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
18
Czech Republic
1
France
1
Germany
5
Italy
9
Spain
2
Switzerland
1
Cities
Antwerp
1
Augsburg
2
Bologna
1
Brussels
12
Catalonia
1
Ferrara
2
Florence
3
France
1
Germany (South)
1
Halberstadt
1
Hradec Králové
1
Italy
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Mechelen
16
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1
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1
Paris
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1
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1
Segovia
1
Siena
1
St Gall
1
Toledo
1
Torgau
1
Verona
1
Wittenberg
1
Zaragoza
1
Production method
Manuscript
42
Physical type
chant book with polyphony
1
choirbook
39
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
1
Material
paper
16
paper (with parchment)
2
parchment
23
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
upright
42
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
19
never
6
none visible
11
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
4
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
30
brown
16
dark brown
3
red
2
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
40
straightedge
5
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
1
2
10
42
11
17
12
7
13
3
14
1
2
3
3
1
4
4
5
10
6
15
7
16
8
24
9
29
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
10
2-part consecutive
3
2-part opening
18
2-part single page
10
3-part consecutive
3
3-part opening
30
3-part single page
8
4-part consecutive
2
4-part opening
39
4-part single page
6
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
26
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
8
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
n/a
3
Indentation for Initials
double
25
none
12
quadruple
4
single
34
triple
17
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
37
left below voice parts as part of grid
2
left between voice parts as part of grid
3
none
8
staves not ruled
3
staves not ruled on grid
20
variable space, not on grid
4
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
36
not in dedicated space
7
provided, in dedicated space
7
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
15
notation and staves extended into margin
29
notation extended into margin
14
other
3
partial additional staves
17
staveline added
4
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
34
brown
9
dark brown
2
light brown
1
red
5
Type of Notation
chant (square)
4
full mensural
5
void mensural
40
Monophonic Notation
absent
34
present
13
Level of Calligraphy
fair
11
high
13
poor
3
very high
19
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
5
custodes
1
end symbol
7
none
2
pointers
2
repeat signs
9
signa congruentiae
23
signes-de-renvoi
29
space-filler
4
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
1
Flemish
5
French
15
German
3
Italian
2
Latin
40
Spanish
2
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
6
fully texted with one text
38
fully texted with two or more texts
16
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
6
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
13
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
14
varies
2
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
8
cursive (German)
3
cursive (bastarda)
24
cursive (italic)
2
display script
20
humanistic
1
hybrida
1
roman
1
textura
9
Level of Calligraphy
fair
11
high
14
poor
3
very high
19
Colour of Text
black
34
blue
2
brown
12
dark brown
1
gold
1
red
25
Multiple Texts
no
22
yes
26
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
6
rarely
21
sometimes
1
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
7
occasionally
1
rarely
17
sometimes
1
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
4
partial borders: one- and two-sided
2
partial borders: one-sided
6
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
6
often
1
rarely
20
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
4
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
1
historiated
2
plain initials
1
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
4
never
2
normally
26
occasionally
10
often
4
rarely
14
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
16
calligraphic with decoration
6
calligraphic with grotesque heads
8
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
6
historiated
1
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
5
Planned Initials Frequency
always
3
never
13
normally
4
often
3
rarely
10
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
2
never
18
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
4
sometimes
3
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
3
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
2
ornament
2
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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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