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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Countries
Austria
9
Belgium
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France
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Germany
16
Great Britain
6
Italy
39
Netherlands
2
Spain
2
Cities
Arundel
1
Augsburg
3
Bologna
5
Brussels
11
Cognac
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Emmerich
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England
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Eton
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Ferrara
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Florence
8
Fossombrone
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France
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Glarus, Switzerland
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Innsbruck
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Italy
3
Italy (North)
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Köln
1
Leipzig
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London
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Lyons
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Maastricht
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Mantua
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Mechelen
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Milan
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Modena
6
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1
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1
Venice
4
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1
Vienna
8
Windsor
1
Wittenberg
1
Zaragoza
1
Zwickau
1
Production method
Manuscript
95
Printed work
11
Physical type
choirbook
84
choirbook (fragment)
2
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbook (fragment)
1
partbook (single)
2
partbooks (complete set)
9
partbooks (incomplete set)
3
poetry collection with some notated music
2
printed treatise with added polyphony
1
Material
paper
67
paper (with parchment)
2
parchment
32
parchment (with paper)
3
parchment and paper (mixed)
2
Format
oblong
21
upright
85
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
24
n/a
11
never
18
none visible
32
normally
7
occasionally
3
often
5
sometimes
9
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
59
brown
38
dark brown
4
gold
1
light brown
3
red
4
red-brown
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
double rastrum
13
freehand
5
single rastrum
74
straightedge
11
triple rastrum
2
Number of staves
1
3
10
42
11
22
12
19
13
10
14
5
15
4
16
1
17
1
2
19
3
19
4
31
5
35
6
48
7
36
8
37
9
36
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
28
12-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
35
2-part score
2
2-part single page
16
3-part consecutive
4
3-part opening
54
3-part score
2
3-part single page
13
4-part consecutive
2
4-part opening
76
4-part score
1
4-part single page
12
5-part consecutive
2
5-part opening
46
5-part single page
3
6-part consecutive
1
6-part opening
22
7-part consecutive
1
7-part opening
2
8-part consecutive
1
8-part opening
3
9-part consecutive
1
9-part opening
1
n/a
3
Indentation for Initials
all staves indented
1
double
40
none
43
quadruple
5
single
70
triple
17
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
72
left below voice parts as part of grid
2
left between voice parts as part of grid
5
none
10
staves not ruled
3
staves not ruled on grid
23
variable space, not on grid
17
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
81
not in dedicated space
16
provided, in dedicated space
18
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
4
made for complete additional staves
22
notation and staves extended into margin
58
notation extended into margin
32
other
2
partial additional staves
31
staveline added
12
staves extended into margin
6
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
78
blue
1
brown
28
dark brown
8
gold
1
light brown
1
red
8
red-brown
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
2
chant (square)
6
full mensural
7
strene notation
1
void mensural
101
Monophonic Notation
absent
84
present
25
Level of Calligraphy
fair
32
high
40
n/a
11
poor
7
very high
19
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
14
cue notes
2
custodes
1
end symbol
10
none
3
pointers
4
repeat signs
17
signa congruentiae
45
signes-de-renvoi
44
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
3
English
3
Flemish
4
French
29
German
7
Italian
13
Latin
90
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
14
fully texted with one text
96
fully texted with two or more texts
16
fully texted with two texts
5
partially texted with one or two texts
4
partially texted with one text
21
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
16
provided with single incipit
24
provided with two incipits
3
untexted
27
varies
1
Type of Script
antiqua
4
cursive
10
cursive (Anglicana)
3
cursive (German)
4
cursive (Italianate)
1
cursive (bastarda)
25
cursive (humanistic)
11
cursive (italic)
5
display script
27
humanistic
1
hybrida
4
roman
3
rotonda
9
textura
29
Level of Calligraphy
fair
28
high
44
n/a
11
poor
5
very high
18
Colour of Text
black
71
blue
3
brown
29
dark brown
7
dark red
1
green
1
grey
1
light brown
1
red
39
red-brown
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
66
yes
42
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
8
normally
1
often
1
rarely
25
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
8
occasionally
2
rarely
22
sometimes
1
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
4
partial borders: one- and two-sided
3
partial borders: one-sided
10
partial borders: two- and three-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
6
Painted Initials Frequency
always
4
never
6
normally
6
occasionally
3
often
5
rarely
16
sometimes
3
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic
1
calligraphic with decoration
3
decorated
15
decorated with grotesque heads
4
flourished
7
historiated
3
plain initials
5
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
10
normally
28
occasionally
12
often
10
rarely
18
sometimes
12
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
43
calligraphic with decoration
12
calligraphic with grotesque heads
17
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
4
flourished
15
historiated
1
littera notabilior
3
plain initials
10
zoomorphic initial
1
Planned Initials Frequency
always
3
never
11
normally
4
occasionally
2
often
4
rarely
17
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
always
4
never
16
normally
9
occasionally
5
often
8
rarely
7
sometimes
5
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
3
banner
3
decorated letters
4
decorative final long
13
embellished final barline
4
end-symbol
4
littera notabilior
8
vignette
1
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Cambridge, Great Britain, Magdalene College, MS Pepys 1760, c. 1509-c. 1514, All folios
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