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
23
France
1
Germany
6
Great Britain
5
Italy
6
Spain
2
Cities
Antwerp
1
Arundel
2
Augsburg
3
Bruges
1
Brussels
16
Cambrai
1
Casale Monferrato
2
Flanders
1
Florence
1
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1
Germany (South)
1
London
4
Mechelen
20
Munich
4
Munich, Germany
1
Netherlands
1
Rome
3
Vic
1
Vienna
2
Wittenberg
2
Zaragoza
1
Production method
Manuscript
50
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
45
choirbook (fragment)
1
partbooks (complete set)
3
Material
paper
21
paper (with parchment)
2
parchment
25
parchment (with paper)
2
Format
oblong
5
upright
45
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
17
never
5
none visible
15
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
5
rarely
1
sometimes
6
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
41
brown
8
dark brown
3
light brown
1
red
1
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
double rastrum
4
printed staves
3
single rastrum
42
straightedge
3
Number of staves
1
2
10
37
11
20
12
9
13
3
14
2
15
2
16
1
17
1
2
5
3
9
4
12
5
18
6
23
7
24
8
34
9
32
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
9
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
17
2-part single page
5
3-part opening
30
3-part score
1
4-part opening
43
4-part single page
2
5-part consecutive
2
5-part opening
32
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
15
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
2
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
50
none
11
quadruple
4
single
39
triple
20
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
42
none
3
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
24
variable space, not on grid
14
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
45
not in dedicated space
5
provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
5
made for complete additional staves
15
notation and staves extended into margin
26
notation extended into margin
14
partial additional staves
21
staveline added
6
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
46
blue
1
brown
4
dark brown
1
gold
1
red
5
Type of Notation
chant (square)
3
full mensural
3
void mensural
49
Monophonic Notation
absent
50
present
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
11
high
23
very high
17
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
6
custodes
1
end symbol
8
repeat signs
10
signa congruentiae
21
signes-de-renvoi
37
space-filler
3
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
3
Flemish
3
French
12
Italian
2
Latin
49
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
3
fully texted with one text
49
fully texted with two or more texts
14
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
3
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
9
untexted
9
Type of Script
cursive
6
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (Italianate)
1
cursive (bastarda)
30
cursive (humanistic)
1
cursive (italic)
1
display script
25
humanistic
1
textura
11
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
14
high
20
poor
1
very high
19
Colour of Text
black
45
blue
2
brown
6
dark brown
1
red
31
Multiple Texts
no
23
yes
29
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
4
rarely
22
Borders Frequency
never
5
occasionally
4
rarely
19
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
5
partial borders: one- and two-sided
3
partial borders: one-sided
7
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
4
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
5
occasionally
5
often
3
rarely
20
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
10
decorated with grotesque heads
7
flourished
1
historiated
5
plain initials
1
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
4
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
25
occasionally
9
often
7
rarely
16
sometimes
5
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
27
calligraphic with decoration
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
5
decorated
7
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
9
plain initials
6
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
11
normally
6
occasionally
3
often
5
rarely
9
sometimes
3
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
14
normally
1
occasionally
4
often
3
rarely
2
sometimes
3
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
2
banner
3
decorative final long
5
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
2
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Production method: Manuscript
Monophonic notation: absent
Indentation for initials: double
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Brussels, Belgium, Bibliothèque Royal Albert 1er/Koninklijke Bibliotheek Albert I, MS 9126, 1504-1505, All folios
Munich, Germany, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Musica MS 52 (olim H.C.65; = MaiM 91), c. 1510 - after 1523, All folios
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