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
8
Belgium
1
France
1
Germany
14
Italy
9
Cities
Augsburg
2
Brussels
1
Cambrai
1
Ferrara
3
Florence
2
Germany (South)
4
Italy (North)
1
Mantua
1
Mechelen
1
Modena
3
Munich
10
Munich, Germany
1
Rome
1
Vienna
8
Wittenberg
1
Production method
Manuscript
29
Physical type
choirbook
28
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
Material
paper
20
paper (with parchment)
2
parchment
7
Format
upright
29
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
8
none visible
12
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
2
sometimes
5
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
20
brown
5
dark brown
3
red
3
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
28
straightedge
2
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
1
1
10
14
11
1
12
1
13
1
2
10
3
10
4
12
5
13
6
16
7
13
8
15
9
10
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
3
2-part opening
17
2-part single page
2
3-part opening
18
3-part single page
2
4-part opening
27
4-part single page
5
5-part opening
15
6-part opening
9
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
13
none
17
single
21
triple
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
14
none
2
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
7
variable space, not on grid
12
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
27
not in dedicated space
2
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
5
notation and staves extended into margin
11
notation extended into margin
5
partial additional staves
4
staveline added
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
23
brown
7
dark brown
1
red
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
3
void mensural
29
Monophonic Notation
absent
21
present
11
Level of Calligraphy
fair
8
high
22
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
cue notes
1
end symbol
3
pointers
1
repeat signs
2
signa congruentiae
7
signes-de-renvoi
7
Copying of Text
Language
French
1
German
2
Latin
29
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
29
fully texted with two or more texts
3
fully texted with two texts
4
partially texted with one text
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
3
untexted
3
Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
2
cursive (italic)
1
display script
11
textura
29
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
29
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
24
blue
2
brown
6
dark brown
1
dark red
1
green
1
red
18
Multiple Texts
no
23
yes
10
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
none visible
1
rarely
7
Borders Frequency
never
2
rarely
3
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
3
Painted Initials Type
decorated
4
flourished
2
historiated
1
plain initials
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
3
never
1
normally
10
occasionally
4
often
3
rarely
3
sometimes
7
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
21
calligraphic with decoration
6
calligraphic with grotesque heads
4
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
13
littera notabilior
3
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
2
occasionally
3
often
2
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
5
occasionally
2
often
6
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorated letters
5
decorative final long
2
embellished final barline
4
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
5
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Level of calligraphy text: high
Type of script: textura
Type of notation: void mensural
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Brussels, Belgium, Bibliothèque Royal Albert 1er/Koninklijke Bibliotheek Albert I, MS 228, c. 1515, with additions around 1519, All folios
Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 4, c. 1516-18, All folios
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