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
6
sometimes
5
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
banner
1
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
7
embellished final barline
2
end-symbol
4
littera notabilior
4
ornament
2
vignette
1
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Barcelona, Spain, Biblioteca Orfeó Català, MS 5 (olim 12-VI-12), 1490-1510, All folios
London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Additional 5665, c.1460-1510, All folios
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