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
7
Belgium
11
Czech Republic
1
France
1
Germany
15
Great Britain
3
Italy
5
Portugal
1
Cities
Antwerp
1
Arundel
1
Augsburg
1
Brussels
9
Coimbra
1
England
1
Eton
1
Ferrara
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Florence
4
Germany (South)
4
Glarus, Switzerland
1
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Italy (North)
1
Mantua
1
Mechelen
10
Munich
8
Munich, Germany
1
Paris
1
Vienna
7
Wittenberg
4
Production method
Manuscript
42
Physical type
chant book with polyphony
1
choirbook
41
Material
paper
24
paper (with parchment)
3
parchment
13
parchment (with paper)
1
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
oblong
1
upright
41
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
13
never
1
none visible
12
normally
3
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
1
sometimes
8
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
31
brown
9
dark brown
2
red
4
Ruling Medium
freehand
2
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
36
straightedge
5
triple rastrum
3
Number of staves
1
3
10
24
11
13
12
6
13
3
14
2
15
2
16
2
17
2
2
12
3
12
4
16
5
20
6
27
7
23
8
27
9
22
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
8
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
22
2-part single page
12
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
29
3-part score
1
3-part single page
5
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
40
4-part single page
8
5-part consecutive
3
5-part opening
24
5-part single page
2
6-part consecutive
1
6-part opening
13
7-part consecutive
1
8-part consecutive
1
8-part opening
4
9-part consecutive
1
9-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
all staves indented
1
double
23
none
14
quadruple
1
single
35
triple
9
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
26
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
none
2
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
15
variable space, not on grid
17
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
32
not in dedicated space
8
provided, in dedicated space
5
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
13
notation and staves extended into margin
22
notation extended into margin
10
partial additional staves
11
staveline added
5
staves extended into margin
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
37
brown
7
dark brown
3
red
5
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
2
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
3
full mensural
4
strene notation
1
void mensural
39
Monophonic Notation
absent
29
present
15
Level of Calligraphy
fair
15
high
23
very high
6
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
end symbol
8
pointers
3
repeat signs
5
signa congruentiae
14
signes-de-renvoi
18
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
1
English
1
Flemish
2
French
6
German
2
Italian
3
Latin
39
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
3
fully texted with one text
40
fully texted with two or more texts
9
fully texted with two texts
4
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
4
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
6
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
11
Type of Script
cursive
2
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (bastarda)
12
cursive (humanistic)
1
cursive (italic)
1
display script
22
rotonda
1
textura
23
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
14
high
25
very high
8
Colour of Text
black
38
blue
6
brown
7
dark brown
2
dark red
1
gold
1
green
1
red
42
Multiple Texts
no
25
yes
20
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
3
rarely
12
sometimes
1
Borders Frequency
never
4
occasionally
2
rarely
7
sometimes
1
Borders Size
full borders
3
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
4
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
3
occasionally
3
often
2
rarely
11
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
3
decorated
6
decorated with grotesque heads
6
flourished
4
historiated
3
plain initials
1
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
3
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
18
occasionally
9
often
3
rarely
9
sometimes
7
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
25
calligraphic with decoration
8
calligraphic with grotesque heads
6
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
11
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
5
Planned Initials Frequency
never
3
normally
1
occasionally
5
often
4
rarely
9
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
6
normally
4
occasionally
3
often
5
rarely
3
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
2
banner
1
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
8
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
3
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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 IV.922, c. 1520, one quire (117-125) c. 1515, All folios
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