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
8
France
2
Germany
1
Italy
13
Spain
3
Cities
Augsburg
1
Belgium
1
Bologna
1
Brussels
4
Catalonia
1
Ferrara
1
Flanders
1
Florence
5
France
6
Glarus, Switzerland
1
Italy
2
Italy (North)
3
Mantua
2
Mechelen
8
Milan
1
Munich
1
Naples
2
Padua
1
Paris
2
Pisa
1
Rome
2
Segovia
1
Seville
2
Spain
2
Toledo
1
Venice
1
Production method
Manuscript
39
Printed work
1
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
35
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
Material
paper
21
paper (with parchment)
3
parchment
16
Format
oblong
8
upright
32
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
10
n/a
1
never
9
none visible
15
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
15
brown
11
dark brown
8
gold
1
light brown
5
red
2
reddish brown
2
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
3
freehand
1
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
30
straightedge
3
triple rastrum
5
Number of staves
1
1
10
18
11
6
12
2
13
2
2
6
3
4
4
5
5
12
6
19
7
13
8
19
9
15
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
13
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
16
2-part single page
11
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
40
3-part single page
13
4-part consecutive
2
4-part opening
36
4-part single page
13
5-part opening
22
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
7
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
13
none
15
quadruple
3
single
29
triple
9
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
35
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
3
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
11
variable space, not on grid
4
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
24
not in dedicated space
17
provided, in dedicated space
7
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
3
made for complete additional staves
17
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
30
notation extended into margin
18
other
3
partial additional staves
20
staveline added
9
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
22
brown
17
dark brown
5
gold
1
light brown
3
red
3
Type of Notation
chant (square)
4
full mensural
5
void mensural
39
Monophonic Notation
absent
31
present
10
Level of Calligraphy
fair
16
high
12
n/a
1
poor
2
very high
11
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
4
end symbol
8
pointers
7
repeat signs
21
signa congruentiae
22
signes-de-renvoi
31
space-filler
4
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
9
Flemish
4
French
26
German
1
Italian
14
Latin
33
Spanish
9
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
17
fully texted with one text
35
fully texted with two or more texts
8
fully texted with two texts
5
partially texted with one or two texts
6
partially texted with one text
15
provided with one or two incipits
7
provided with single incipit
25
provided with two incipits
2
untexted
26
Type of Script
cursive
12
cursive (bastarda)
17
cursive (humanistic)
3
cursive (italic)
3
display script
11
humanistic
1
hybrida
5
roman
2
rotonda
2
textura
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
17
high
14
n/a
1
poor
6
very high
9
Colour of Text
black
22
brown
18
dark brown
7
gold
1
light brown
2
red
14
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
18
yes
26
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
rarely
15
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
3
occasionally
1
rarely
12
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
6
partial borders: one- and two-sided
2
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
3
never
1
normally
2
occasionally
2
rarely
11
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
8
flourished
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
17
occasionally
7
often
5
rarely
6
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
18
calligraphic with decoration
10
calligraphic with grotesque heads
11
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
3
historiated
1
plain initials
6
Planned Initials Frequency
always
2
never
5
normally
5
occasionally
3
often
3
rarely
9
sometimes
5
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
2
Other Decoration Frequency
never
7
normally
3
occasionally
3
often
2
rarely
3
sometimes
3
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
6
end-symbol
4
littera notabilior
3
signa congruentiae
1
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Brussels, Belgium, Bibliothèque Royal Albert 1er/Koninklijke Bibliotheek Albert I, MS 6428, c. 1520-1530, All folios
Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 4, c. 1516-18, All folios
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