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
11
Czech Republic
1
France
3
Germany
5
Great Britain
2
Italy
13
Spain
2
Switzerland
1
Cities
Augsburg
3
Barcelona
1
Basel
1
Bologna
1
Bourges
1
Brussels
10
Ferrara
1
Flanders
1
Florence
7
Fossombrone
1
France
2
Germany
1
Glarus, Switzerland
2
Hradec Králové
1
Innsbruck
1
Italy
2
Italy (North)
2
London
2
Mantua
1
Mechelen
10
Milan
1
Munich
5
Naples
1
Paris
2
Pisa
1
Rome
1
Seville
1
Spain
1
Venice
1
Vienna
2
Windsor
1
Production method
Manuscript
41
Printed work
1
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
33
choirbook (single quire(s))
1
monophonic manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
1
partbook (single)
2
partbooks (complete set)
1
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
Material
paper
22
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
15
parchment (with paper)
2
parchment and paper (mixed)
2
Format
oblong
12
upright
30
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
10
n/a
2
never
9
none visible
15
normally
3
often
3
rarely
1
sometimes
3
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
20
brown
13
dark brown
5
light brown
2
red
3
reddish brown
2
Ruling Medium
freehand
2
printed staves
1
single rastrum
31
straightedge
5
triple rastrum
4
Number of staves
1
2
10
15
11
5
12
2
2
9
3
8
4
13
5
19
6
42
7
21
8
19
9
15
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
14
2-part opening
18
2-part score
2
2-part single page
14
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
34
3-part score
1
3-part single page
10
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
36
4-part score
1
4-part single page
9
5-part opening
16
6-part opening
8
7-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
16
none
15
quadruple
2
quintuple
1
single
30
triple
8
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
30
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
5
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
12
variable space, not on grid
9
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
27
not in dedicated space
12
provided, in dedicated space
11
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
15
notation and staves extended into margin
30
notation extended into margin
17
partial additional staves
18
staveline added
8
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
27
blue
1
brown
15
dark brown
4
light brown
2
red
3
Type of Notation
chant (square)
4
full mensural
4
void mensural
40
Monophonic Notation
absent
35
present
8
Level of Calligraphy
fair
18
high
13
n/a
1
poor
4
very high
10
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
3
end symbol
10
pointers
3
repeat signs
13
signa congruentiae
20
signes-de-renvoi
26
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
1
Dutch
6
English
2
Flemish
5
French
20
German
5
Italian
12
Latin
35
Spanish
7
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
8
fully texted with one text
39
fully texted with two or more texts
10
fully texted with two texts
3
partially texted with one or two texts
3
partially texted with one text
11
provided with multiple incipits
2
provided with one or two incipits
4
provided with single incipit
25
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
22
Type of Script
cursive
7
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
2
cursive (bastarda)
16
cursive (humanistic)
4
cursive (italic)
2
display script
15
hybrida
4
roman
1
rotonda
1
textura
6
Level of Calligraphy
fair
17
high
17
n/a
1
poor
4
very high
7
Colour of Text
black
26
blue
2
brown
17
dark brown
3
grey
1
light brown
1
red
21
reddish brown
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
24
yes
20
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
rarely
14
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
4
rarely
10
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
4
partial borders: one-sided
3
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
3
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
4
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
10
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
5
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
2
historiated
1
plain initials
2
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
13
occasionally
7
often
6
rarely
11
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
19
calligraphic with decoration
5
calligraphic with grotesque heads
6
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
4
plain initials
7
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
5
normally
5
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
12
sometimes
4
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
2
Other Decoration Frequency
always
2
never
9
normally
4
occasionally
4
often
3
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
7
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
4
signa congruentiae
1
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Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, fonds français MS 1597 (olim Colbert 1625), c. 1500, All folios
Brussels, Belgium, Bibliothèque Royal Albert 1er/Koninklijke Bibliotheek Albert I, MS 228, c. 1515, with additions around 1519, All folios
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