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
6
Belgium
20
Czech Republic
2
Germany
10
Great Britain
1
Italy
2
Portugal
1
Spain
1
Cities
Arundel
1
Augsburg
1
Brussels
14
Burgundy
1
Casale Monferrato
1
Coimbra
1
Flanders
1
Germany (South)
1
Hradec Králové
2
Mechelen
19
Munich
9
Naples
1
Rome
1
Savoy, France
1
Switzerland
1
Tarazona
1
Vienna
6
Production method
Manuscript
46
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
42
partbook (single)
2
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
Material
paper
21
paper (with parchment)
2
parchment
22
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
oblong
2
upright
44
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
16
never
2
none visible
13
normally
2
occasionally
3
often
6
rarely
1
sometimes
5
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
38
brown
8
dark brown
2
red
2
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
45
straightedge
1
Number of staves
1
2
10
27
11
16
12
7
13
1
14
1
15
1
16
1
17
1
2
12
3
10
4
15
5
24
6
27
7
30
8
37
9
33
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
13
12-part opening
1
2-part opening
19
2-part single page
6
3-part opening
31
4-part opening
40
4-part single page
6
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
31
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
12
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
3
Indentation for Initials
double
32
none
8
quadruple
5
single
40
triple
19
varies
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
33
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
1
staves not ruled
3
staves not ruled on grid
21
variable space, not on grid
17
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
40
not in dedicated space
4
provided, in dedicated space
5
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
16
notation and staves extended into margin
25
notation extended into margin
9
other
1
partial additional staves
16
staveline added
2
staves extended into margin
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
42
brown
7
dark brown
1
red
4
Type of Notation
chant (Central European)
1
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
2
full mensural
2
void mensural
45
Monophonic Notation
absent
36
present
12
Level of Calligraphy
fair
8
high
22
very high
17
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
custodes
1
end symbol
3
repeat signs
6
signa congruentiae
19
signes-de-renvoi
30
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
2
Dutch
2
Flemish
4
French
12
German
3
Italian
2
Latin
44
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
4
fully texted with one text
44
fully texted with two or more texts
16
fully texted with two texts
3
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
3
provided with one or two incipits
3
provided with single incipit
7
untexted
9
Type of Script
cursive
2
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (bastarda)
28
cursive (humanistic)
2
display script
46
hybrida
1
textura
12
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
28
very high
21
Colour of Text
black
44
blue
7
brown
7
dark brown
2
dark red
1
green
1
red
43
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
23
yes
29
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
24
Borders Frequency
never
3
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
20
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
5
partial borders: one- and two-sided
3
partial borders: one-sided
7
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
4
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
4
occasionally
3
often
3
rarely
21
Painted Initials Type
decorated
9
decorated with grotesque heads
5
flourished
1
historiated
2
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
3
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
26
occasionally
9
often
5
rarely
9
sometimes
5
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
25
calligraphic with decoration
7
calligraphic with grotesque heads
7
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
12
plain initials
4
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
11
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
9
sometimes
3
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
15
normally
4
occasionally
3
often
4
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
2
banner
1
decorated letters
2
decorative final long
4
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
5
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Brussels, Belgium, Bibliothèque Royal Albert 1er/Koninklijke Bibliotheek Albert I, MS 9126, 1504-1505, All folios
Florence, Italy, Conservatorio di Musica Luigi Cherubini, MS Basevi 2439, c. 1505-10, All folios
Montserrat, Spain, Monasterio de S Maria, MS 766, 1517-34, All folios
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