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
2
Belgium
3
England
1
France
1
Germany
4
Great Britain
2
Italy
16
Italy (North)
1
Portugal
1
Spain
1
Switzerland
5
Cities
Antwerp
1
Arundel
1
Augsburg
1
Basel
5
Bologna
2
Brussels
2
Cambrai
1
Casale Monferrato
3
Coimbra
1
Ferrara
1
Florence
4
Freiburg
1
Germany
2
Germany (South)
1
Innsbruck
1
Italy (North)
3
Mantua
2
Mechelen
2
Munich
2
Naples
2
Northamptonshire
1
Rheinfelden
1
Rome
2
Staffarda
1
Stirling
1
Tarazona
1
Turin
1
Vienna
1
Production method
Manuscript
41
Physical type
choirbook
28
choirbook (single quire(s))
3
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
monophonic manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
2
partbook (single)
2
partbooks (complete set)
1
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
printed book with interpolated polyphony
1
single leaf
1
Material
paper
28
paper (with parchment)
2
parchment
10
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
oblong
6
upright
35
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
never
3
none visible
41
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
18
brown
20
dark brown
3
light brown
1
n/a
1
red
3
reddish brown
2
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
double rastrum
2
freehand
5
single rastrum
29
straightedge
8
triple rastrum
3
Number of staves
1
2
10
14
11
8
12
5
13
2
14
2
15
1
16
1
17
1
2
4
3
7
4
8
5
11
6
18
7
12
8
18
9
18
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
12
10-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
3
2-part opening
22
2-part single page
9
3-part consecutive
3
3-part opening
26
3-part single page
12
4-part consecutive
2
4-part opening
31
4-part single page
12
5-part consecutive
3
5-part opening
21
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
6
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
12
none
25
quadruple
1
single
22
triple
3
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
29
left below voice parts as part of grid
2
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
9
staves not ruled on grid
6
variable space, not on grid
6
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
28
not in dedicated space
13
provided, in dedicated space
7
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
4
made for complete additional staves
16
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
25
notation extended into margin
14
partial additional staves
13
staveline added
4
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
23
brown
21
dark brown
1
light brown
1
red
1
Type of Notation
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
4
full mensural
3
void mensural
38
Monophonic Notation
absent
33
present
13
Level of Calligraphy
fair
21
high
11
poor
8
very high
3
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
6
none
3
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
pointers
2
repeat signs
8
signa congruentiae
12
signes-de-renvoi
23
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
3
French
10
German
3
Italian
8
Latin
39
Spanish
3
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
39
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
11
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
3
provided with single incipit
16
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
18
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
7
cursive (Anglicana)
3
cursive (German)
5
cursive (bastarda)
8
cursive (humanistic)
5
cursive (italic)
2
display script
7
rotonda
1
textura
12
various
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
24
high
14
poor
5
very high
3
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
25
blue
3
brown
20
dark brown
1
light brown
1
red
12
Multiple Texts
no
32
yes
15
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
2
never
2
rarely
6
Borders Frequency
never
3
occasionally
2
rarely
2
Borders Size
full borders
2
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
3
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
4
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
historiated
3
plain initials
1
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
14
occasionally
7
often
4
rarely
4
sometimes
5
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
18
calligraphic with decoration
11
calligraphic with grotesque heads
9
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
10
littera notabilior
3
plain initials
5
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
3
occasionally
5
often
4
rarely
9
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
2
never
2
normally
3
occasionally
5
often
6
rarely
1
sometimes
3
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorated letters
2
decorative final long
7
diagrams
1
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
4
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Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, nouvelles acquisitions françaises MS 1817, c. 1514-23, All folios
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