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
15
Great Britain
3
Italy
10
Cities
Augsburg
2
Brussels
1
Cambrai
1
England
2
Eton
1
Ferrara
3
Florence
2
Germany (South)
4
Italy (North)
1
Mantua
1
Mechelen
1
Modena
3
Munich
10
Munich, Germany
1
Rome
2
Schonenberg nr. Bocholt
1
Vienna
8
Wittenberg
1
Production method
Manuscript
34
Physical type
choirbook
31
choirbook (fragment)
1
monophonic manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
Material
paper
21
paper (with parchment)
2
parchment
11
Format
upright
34
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
8
none visible
15
normally
4
occasionally
2
often
2
sometimes
5
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
23
brown
7
dark brown
3
red
3
Ruling Medium
freehand
1
single rastrum
29
straightedge
5
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
1
1
10
17
11
3
12
3
13
4
14
2
15
1
16
1
17
1
2
10
3
10
4
12
5
15
6
17
7
14
8
17
9
11
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
3
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
18
2-part single page
3
3-part opening
19
3-part single page
3
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
29
4-part single page
5
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
18
6-part consecutive
1
6-part opening
10
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
13
none
18
single
25
triple
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
17
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
3
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
8
variable space, not on grid
13
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
30
not in dedicated space
3
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
6
notation and staves extended into margin
12
notation extended into margin
6
partial additional staves
5
staveline added
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
28
brown
7
dark brown
2
red
4
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
chant (square)
3
full mensural
4
void mensural
29
Monophonic Notation
absent
24
present
13
Level of Calligraphy
fair
9
high
26
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
cue notes
1
end symbol
4
pointers
1
repeat signs
2
signa congruentiae
8
signes-de-renvoi
7
Copying of Text
Language
French
1
German
2
Latin
34
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
33
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
4
untexted
3
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive (bastarda)
3
cursive (italic)
1
display script
11
textura
34
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
34
very high
2
Colour of Text
black
29
blue
2
brown
7
dark brown
1
dark red
1
green
1
red
21
Multiple Texts
no
28
yes
11
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
none visible
1
rarely
8
Borders Frequency
never
2
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
3
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
4
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
4
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
7
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
3
historiated
2
plain initials
2
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
4
never
1
normally
11
occasionally
5
often
3
rarely
3
sometimes
8
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
24
calligraphic with decoration
7
calligraphic with grotesque heads
6
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
16
littera notabilior
3
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
2
occasionally
3
often
2
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
6
occasionally
3
often
7
rarely
2
sometimes
5
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
banner
1
decorated letters
5
decorative final long
6
embellished final barline
4
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
6
ornament
1
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Level of calligraphy text: high
Production method: Manuscript
Type of script: textura
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Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 20, c. 1515-20, All folios
London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Egerton 3051, c. 1500, All folios
London, Great Britain, Lambeth Palace Library, MS 1, Late 1520s, All folios
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