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
12
Czech Republic
1
Germany
6
Italy
7
Netherlands
1
Spain
2
Switzerland
1
Cities
Brussels
8
Catalonia
1
Ferrara
5
Florence
1
France
1
Germany (South)
4
Girona
1
Hradec Králové
1
Italy
1
Mechelen
12
Siena
1
St Gall
1
Utrecht
1
Verona
1
Wittenberg
3
Zaragoza
1
Production method
Manuscript
36
Physical type
chant book with polyphony
1
choirbook
32
choirbook (fragment)
1
choirbook (single quire(s))
1
poetry collection with some notated music
1
Material
paper
11
paper (with parchment)
3
parchment
21
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
upright
36
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
36
never
1
none visible
2
often
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
29
brown
6
dark brown
1
light brown
1
red
2
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
freehand
1
single rastrum
34
straightedge
1
Number of staves
1
1
10
25
11
8
12
5
13
2
2
3
3
1
4
3
5
4
6
9
7
11
8
13
9
21
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
4
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
15
2-part single page
4
3-part consecutive
3
3-part opening
20
3-part single page
5
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
32
4-part single page
5
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
14
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
5
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
18
none
11
quadruple
3
single
27
triple
12
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
31
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
16
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
31
not in dedicated space
3
provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
7
notation and staves extended into margin
27
notation extended into margin
13
partial additional staves
10
staveline added
4
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
36
brown
4
dark brown
1
red
3
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
3
chant (square)
4
full mensural
2
void mensural
35
Monophonic Notation
absent
27
present
14
Level of Calligraphy
fair
13
high
9
poor
2
very high
15
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
3
custodes
1
end symbol
4
none
1
pointers
1
repeat signs
4
signa congruentiae
16
signes-de-renvoi
23
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
1
Flemish
2
French
6
German
2
Latin
35
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
34
fully texted with two or more texts
12
partially texted with one text
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
3
provided with single incipit
5
untexted
5
Type of Script
cursive
2
cursive (German)
2
cursive (bastarda)
16
display script
14
humanistic
1
textura
16
Level of Calligraphy
fair
12
high
12
poor
1
very high
15
Colour of Text
black
33
blue
2
brown
6
dark brown
1
gold
1
red
23
reddish brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
19
yes
20
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
5
rarely
19
sometimes
1
Borders Frequency
never
5
occasionally
1
rarely
18
sometimes
1
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
2
partial borders: one- and two-sided
2
partial borders: one-sided
7
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
6
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
3
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
14
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic
1
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
8
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
4
historiated
1
plain initials
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
4
never
1
normally
23
occasionally
4
often
2
rarely
5
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
18
calligraphic with decoration
5
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
7
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
never
11
normally
1
occasionally
4
often
1
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
12
normally
2
occasionally
3
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorative final long
2
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
4
ornament
1
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Indentation for initials: double
Monophonic notation: absent
Number of staves: 11
Number of staves: 14
Number of staves: 7
Pricking frequency: never
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Brussels, Belgium, Bibliothèque Royal Albert 1er/Koninklijke Bibliotheek Albert I, MS 215-216, between 1503-18, perhaps 1516, All folios
Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 20, c. 1515-20, All folios
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