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
2
France
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Germany
3
Great Britain
4
Italy
26
Spain
7
Switzerland
1
Cities
Basel
1
Belgium
1
Brussels
2
Catalonia
1
Ferrara
1
Florence
12
Fossombrone
1
France
1
Glarus, Switzerland
2
Halberstadt
1
Italy
5
Leipzig
1
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2
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1
Tarazona
3
Toledo
1
Torgau
1
Troyes
1
Venice
6
Wittenberg
1
Zaragoza
1
Production method
Manuscript
48
Printed work
9
Physical type
choirbook
32
music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (complete set)
11
partbooks (incomplete set)
8
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
tablebook
1
Material
paper
57
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
30
upright
26
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
10
n/a
10
never
12
none visible
24
normally
1
sometimes
3
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
17
brown
22
dark brown
13
light brown
1
red
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
double rastrum
5
freehand
2
printed staves
5
single rastrum
28
straightedge
7
triple rastrum
9
Number of staves
10
14
11
7
12
6
13
2
2
3
3
13
4
16
5
11
6
21
7
6
8
8
9
9
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
29
12-part opening
1
2-part opening
9
2-part score
1
2-part single page
14
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
25
3-part score
1
3-part single page
14
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
34
4-part score
1
4-part single page
16
5-part opening
11
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
3
8-part opening
1
n/a
2
Indentation for Initials
double
12
none
23
single
36
triple
1
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
40
left below voice parts as part of grid
2
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
10
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
3
variable space, not on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
36
not in dedicated space
16
provided, in dedicated space
9
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
4
made for complete additional staves
14
notation and staves extended into margin
35
notation extended into margin
23
other
4
partial additional staves
18
staveline added
13
staves extended into margin
6
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
28
brown
26
dark brown
9
light brown
1
red
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
6
full mensural
3
void mensural
55
Monophonic Notation
absent
47
present
10
Level of Calligraphy
fair
30
high
15
n/a
9
poor
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
13
custodes
1
end symbol
10
pointers
3
repeat signs
22
signa congruentiae
28
signes-de-renvoi
23
space-filler
3
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
6
Flemish
1
French
25
German
4
Italian
21
Latin
43
Spanish
11
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
24
fully texted with one text
42
fully texted with two or more texts
2
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
5
partially texted with one text
17
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
12
provided with single incipit
28
untexted
24
varies
1
Type of Script
Italic
1
cursive
15
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
5
cursive (humanistic)
10
cursive (italic)
9
display script
5
humanistic
2
hybrida
5
roman
4
rotonda
6
textura
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
28
high
17
n/a
9
poor
7
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
25
blue
2
brown
31
dark brown
8
red
13
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
28
yes
31
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
5
normally
1
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
never
4
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
never
2
rarely
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
9
never
1
normally
16
occasionally
7
often
9
rarely
8
sometimes
5
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
20
calligraphic with decoration
12
calligraphic with grotesque heads
11
decorated
6
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
5
historiated
1
plain initials
13
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
8
occasionally
1
often
4
rarely
7
sometimes
3
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
3
Other Decoration Frequency
always
3
never
3
normally
3
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
7
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
banner
2
decorative final long
9
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
5
vignette
1
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Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, fonds français MS 2245, c. 1490-8, All folios
Brussels, Belgium, Bibliothèque Royal Albert 1er/Koninklijke Bibliotheek Albert I, MS 9126, 1504-1505, All folios
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