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
4
France
2
Germany
6
Great Britain
1
Italy
22
Netherlands
1
Spain
2
Cities
Augsburg
1
Bologna
5
Cognac
1
Emmerich
1
Ferrara
4
Florence
5
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1
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3
Italy (North)
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1
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1
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Munich
4
Munich, Germany
1
Paris
1
Pordenone
1
Rome
1
Vic
1
Vienna
4
Windsor
1
Zaragoza
1
Production method
Manuscript
40
Printed work
1
Physical type
choirbook
32
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbook (fragment)
1
partbooks (complete set)
2
partbooks (incomplete set)
3
poetry collection with some notated music
1
printed treatise with added polyphony
1
Material
paper
29
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
9
parchment (with paper)
1
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
oblong
6
upright
35
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
7
n/a
1
never
8
none visible
16
normally
4
occasionally
1
often
1
sometimes
4
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
18
brown
18
dark brown
1
light brown
1
red
2
red-brown
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
8
freehand
1
single rastrum
30
straightedge
4
triple rastrum
2
Number of staves
10
11
11
6
12
7
13
5
14
3
15
2
2
5
3
7
4
12
5
8
6
11
7
8
8
8
9
11
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
6
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
13
2-part single page
5
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
21
3-part single page
5
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
29
4-part single page
4
5-part opening
18
6-part opening
10
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
2
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
6
none
41
single
9
triple
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
29
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
3
variable space, not on grid
6
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
32
not in dedicated space
7
provided, in dedicated space
6
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
7
notation and staves extended into margin
22
notation extended into margin
17
partial additional staves
10
staveline added
3
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
24
brown
13
dark brown
4
light brown
1
red
1
red-brown
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
chant (square)
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
39
Monophonic Notation
absent
32
present
11
Level of Calligraphy
fair
15
high
21
n/a
1
poor
3
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
3
cue notes
2
end symbol
3
none
2
pointers
1
repeat signs
8
signa congruentiae
11
signes-de-renvoi
13
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
English
1
French
10
German
3
Italian
6
Latin
33
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
6
fully texted with one text
34
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
3
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
6
provided with one or two incipits
5
provided with single incipit
9
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
10
varies
1
Type of Script
antiqua
4
cursive
4
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
2
cursive (humanistic)
9
cursive (italic)
3
display script
3
humanistic
1
hybrida
1
roman
1
rotonda
1
textura
14
Level of Calligraphy
fair
15
high
20
n/a
1
poor
2
very high
2
Colour of Text
black
22
blue
1
brown
16
dark brown
2
grey
1
light brown
1
red
6
red-brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
26
yes
16
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
4
rarely
6
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
3
rarely
6
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
2
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
4
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
4
often
3
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic
1
decorated
6
flourished
4
plain initials
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
7
normally
9
often
5
rarely
6
sometimes
7
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
20
calligraphic with decoration
6
calligraphic with grotesque heads
7
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
8
historiated
1
littera notabilior
3
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
1
often
1
rarely
3
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
2
never
2
normally
5
occasionally
1
often
4
rarely
3
sometimes
3
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
2
banner
1
decorated letters
4
decorative final long
5
embellished final barline
4
littera notabilior
3
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Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, fonds français MS 1597 (olim Colbert 1625), c. 1500, All folios
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