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
20
Czech Republic
1
France
4
Germany
2
Great Britain
4
Italy
16
Netherlands
1
Switzerland
1
Cities
Antwerp
1
Arundel
1
Augsburg
1
Bourges
1
Bruges
3
Brussels
11
Burgundy
1
Cognac
1
Corbie
1
England
2
Eton
1
Ferrara
5
Flanders
1
Florence
6
France
7
Germany (South)
1
Hradec Králové
1
Italy (North)
3
Mantua
1
Mechelen
15
Munich
1
Naples
1
Netherlands
1
Paris
2
Pordenone
1
Rome
2
Savoy, France
1
St Gall
1
Utrecht
1
Production method
Manuscript
67
Physical type
chansonnier
1
chant book with polyphony
1
choirbook
53
choirbook (fragment)
2
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
monophonic manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
2
partbook (single)
3
poetry collection with some notated music
1
single leaf
1
Material
parchment
67
Format
oblong
7
upright
60
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
25
never
2
none visible
23
normally
7
often
7
rarely
1
sometimes
4
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
33
brown
20
dark brown
2
light brown
4
n/a
1
red
7
red-brown
1
reddish brown
3
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
2
freehand
2
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
52
straightedge
8
triple rastrum
4
Number of staves
1
2
10
32
11
14
12
8
13
5
14
4
15
2
16
2
17
2
2
6
3
6
4
10
5
17
6
26
7
26
8
33
9
32
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
11
2-part consecutive
4
2-part opening
23
2-part single page
9
3-part consecutive
3
3-part opening
45
3-part score
1
3-part single page
11
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
49
4-part single page
8
5-part consecutive
4
5-part opening
26
5-part single page
2
6-part consecutive
1
6-part opening
9
7-part consecutive
1
7-part opening
1
8-part consecutive
1
8-part opening
2
9-part consecutive
1
9-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
all staves indented
1
double
28
none
20
quadruple
6
quintuple
1
single
48
triple
18
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
54
left below voice parts as part of grid
2
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
7
staves not ruled
3
staves not ruled on grid
23
variable space, not on grid
6
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
40
not in dedicated space
18
provided, in dedicated space
16
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
3
made for complete additional staves
15
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
37
notation extended into margin
22
partial additional staves
19
staveline added
9
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
51
brown
15
dark brown
2
light brown
3
red
9
red-brown
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
chant (square)
1
full mensural
8
void mensural
59
Monophonic Notation
absent
58
present
10
Level of Calligraphy
fair
14
high
27
poor
2
very high
27
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
4
custodes
1
end symbol
8
pointers
6
repeat signs
17
signa congruentiae
28
signes-de-renvoi
41
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
1
Dutch
4
Flemish
6
French
27
German
1
Italian
9
Latin
57
Spanish
3
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
15
fully texted with one text
56
fully texted with two or more texts
15
fully texted with two texts
4
partially texted with one or two texts
6
partially texted with one text
14
partially texted with two texts
2
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
4
provided with single incipit
23
provided with two incipits
6
untexted
21
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
4
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
2
cursive (bastarda)
38
cursive (humanistic)
3
cursive (italic)
1
display script
22
humanistic
1
hybrida
2
rotonda
1
textura
17
Level of Calligraphy
fair
13
high
30
poor
2
very high
27
Colour of Text
black
52
blue
5
brown
15
dark brown
1
gold
1
light brown
3
red
31
red-brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
32
yes
38
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
4
never
1
none visible
1
rarely
31
sometimes
1
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
2
occasionally
3
often
1
rarely
33
sometimes
2
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
10
partial borders: one- and two-sided
4
partial borders: one-sided
10
partial borders: three-sided
2
partial borders: two- and three-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
12
Painted Initials Frequency
always
8
never
3
normally
9
occasionally
5
often
7
rarely
23
sometimes
3
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic
1
calligraphic with decoration
4
decorated
25
decorated with grotesque heads
6
flourished
7
historiated
7
plain initials
4
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
6
Penned Initials Frequency
always
6
normally
29
occasionally
9
often
4
rarely
12
sometimes
6
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
27
calligraphic with decoration
9
calligraphic with grotesque heads
12
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
4
flourished
15
littera notabilior
2
plain initials
7
zoomorphic initial
1
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
12
normally
5
occasionally
3
often
2
rarely
11
sometimes
3
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
14
normally
3
occasionally
5
often
9
rarely
4
sometimes
6
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
banner
4
decorated letters
2
decorative final long
7
diagrams
1
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
6
ornament
2
signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Pricking frequency: often
Material: parchment
Penned initials type: calligraphic with decoration
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Brussels, Belgium, Bibliothèque Royal Albert 1er/Koninklijke Bibliotheek Albert I, MS 215-216, between 1503-18, perhaps 1516, All folios
Padua, Italy, Biblioteca Capitolare, MS A 17, 1522, All folios
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