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
3
Belgium
9
France
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Germany
5
Great Britain
9
Italy
26
Silesia
3
Spain
1
Switzerland
2
Cities
Antwerp
1
Arundel
1
Augsburg
1
Basel
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Belgium
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Bologna
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Bruges
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Brussels
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Cognac
1
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England
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Florence
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Germany
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Germany (South)
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Glarus, Switzerland
1
Italy
3
Italy (North)
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London
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Munich
4
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1
Naples
3
Padua
1
Paris
1
Rome
2
Savoy, France
1
Venice
1
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1
Vienna
3
Zagan
3
Production method
Manuscript
72
Printed work
5
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
45
choirbook (fragment(s))
1
choirbook (fragment)
1
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
partbook (single)
5
partbooks (complete set)
16
partbooks (incomplete set)
4
single leaf
1
Material
paper
39
paper (with parchment)
2
parchment
34
parchment (with paper)
1
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
oblong
29
upright
48
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
10
n/a
6
never
12
none visible
33
normally
4
occasionally
1
often
6
rarely
1
sometimes
6
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
35
brown
29
dark brown
6
gold
1
light brown
3
red
1
reddish brown
3
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
9
freehand
4
printed staves
5
quadruple rastrum
2
single rastrum
44
straightedge
10
triple rastrum
9
Number of staves
1
6
10
22
11
9
12
3
13
3
14
2
15
1
16
1
17
1
2
10
3
19
4
22
5
18
6
23
7
23
8
25
9
21
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
31
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
22
2-part score
1
2-part single page
8
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
38
3-part score
1
3-part single page
9
4-part opening
43
4-part single page
9
5-part consecutive
2
5-part opening
23
5-part single page
3
6-part opening
11
8-part opening
1
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
23
none
35
quadruple
2
single
42
triple
5
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
50
left below voice parts as part of grid
4
left between voice parts as part of grid
4
none
12
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
12
variable space, not on grid
7
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
50
not in dedicated space
21
provided, in dedicated space
12
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
15
notation and staves extended into margin
38
notation extended into margin
19
partial additional staves
20
staveline added
10
staves extended into margin
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
52
blue
1
brown
22
dark brown
7
gold
1
light brown
2
red
5
Type of Notation
chant (square)
3
full mensural
6
strene notation
1
void mensural
73
Monophonic Notation
absent
66
present
10
Level of Calligraphy
fair
25
high
32
n/a
5
poor
2
very high
14
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
9
end symbol
9
pointers
5
repeat signs
22
signa congruentiae
30
signes-de-renvoi
30
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
3
Dutch
6
English
3
Flemish
3
French
34
German
6
Italian
17
Latin
62
Spanish
3
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
23
fully texted with one text
62
fully texted with two or more texts
8
fully texted with two texts
4
partially texted with one or two texts
6
partially texted with one text
19
partially texted with two or more texts
1
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
12
provided with single incipit
30
provided with two incipits
4
untexted
28
Type of Script
antiqua
2
cursive
8
cursive (Anglicana)
3
cursive (German)
5
cursive (bastarda)
21
cursive (humanistic)
10
cursive (italic)
8
display script
16
humanistic
1
hybrida
3
roman
2
rotonda
5
textura
16
Level of Calligraphy
fair
23
high
38
n/a
5
poor
2
very high
15
Colour of Text
black
50
blue
4
brown
24
dark brown
6
dark red
1
gold
1
green
1
light brown
2
red
22
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
40
yes
40
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
4
never
6
none visible
1
rarely
20
Borders Frequency
never
7
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
22
sometimes
1
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
6
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
7
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
10
Painted Initials Frequency
always
3
never
1
normally
5
occasionally
4
often
5
rarely
14
sometimes
5
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic
1
calligraphic with decoration
2
decorated
20
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
8
historiated
4
plain initials
2
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
4
Penned Initials Frequency
always
11
normally
28
occasionally
8
often
7
rarely
11
sometimes
9
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
26
calligraphic with decoration
14
calligraphic with grotesque heads
17
decorated
7
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
12
historiated
1
littera notabilior
3
plain initials
18
zoomorphic initial
1
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
4
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
14
sometimes
3
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
never
7
normally
2
occasionally
5
often
6
rarely
7
sometimes
5
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
10
diagrams
1
embellished final barline
2
end-symbol
4
littera notabilior
3
ornament
1
signes-de-renvoi
1
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London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Royal 11 E. xi, 1516, All folios
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