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
19
France
1
Great Britain
1
Italy
11
Spain
4
Switzerland
2
Cities
Antwerp
1
Basel
1
Belgium
1
Brussels
12
Catalonia
1
Ferrara
2
Flanders
1
Florence
7
France
3
Italy
1
Italy (North)
1
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1
Lyons
1
Mantua
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Mechelen
17
Naples
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1
Rome
1
Segovia
1
Seville
2
Siena
1
Spain
2
St Gall
1
Toledo
1
Zaragoza
1
Production method
Manuscript
51
Printed work
1
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
46
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbook (single)
2
partbooks (complete set)
1
Material
paper
23
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
27
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
oblong
7
upright
45
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
21
n/a
1
never
5
none visible
17
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
5
sometimes
3
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
27
brown
17
dark brown
5
light brown
2
red
1
reddish brown
3
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
double rastrum
1
freehand
3
single rastrum
43
straightedge
3
triple rastrum
4
Number of staves
1
3
10
30
11
16
12
7
13
2
2
7
3
5
4
6
5
14
6
23
7
22
8
29
9
28
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
17
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
16
2-part score
1
2-part single page
12
3-part opening
39
3-part single page
10
4-part opening
48
4-part single page
14
5-part opening
29
5-part single page
3
6-part opening
9
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
28
none
12
quadruple
5
single
42
triple
18
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
49
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
none
4
staves not ruled
3
staves not ruled on grid
21
variable space, not on grid
4
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
36
not in dedicated space
16
provided, in dedicated space
7
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
4
made for complete additional staves
21
notation and staves extended into margin
41
notation extended into margin
26
other
3
partial additional staves
25
staveline added
11
staves extended into margin
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
35
blue
1
brown
17
dark brown
4
light brown
1
red
4
Type of Notation
chant (square)
7
full mensural
4
void mensural
51
Monophonic Notation
absent
40
present
14
Level of Calligraphy
fair
14
high
14
n/a
1
poor
3
very high
21
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
8
custodes
1
end symbol
12
pointers
6
repeat signs
22
signa congruentiae
34
signes-de-renvoi
52
space-filler
5
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
9
English
1
Flemish
6
French
27
German
2
Italian
10
Latin
46
Spanish
9
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
14
fully texted with one text
46
fully texted with two or more texts
16
fully texted with two texts
4
partially texted with one or two texts
6
partially texted with one text
14
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
7
provided with single incipit
25
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
26
Type of Script
cursive
9
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
28
cursive (humanistic)
2
cursive (italic)
3
display script
23
humanistic
3
hybrida
6
roman
1
rotonda
2
textura
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
16
high
17
n/a
1
poor
5
very high
18
Colour of Text
black
35
blue
2
brown
17
dark brown
6
light brown
1
red
30
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
24
yes
32
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
4
normally
1
rarely
24
Borders Frequency
never
6
occasionally
1
rarely
21
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
6
partial borders: one- and two-sided
2
partial borders: one-sided
4
partial borders: three-sided
2
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
5
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
4
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
21
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
7
decorated with grotesque heads
3
historiated
2
plain initials
1
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
4
Penned Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
27
occasionally
12
often
7
rarely
12
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
21
calligraphic with decoration
9
calligraphic with grotesque heads
11
decorated
4
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
6
historiated
1
plain initials
5
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
13
normally
5
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
16
sometimes
3
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
2
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
18
normally
3
occasionally
5
often
3
rarely
6
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
banner
3
decorative final long
5
end-symbol
4
littera notabilior
5
ornament
1
signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
1
vignette
1
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Brussels, Belgium, Bibliothèque Royal Albert 1er/Koninklijke Bibliotheek Albert I, MS 9126, 1504-1505, All folios
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