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
10
France
2
Germany
3
Great Britain
5
Italy
3
Netherlands
1
Spain
5
Switzerland
1
Cities
Antwerp
1
Arundel
2
Augsburg
1
Basel
1
Belgium
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Brussels
7
Catalonia
2
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Florence
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6
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1
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2
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9
Munich
3
Netherlands
1
Paris
2
Savoy, France
1
Segovia
1
Seville
2
Toledo
1
Utrecht
1
Venice
1
Vienna
2
Windsor
1
Zaragoza
1
Production method
Manuscript
40
Printed work
2
Physical type
choirbook
35
choirbook (fragment)
1
choirbook (single quire(s))
1
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
poetry collection with some notated music
1
tablebook
1
Material
paper
21
parchment
18
parchment (with paper)
1
parchment and paper (mixed)
2
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
4
upright
37
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
8
n/a
2
never
7
none visible
14
normally
5
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
1
sometimes
3
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
20
brown
16
dark brown
5
light brown
2
red
2
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
2
freehand
4
single rastrum
32
straightedge
5
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
1
1
10
21
11
13
12
7
13
5
14
2
15
2
16
1
17
1
2
8
3
9
4
11
5
16
6
25
7
20
8
28
9
19
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
10
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
15
2-part score
1
2-part single page
12
3-part consecutive
3
3-part opening
33
3-part score
2
3-part single page
11
4-part opening
35
4-part score
1
4-part single page
12
5-part consecutive
2
5-part opening
22
5-part single page
4
6-part opening
11
8-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
20
none
9
single
42
triple
10
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
32
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
5
staves not ruled on grid
13
variable space, not on grid
10
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
23
not in dedicated space
12
provided, in dedicated space
12
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
3
made for complete additional staves
13
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
27
notation extended into margin
18
other
2
partial additional staves
20
staveline added
11
staves extended into margin
5
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
29
brown
13
dark brown
4
light brown
2
red
6
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
chant (square)
5
full mensural
7
strene notation
1
void mensural
39
Monophonic Notation
absent
33
present
11
Level of Calligraphy
fair
15
high
16
n/a
2
poor
3
very high
9
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
11
custodes
1
end symbol
12
pointers
5
repeat signs
17
signa congruentiae
24
signes-de-renvoi
27
space-filler
3
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
3
English
2
Flemish
3
French
15
German
2
Italian
6
Latin
36
Spanish
3
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
13
fully texted with one text
39
fully texted with two or more texts
10
fully texted with two texts
5
partially texted with one or two texts
5
partially texted with one text
14
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
10
provided with single incipit
18
provided with two incipits
2
untexted
22
Type of Script
cursive
7
cursive (Anglicana)
4
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
20
cursive (italic)
1
display script
12
humanistic
2
hybrida
3
rotonda
3
textura
6
Level of Calligraphy
fair
15
high
15
n/a
2
poor
5
very high
11
Colour of Text
black
28
blue
2
brown
14
dark brown
4
light brown
2
red
19
reddish brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
21
yes
23
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
7
rarely
11
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
7
occasionally
3
often
1
rarely
9
sometimes
1
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
4
partial borders: one- and two-sided
3
partial borders: one-sided
4
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
3
Painted Initials Frequency
always
7
never
3
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
9
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
2
decorated
10
decorated with grotesque heads
5
flourished
5
historiated
3
plain initials
3
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
13
occasionally
8
often
5
rarely
12
sometimes
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
19
calligraphic with decoration
7
calligraphic with grotesque heads
8
decorated
3
flourished
5
plain initials
7
Planned Initials Frequency
never
5
normally
5
occasionally
2
often
4
rarely
10
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
7
normally
2
occasionally
3
often
2
rarely
7
sometimes
4
Other Decoration Type
banner
3
decorative final long
8
end-symbol
4
littera notabilior
5
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Brussels, Belgium, Bibliothèque Royal Albert 1er/Koninklijke Bibliotheek Albert I, MS 9126, 1504-1505, All folios
Cambridge, Great Britain, Magdalene College, MS Pepys 1760, c. 1509-c. 1514, All folios
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