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
25
Czech Republic
3
France
2
Germany
20
Great Britain
3
Italy
15
Netherlands
1
Portugal
1
Spain
2
Switzerland
4
Cities
Antwerp
1
Arundel
1
Augsburg
4
Basel
3
Bologna
1
Bruges
3
Brussels
15
Cambrai
1
Casale Monferrato
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Catalonia
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Coimbra
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Ferrara
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Florence
3
Fossombrone
2
France
1
Germany
3
Germany (South)
5
Glarus, Switzerland
2
Halberstadt
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2
Leipzig
1
London
2
Mechelen
20
Munich
12
Munich, Germany
1
Naples
2
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1
Padua
1
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1
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1
Prague
1
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Savoy, France
1
Seville
1
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1
St Gall
1
Stirling
1
Torgau
1
Utrecht
1
Venice
4
Vienna
8
Wittenberg
2
Zaragoza
1
Production method
Manuscript
84
Printed work
11
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
72
choirbook (fragment(s))
1
choirbook (fragment)
1
choirbook (single quire(s))
3
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbook (single)
5
partbooks (complete set)
6
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
poetry collection with some notated music
1
Material
paper
54
paper (with parchment)
5
parchment
32
parchment (with paper)
3
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
oblong
18
upright
77
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
27
n/a
12
never
12
none visible
26
normally
5
occasionally
3
often
7
rarely
1
sometimes
10
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
72
brown
22
dark brown
5
gold
1
red
3
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
freehand
3
printed staves
1
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
75
straightedge
8
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
1
4
10
47
11
23
12
14
13
4
14
1
15
1
2
19
3
21
4
31
5
42
6
49
7
41
8
54
9
46
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
28
10-part opening
1
12-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
4
2-part opening
30
2-part single page
17
3-part consecutive
4
3-part opening
55
3-part score
1
3-part single page
11
4-part consecutive
2
4-part opening
76
4-part single page
18
5-part consecutive
3
5-part opening
49
5-part single page
3
6-part opening
19
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
3
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
51
none
16
quadruple
5
single
95
triple
22
varies
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
57
left below voice parts as part of grid
5
left between voice parts as part of grid
5
none
10
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
32
variable space, not on grid
25
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
78
not in dedicated space
11
provided, in dedicated space
16
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
5
made for complete additional staves
26
notation and staves extended into margin
46
notation extended into margin
16
other
5
partial additional staves
27
staveline added
8
staves extended into margin
7
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
91
brown
14
dark brown
3
gold
1
red
6
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
6
full mensural
5
void mensural
95
Monophonic Notation
absent
80
present
22
Level of Calligraphy
fair
25
high
36
n/a
11
poor
8
very high
20
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
19
custodes
1
end symbol
10
none
3
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
pointers
4
repeat signs
11
signa congruentiae
42
signes-de-renvoi
47
space-filler
3
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
3
Dutch
2
English
1
Flemish
5
French
23
German
7
Italian
11
Latin
85
Spanish
4
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
13
fully texted with one text
88
fully texted with two or more texts
17
fully texted with two texts
7
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
18
provided with multiple incipits
3
provided with one or two incipits
12
provided with single incipit
23
provided with two incipits
2
untexted
27
varies
1
Type of Script
Italic
1
cursive
9
cursive (Anglicana)
3
cursive (German)
6
cursive (bastarda)
33
cursive (humanistic)
6
cursive (italic)
1
display script
38
humanistic
2
hybrida
2
roman
3
rotonda
8
textura
27
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
27
high
41
n/a
11
poor
5
very high
21
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
95
blue
3
brown
15
dark brown
4
dark red
1
green
1
red
51
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
57
yes
46
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
3
never
10
none visible
1
often
1
rarely
26
Borders Frequency
never
11
occasionally
3
often
1
rarely
23
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
7
partial borders: one- and two-sided
4
partial borders: one-sided
10
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
3
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
7
normally
2
occasionally
4
often
5
rarely
26
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
2
decorated
14
decorated with grotesque heads
7
flourished
4
historiated
5
plain initials
3
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
9
never
2
normally
32
occasionally
14
often
7
rarely
17
sometimes
12
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
48
calligraphic with decoration
13
calligraphic with grotesque heads
14
decorated
5
decorated with grotesque heads
4
flourished
18
littera notabilior
3
plain initials
8
Planned Initials Frequency
always
3
never
11
normally
5
occasionally
8
often
10
rarely
15
sometimes
4
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
always
2
never
16
normally
5
occasionally
5
often
6
rarely
7
sometimes
6
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
3
banner
4
decorated letters
2
decorative final long
11
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
7
ornament
1
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Colour of text: black
Indentation for initials: single
Type of notation: void mensural
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Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, nouvelles acquisitions françaises MS 1817, c. 1514-23, All folios
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