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
Belgium
3
France
2
Germany
4
Great Britain
4
Italy
20
Netherlands
2
Switzerland
1
Cities
Augsburg
2
Basel
1
Bologna
3
Bourges
1
Bruges
2
England
2
Ferrara
1
Florence
6
France
3
Freiburg
1
Innsbruck
1
Italy
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Italy (North)
1
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1
London
2
Maastricht
1
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1
Milan
2
Modena
5
Munich
1
Padua
1
Paris
1
Rome
1
Siena
2
Spain
1
Utrecht
1
Windsor
1
Production method
Manuscript
42
Physical type
choirbook
30
choirbook (fragment)
1
partbook (fragment)
1
partbook (single)
4
partbooks (complete set)
1
partbooks (incomplete set)
3
poetry collection with some notated music
1
printed treatise with added polyphony
1
Material
paper
27
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
12
parchment and paper (mixed)
2
Format
oblong
12
upright
30
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
6
never
8
none visible
19
normally
4
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
5
brown
42
gold
1
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
double rastrum
11
freehand
4
single rastrum
29
straightedge
6
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
1
2
10
14
11
7
12
8
13
3
14
2
15
1
2
7
3
8
4
10
5
8
6
12
7
9
8
8
9
8
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
14
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
10
2-part score
2
2-part single page
9
3-part consecutive
4
3-part opening
18
3-part score
2
3-part single page
8
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
27
4-part score
1
4-part single page
6
5-part opening
11
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
7
n/a
3
Indentation for Initials
double
2
none
20
quintuple
1
single
24
triple
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
33
left below voice parts as part of grid
5
left between voice parts as part of grid
4
none
6
staves not ruled on grid
4
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
27
not in dedicated space
10
provided, in dedicated space
13
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
13
notation and staves extended into margin
28
notation extended into margin
17
other
2
partial additional staves
14
staveline added
8
staves extended into margin
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
18
blue
1
brown
25
dark brown
5
gold
1
light brown
1
red
3
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
chant (square)
3
full mensural
5
strene notation
1
void mensural
40
Monophonic Notation
absent
33
present
11
Level of Calligraphy
fair
20
high
17
poor
6
very high
4
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
cue notes
1
end symbol
4
none
2
pointers
4
repeat signs
11
signa congruentiae
10
signes-de-renvoi
13
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
2
English
3
Flemish
2
French
18
German
5
Italian
8
Latin
30
Spanish
2
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
13
fully texted with one text
34
fully texted with two or more texts
3
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
3
partially texted with one text
13
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
2
provided with one or two incipits
6
provided with single incipit
15
provided with two incipits
4
untexted
16
varies
1
Type of Script
antiqua
2
cursive
7
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (German)
3
cursive (Italianate)
1
cursive (bastarda)
8
cursive (humanistic)
6
cursive (italic)
4
display script
1
hybrida
3
roman
1
textura
7
Level of Calligraphy
fair
16
high
19
poor
4
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
15
brown
24
dark brown
4
light brown
1
red
7
Multiple Texts
no
25
yes
18
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
2
never
2
often
1
rarely
6
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
2
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Borders Size
full borders
2
partial borders: one-sided
2
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
always
3
never
1
normally
5
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
2
decorated
6
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
3
historiated
1
plain initials
3
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
7
normally
6
occasionally
3
often
5
rarely
9
sometimes
5
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
17
calligraphic with decoration
9
calligraphic with grotesque heads
11
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
4
historiated
1
littera notabilior
3
plain initials
7
zoomorphic initial
1
Planned Initials Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
3
often
3
rarely
7
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
4
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
6
sometimes
3
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorated letters
3
decorative final long
9
embellished final barline
2
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
2
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Cambridge, Great Britain, Magdalene College, MS Pepys 1760, c. 1509-c. 1514, All folios
Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, fonds français MS 1597 (olim Colbert 1625), c. 1500, All folios
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