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
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England
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France
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Germany
12
Great Britain
5
Switzerland
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Cities
Arundel
2
Augsburg
2
Austria
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Basel
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Brussels
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England
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Germany (South)
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Munich
10
Munich, Germany
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Northamptonshire
1
Paris
1
Stirling
1
Vienna
8
Windsor
1
Wittenberg
1
Production method
Manuscript
30
Physical type
choirbook
27
choirbook (fragment)
1
choirbook (single quire(s))
1
printed book with interpolated polyphony
1
Material
paper
22
parchment
6
parchment (with paper)
1
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
oblong
1
upright
29
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
2
never
6
none visible
8
normally
3
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
1
sometimes
7
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
25
brown
5
red
2
Ruling Medium
freehand
2
single rastrum
22
straightedge
8
Number of staves
1
1
10
15
11
8
12
7
13
3
14
3
15
2
16
1
17
1
2
12
3
18
4
21
5
23
6
26
7
26
8
28
9
18
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
6
10-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part opening
14
2-part single page
2
3-part consecutive
3
3-part opening
20
3-part single page
2
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
25
4-part single page
3
5-part consecutive
3
5-part opening
23
6-part opening
13
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
18
none
8
single
29
triple
5
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
12
none
1
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
7
variable space, not on grid
30
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
27
provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
5
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
7
notation extended into margin
3
other
1
partial additional staves
8
staveline added
1
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
29
brown
4
red
4
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
4
void mensural
27
Monophonic Notation
absent
23
present
8
Level of Calligraphy
fair
8
high
16
poor
3
very high
3
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
1
none
1
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
repeat signs
2
signa congruentiae
11
signes-de-renvoi
10
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
English
1
German
1
Latin
29
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
30
fully texted with two or more texts
5
fully texted with two texts
5
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with single incipit
2
untexted
3
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (Anglicana)
5
cursive (German)
3
cursive (bastarda)
7
cursive (humanistic)
1
display script
16
textura
15
Level of Calligraphy
fair
9
high
16
poor
2
very high
5
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
28
blue
2
brown
4
dark red
1
green
1
red
22
Multiple Texts
no
19
yes
14
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
rarely
9
Borders Frequency
never
3
occasionally
3
rarely
3
Borders Size
full borders
3
partial borders: one- and two-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
5
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
2
decorated
4
decorated with grotesque heads
4
flourished
3
historiated
1
plain initials
2
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
6
occasionally
3
often
1
rarely
7
sometimes
8
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
16
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
7
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
5
Planned Initials Frequency
never
2
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
2
normally
4
often
3
rarely
3
sometimes
4
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
2
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
6
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
4
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St Gall, Switzerland, Stiftsbibliothek, MS 461, c. 1515-1545, All folios
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