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
4
Belgium
6
France
3
Germany
7
Great Britain
2
Italy
13
Cities
Augsburg
1
Bourges
1
Bruges
2
Brussels
3
Cognac
1
England
1
Ferrara
3
Flanders
1
Florence
7
France
4
Germany (South)
1
London
1
Mantua
1
Mechelen
4
Modena
1
Munich
5
Padua
1
Paris
1
Rome
1
Savoy, France
1
Schonenberg nr. Bocholt
1
Vienna
4
Wittenberg
1
Production method
Manuscript
36
Physical type
chansonnier
2
choirbook
29
monophonic manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbook (single)
2
partbooks (complete set)
1
Material
paper
13
paper (with parchment)
4
parchment
17
parchment (with paper)
2
Format
oblong
5
upright
31
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
9
never
2
none visible
14
normally
4
often
5
rarely
2
sometimes
3
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
17
brown
15
dark brown
1
gold
2
light brown
1
red
4
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
freehand
1
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
30
straightedge
5
triple rastrum
3
Number of staves
1
3
10
13
11
4
12
1
13
1
14
1
2
7
3
7
4
7
5
14
6
15
7
13
8
17
9
13
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
7
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
14
2-part single page
3
3-part opening
26
3-part single page
4
4-part opening
29
4-part single page
6
5-part opening
15
6-part opening
5
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
10
none
20
quadruple
1
quintuple
1
single
25
triple
5
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
26
left below voice parts as part of grid
2
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
5
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
5
variable space, not on grid
7
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
27
not in dedicated space
7
provided, in dedicated space
7
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
7
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
17
notation extended into margin
13
partial additional staves
5
staveline added
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
25
brown
10
dark brown
1
gold
2
light brown
1
red
2
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
chant (square)
2
full mensural
3
void mensural
33
Monophonic Notation
absent
29
present
9
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
28
very high
7
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
1
pointers
1
repeat signs
10
signa congruentiae
16
signes-de-renvoi
12
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
3
English
1
Flemish
2
French
18
German
1
Italian
5
Latin
29
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
9
fully texted with one text
32
fully texted with two or more texts
5
fully texted with two texts
6
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
8
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
2
provided with one or two incipits
4
provided with single incipit
17
provided with two incipits
3
untexted
13
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
3
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (bastarda)
14
cursive (humanistic)
2
cursive (italic)
3
display script
11
hybrida
2
roman
2
textura
16
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
36
poor
1
very high
4
Colour of Text
black
25
blue
1
brown
11
dark brown
1
gold
1
light brown
1
red
15
Multiple Texts
no
22
yes
20
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
2
never
3
often
1
rarely
13
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
5
often
1
rarely
10
Borders Size
full borders
4
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
4
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
4
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
3
normally
7
occasionally
3
often
3
rarely
8
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
16
flourished
5
plain initials
3
zoomorphic initial
3
Penned Initials Frequency
always
7
never
1
normally
9
occasionally
4
often
4
rarely
8
sometimes
7
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
20
calligraphic with decoration
6
calligraphic with grotesque heads
9
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
10
historiated
1
littera notabilior
2
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
never
2
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
6
sometimes
4
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
5
normally
6
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
3
sometimes
4
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
banner
1
decorated letters
2
decorative final long
5
embellished final barline
2
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
3
ornament
1
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Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 3, 1518-20, All folios
Brussels, Belgium, Bibliothèque Royal Albert 1er/Koninklijke Bibliotheek Albert I, MS 9126, 1504-1505, All folios
Cambridge, Great Britain, Magdalene College, MS Pepys 1760, c. 1509-c. 1514, All folios
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