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
Belgium
23
Czech Republic
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France
2
Germany
1
Great Britain
3
Italy
11
Italy (North)
1
Portugal
1
Spain
6
Switzerland
3
Cities
Antwerp
1
Augsburg
1
Basel
2
Belgium
1
Bruges
1
Brussels
15
Cambrai
1
Casale Monferrato
1
Catalonia
2
Coimbra
1
Ferrara
1
Florence
5
France
5
Germany
2
Girona
1
Italy
2
London
2
Lyons
1
Mechelen
20
Munich
1
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1
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2
Siena
1
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2
St Gall
1
Staffarda
1
Stirling
1
Tarazona
1
Toledo
1
Turin
1
Venice
1
Windsor
1
Zaragoza
1
Production method
Manuscript
66
Printed work
2
Physical type
choirbook
61
choirbook (single quire(s))
2
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbook (single)
2
Material
paper
35
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
29
parchment (with paper)
1
parchment and paper (mixed)
2
Format
oblong
4
upright
64
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
20
n/a
2
never
7
none visible
26
normally
4
occasionally
1
often
4
rarely
1
sometimes
6
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
36
brown
22
dark brown
8
light brown
3
red
2
reddish brown
2
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
double rastrum
3
freehand
4
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
55
straightedge
6
triple rastrum
2
Number of staves
1
3
10
39
11
22
12
11
13
2
2
7
3
9
4
13
5
23
6
30
7
32
8
43
9
43
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
17
10-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
27
2-part score
1
2-part single page
16
3-part consecutive
3
3-part opening
54
3-part score
1
3-part single page
14
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
64
4-part single page
17
5-part consecutive
2
5-part opening
37
5-part single page
5
6-part opening
14
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
3
Indentation for Initials
double
36
none
13
quadruple
4
single
68
triple
21
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
61
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
3
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
25
variable space, not on grid
10
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
46
not in dedicated space
20
provided, in dedicated space
10
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
7
made for complete additional staves
30
notation and staves extended into margin
47
notation extended into margin
29
other
3
partial additional staves
32
staveline added
18
staves extended into margin
10
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
48
blue
2
brown
19
dark brown
5
gold
1
light brown
1
red
6
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
8
full mensural
5
void mensural
67
Monophonic Notation
absent
51
present
20
Level of Calligraphy
fair
23
high
21
n/a
2
poor
5
very high
19
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
10
custodes
1
end symbol
17
none
1
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
pointers
7
repeat signs
22
signa congruentiae
37
signes-de-renvoi
68
space-filler
6
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
1
Dutch
7
English
2
Flemish
5
French
26
German
1
Italian
10
Latin
59
Spanish
8
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
16
fully texted with one text
64
fully texted with two or more texts
16
fully texted with two texts
4
partially texted with one or two texts
8
partially texted with one text
20
partially texted with two texts
2
provided with multiple incipits
3
provided with one or two incipits
9
provided with single incipit
28
provided with two incipits
2
untexted
30
Type of Script
cursive
9
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (German)
3
cursive (bastarda)
34
cursive (humanistic)
5
cursive (italic)
2
display script
27
humanistic
2
hybrida
6
rotonda
3
textura
8
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
25
high
23
n/a
2
poor
7
very high
20
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
48
blue
2
brown
20
dark brown
7
light brown
1
red
36
reddish brown
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
33
yes
41
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
6
normally
1
rarely
23
Borders Frequency
never
9
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
23
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
7
partial borders: one- and two-sided
3
partial borders: one-sided
8
partial borders: three-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
5
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
4
normally
3
occasionally
3
often
4
rarely
22
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
11
decorated with grotesque heads
7
flourished
4
historiated
3
plain initials
2
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
4
Penned Initials Frequency
always
5
normally
31
occasionally
13
often
9
rarely
18
sometimes
7
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
36
calligraphic with decoration
14
calligraphic with grotesque heads
15
decorated
6
decorated with grotesque heads
4
flourished
14
littera notabilior
3
plain initials
7
Planned Initials Frequency
never
11
normally
7
occasionally
4
often
9
rarely
19
sometimes
5
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
16
normally
3
occasionally
9
often
4
rarely
10
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
banner
5
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
11
end-symbol
4
littera notabilior
6
ornament
1
vignette
1
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Non verbal performance instructions: signes-de-renvoi
Indentation for initials: single
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Cambridge, Great Britain, Gonville and Caius College, MS 667/760, Late 1520s, All folios
Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 4, c. 1516-18, All folios
London, Great Britain, Lambeth Palace Library, MS 1, Late 1520s, All folios
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