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
3
Belgium
2
Czech Republic
1
England
1
Germany
7
Great Britain
5
Switzerland
2
Cities
Arundel
2
Augsburg
2
Austria
1
Basel
2
Brussels
2
England
1
Germany
2
Germany (South)
1
Hradec Králové
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London
2
Mechelen
2
Munich
6
Northamptonshire
1
Stirling
1
Vienna
3
Windsor
1
Production method
Manuscript
19
Physical type
choirbook
15
choirbook (fragment)
1
choirbook (single quire(s))
1
partbook (single)
1
printed book with interpolated polyphony
1
Material
paper
14
parchment
3
parchment (with paper)
1
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
upright
19
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
never
4
none visible
8
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
2
sometimes
3
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
15
brown
6
red
1
Ruling Medium
freehand
2
single rastrum
12
straightedge
7
Number of staves
1
1
10
9
11
5
12
6
13
3
14
3
15
2
16
1
17
1
2
7
3
9
4
13
5
15
6
15
7
18
8
18
9
12
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
4
10-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part opening
8
3-part consecutive
3
3-part opening
11
3-part single page
2
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
13
5-part consecutive
3
5-part opening
13
6-part opening
7
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
9
none
3
single
18
triple
1
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
9
none
1
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
2
variable space, not on grid
19
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
18
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
3
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
6
notation extended into margin
1
other
2
partial additional staves
6
staveline added
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
18
brown
4
red
3
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
4
void mensural
16
Monophonic Notation
absent
15
present
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
10
poor
3
very high
1
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
1
none
1
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
repeat signs
1
signa congruentiae
7
signes-de-renvoi
5
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
1
English
1
Latin
18
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
18
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one text
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
2
untexted
2
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (Anglicana)
5
cursive (German)
3
cursive (bastarda)
2
cursive (humanistic)
1
display script
10
textura
9
Level of Calligraphy
fair
7
high
12
poor
2
very high
1
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
17
blue
2
brown
4
dark red
1
green
1
red
12
Multiple Texts
no
19
yes
4
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
rarely
5
Borders Frequency
never
3
occasionally
2
Borders Size
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
4
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
historiated
1
plain initials
2
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
3
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
5
sometimes
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
11
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
4
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
4
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
normally
4
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
4
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorated letters
2
decorative final long
5
littera notabilior
4
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Physical format: upright
Extra space: variable space, not on grid
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Brussels, Belgium, Bibliothèque Royal Albert 1er/Koninklijke Bibliotheek Albert I, MS IV.90, 1511, Discantus partbook (All folios)
London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Additional 35087, 1505-06,
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