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
1
Czech Republic
2
France
4
Germany
4
Italy
20
Netherlands
1
Spain
2
Switzerland
2
Cities
Augsburg
2
Basel
2
Belgium
1
Bourges
1
Casale Monferrato
3
Cognac
1
Florence
12
France
5
Germany
1
Glarus, Switzerland
1
Halberstadt
1
Hradec Králové
2
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1
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2
Leipzig
2
Maastricht
1
Mantua
1
Modena
1
Munich
1
Naples
1
Paris
2
Rome
1
Segovia
1
Seville
1
Siena
2
Spain
1
Switzerland
1
Toledo
1
Torgau
1
Production method
Manuscript
43
Physical type
choirbook
29
choirbook (single quire(s))
1
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
partbook (fragment)
1
partbook (single)
4
partbooks (complete set)
5
partbooks (incomplete set)
2
Material
paper
35
parchment
8
Format
oblong
14
upright
29
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
5
never
8
none visible
27
normally
2
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
4
brown
30
dark brown
7
light brown
4
red
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
2
double rastrum
3
freehand
3
single rastrum
31
straightedge
4
triple rastrum
8
Number of staves
10
9
11
6
12
3
13
2
14
1
2
5
3
8
4
7
5
5
6
13
7
9
8
10
9
7
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
18
2-part opening
10
2-part score
1
2-part single page
10
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
26
3-part score
1
3-part single page
10
4-part opening
26
4-part score
1
4-part single page
12
5-part opening
10
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
2
8-part opening
1
n/a
2
Indentation for Initials
double
2
none
24
quintuple
1
single
24
triple
1
varies
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
30
left below voice parts as part of grid
3
left between voice parts as part of grid
4
none
10
staves not ruled on grid
1
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
21
not in dedicated space
19
provided, in dedicated space
9
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
4
made for complete additional staves
16
notation and staves extended into margin
34
notation extended into margin
21
other
2
partial additional staves
21
staveline added
9
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
9
brown
43
light brown
1
red
1
Type of Notation
chant (Central European)
1
chant (square)
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
42
Monophonic Notation
absent
38
present
7
Level of Calligraphy
fair
26
high
12
poor
9
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
3
end symbol
6
none
2
pointers
4
repeat signs
22
signa congruentiae
18
signes-de-renvoi
17
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
2
Dutch
9
Flemish
1
French
29
German
7
Italian
16
Latin
34
Spanish
6
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
20
fully texted with one text
33
fully texted with two texts
3
partially texted with one or two texts
7
partially texted with one text
18
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
8
provided with single incipit
28
provided with two incipits
3
untexted
27
varies
2
Type of Script
cursive
13
cursive (German)
4
cursive (bastarda)
10
cursive (humanistic)
5
cursive (italic)
8
display script
3
hybrida
5
roman
1
textura
4
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
26
high
16
poor
8
Colour of Text
black
9
blue
3
brown
40
dark brown
1
light brown
1
red
6
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
23
yes
26
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
rarely
6
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
1
rarely
6
Borders Size
full borders
3
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
3
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
5
occasionally
1
rarely
4
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
8
flourished
1
historiated
2
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
9
occasionally
7
often
6
rarely
7
sometimes
7
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
15
calligraphic with decoration
7
calligraphic with grotesque heads
8
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
7
historiated
1
littera notabilior
2
plain initials
10
Planned Initials Frequency
always
4
normally
10
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
7
sometimes
5
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
2
Other Decoration Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
2
occasionally
3
often
6
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
2
decorative final long
5
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
5
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Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, fonds français MS 1597 (olim Colbert 1625), c. 1500, All folios
Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, fonds du conservatoire MS Rés. Vm7 676, 1502, All folios
Cambridge, Great Britain, Magdalene College, MS Pepys 1760, c. 1509-c. 1514, All folios
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