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
Austria
7
Belgium
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France
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Germany
10
Great Britain
4
Italy
10
Netherlands
1
Cities
Arundel
1
Augsburg
3
Brussels
7
Flanders
1
Fossombrone
2
France
1
Glarus, Switzerland
2
Innsbruck
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London
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Padua
1
Paris
1
Portugal
1
Schonenberg nr. Bocholt
1
Switzerland
1
Venice
4
Vienna
6
Windsor
1
Production method
Manuscript
37
Printed work
6
Physical type
chansonnier
2
choirbook
31
monophonic manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbook (fragment)
1
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (complete set)
3
partbooks (incomplete set)
2
Material
paper
26
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
13
parchment (with paper)
2
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
oblong
15
upright
28
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
6
n/a
7
never
5
none visible
15
normally
4
occasionally
1
often
3
sometimes
4
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
27
brown
9
dark brown
1
gold
1
light brown
1
red
3
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
freehand
1
printed staves
1
single rastrum
27
straightedge
9
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
1
5
10
13
11
6
12
2
13
1
14
1
15
1
16
1
17
1
2
15
3
15
4
23
5
43
6
33
7
24
8
24
9
17
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
13
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
17
2-part score
1
2-part single page
4
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
28
3-part single page
4
4-part opening
31
4-part single page
7
5-part consecutive
2
5-part opening
22
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
9
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
22
none
11
quadruple
3
single
36
triple
9
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
24
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
4
staves not ruled on grid
14
variable space, not on grid
13
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
31
not in dedicated space
4
provided, in dedicated space
10
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
10
notation and staves extended into margin
16
notation extended into margin
4
partial additional staves
14
staveline added
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
37
blue
1
brown
6
dark brown
1
gold
1
light brown
1
red
2
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
chant (square)
1
full mensural
3
void mensural
40
Monophonic Notation
absent
33
present
10
Level of Calligraphy
fair
9
high
19
n/a
6
poor
3
very high
8
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
6
end symbol
3
pointers
1
repeat signs
5
signa congruentiae
20
signes-de-renvoi
18
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
3
English
3
Flemish
2
French
11
German
2
Italian
5
Latin
33
Spanish
1
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
5
fully texted with one text
41
fully texted with two or more texts
6
fully texted with two texts
5
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
6
provided with one or two incipits
3
provided with single incipit
11
untexted
15
Type of Script
cursive
3
cursive (Anglicana)
3
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
12
cursive (humanistic)
4
cursive (italic)
1
display script
20
roman
3
rotonda
3
textura
13
Level of Calligraphy
fair
9
high
23
n/a
6
poor
1
very high
7
Colour of Text
black
36
blue
3
brown
6
dark brown
1
dark red
1
green
1
light brown
1
red
22
Multiple Texts
no
27
yes
16
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
often
1
rarely
12
Borders Frequency
never
3
occasionally
1
rarely
9
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
2
partial borders: one-sided
3
partial borders: two-sided
4
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
4
normally
2
occasionally
4
often
1
rarely
9
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
8
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
3
historiated
2
plain initials
3
zoomorphic initial
3
Penned Initials Frequency
always
4
normally
10
occasionally
5
often
3
rarely
7
sometimes
6
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
16
calligraphic with decoration
4
calligraphic with grotesque heads
5
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
8
littera notabilior
2
plain initials
7
Planned Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
11
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
6
normally
4
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
1
sometimes
3
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
5
diagrams
1
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
1
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Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 20, c. 1515-20, All folios
Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 12, 1515-20, All folios
Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, fonds français MS 2245, c. 1490-8, All folios
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