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
Belgium
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Germany
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Great Britain
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Italy
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Switzerland
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Cities
Antwerp
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Arundel
1
Augsburg
1
Basel
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Brussels
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England
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Florence
2
Germany (South)
3
Leipzig
1
London
5
Mechelen
11
Milan
1
Munich
1
Stirling
1
Venice
1
Verona
1
Production method
Manuscript
35
Printed work
1
Physical type
choirbook
30
choirbook (single quire(s))
1
partbooks (complete set)
5
Material
paper
13
paper (with parchment)
3
parchment
18
parchment (with paper)
2
Format
oblong
5
upright
31
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
12
n/a
1
never
9
none visible
13
often
4
rarely
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
36
brown
7
gold
1
red
1
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
double rastrum
2
freehand
2
printed staves
4
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
26
straightedge
4
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
1
2
10
23
11
17
12
10
13
5
14
3
15
1
2
2
3
5
4
5
5
9
6
14
7
17
8
23
9
22
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
10
10-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
9
2-part single page
2
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
16
3-part single page
1
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
26
4-part single page
3
5-part consecutive
2
5-part opening
19
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
7
7-part opening
2
n/a
3
Indentation for Initials
double
24
none
8
quadruple
3
single
24
triple
13
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
28
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
5
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
20
variable space, not on grid
5
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
30
not in dedicated space
5
provided, in dedicated space
5
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
9
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
21
notation extended into margin
6
partial additional staves
13
staveline added
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
33
brown
4
dark brown
1
gold
1
red
5
Type of Notation
chant (square)
3
full mensural
3
void mensural
35
Monophonic Notation
absent
30
present
10
Level of Calligraphy
fair
10
high
10
n/a
1
poor
3
very high
14
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
3
custodes
1
end symbol
3
none
2
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
repeat signs
5
signa congruentiae
15
signes-de-renvoi
20
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
2
Flemish
4
French
9
German
2
Italian
3
Latin
35
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
2
fully texted with one text
35
fully texted with two or more texts
10
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one text
4
provided with one or two incipits
3
provided with single incipit
6
untexted
7
varies
1
Type of Script
cursive
7
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
17
cursive (humanistic)
1
display script
15
hybrida
1
roman
1
rotonda
1
textura
7
Level of Calligraphy
fair
10
high
12
n/a
1
poor
1
very high
15
Colour of Text
black
31
blue
2
brown
4
dark brown
1
gold
1
grey
1
red
20
Multiple Texts
no
20
yes
19
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
rarely
18
Borders Frequency
never
2
occasionally
2
rarely
15
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
4
partial borders: one- and two-sided
2
partial borders: one-sided
6
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
3
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
2
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
15
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
8
decorated with grotesque heads
2
historiated
2
plain initials
1
trompe l'oeil
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
20
occasionally
8
often
6
rarely
7
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
10
calligraphic with decoration
4
calligraphic with grotesque heads
4
decorated
8
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
2
plain initials
6
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
9
normally
1
occasionally
3
rarely
8
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
11
normally
1
occasionally
4
often
2
rarely
2
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
3
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
4
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, fonds latin MS 16664 (olim Sorbonne 1479), Late 15th century, All folios
Cambridge, Great Britain, Magdalene College, MS Pepys 1760, c. 1509-c. 1514, All folios
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