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
Belgium
4
France
2
Germany
7
Great Britain
5
Italy
13
Silesia
3
Cities
Augsburg
1
Belgium
1
Bourges
1
Brussels
4
Catalonia
1
England
1
Ferrara
1
Florence
10
France
3
Germany (South)
3
Glarus, Switzerland
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Italy (North)
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Munich
1
Netherlands
1
Padua
1
Paris
1
Spain
1
Stirling
1
Torgau
1
Windsor
1
Zagan
3
Production method
Manuscript
42
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
30
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
partbook (single)
2
partbooks (complete set)
6
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
tablebook
1
Material
paper
24
paper (with parchment)
2
parchment
12
parchment (with paper)
2
parchment and paper (mixed)
2
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
13
upright
28
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
10
n/a
1
never
6
none visible
19
normally
6
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
17
brown
22
dark brown
4
light brown
1
red
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
5
freehand
2
printed staves
1
single rastrum
26
straightedge
9
triple rastrum
8
Number of staves
1
3
10
21
11
12
12
7
13
2
14
1
2
5
3
8
4
13
5
10
6
19
7
13
8
17
9
19
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
18
10-part opening
1
12-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part opening
11
2-part score
2
2-part single page
8
3-part consecutive
4
3-part opening
24
3-part score
2
3-part single page
11
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
32
4-part score
1
4-part single page
7
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
15
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
6
n/a
2
Indentation for Initials
double
7
none
20
quadruple
1
quintuple
1
single
27
triple
7
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
32
left below voice parts as part of grid
3
left between voice parts as part of grid
7
none
7
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
11
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
26
not in dedicated space
15
provided, in dedicated space
9
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
15
notation and staves extended into margin
42
notation extended into margin
15
other
4
partial additional staves
23
staveline added
11
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
25
blue
1
brown
19
dark brown
4
light brown
1
red
3
Type of Notation
chant (square)
3
full mensural
5
strene notation
1
void mensural
40
Monophonic Notation
absent
37
present
7
Level of Calligraphy
fair
22
high
13
poor
4
very high
8
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
4
end symbol
7
none
2
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
pointers
4
repeat signs
17
signa congruentiae
18
signes-de-renvoi
18
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
3
Dutch
2
English
4
Flemish
1
French
24
German
8
Italian
14
Latin
37
Spanish
4
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
16
fully texted with one text
32
fully texted with two or more texts
6
fully texted with two texts
3
partially texted with one or two texts
5
partially texted with one text
14
partially texted with two or more texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
6
provided with single incipit
24
provided with two incipits
2
untexted
23
varies
2
Type of Script
cursive
5
cursive (Anglicana)
4
cursive (German)
5
cursive (bastarda)
12
cursive (humanistic)
4
cursive (italic)
8
display script
8
humanistic
1
hybrida
2
roman
1
textura
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
19
high
13
poor
5
very high
7
Colour of Text
black
25
blue
1
brown
19
dark brown
5
light brown
1
red
15
Multiple Texts
no
20
yes
26
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
4
rarely
11
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
3
rarely
14
Borders Size
full borders
4
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
8
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
3
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
2
normally
4
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
10
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
11
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
3
historiated
2
plain initials
3
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
6
never
1
normally
19
occasionally
3
often
1
rarely
9
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
13
calligraphic with decoration
6
calligraphic with grotesque heads
5
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
1
historiated
1
plain initials
15
Planned Initials Frequency
always
4
never
4
normally
4
occasionally
3
often
2
rarely
10
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
6
normally
1
occasionally
3
often
1
rarely
4
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
banner
1
decorative final long
4
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
2
signes-de-renvoi
1
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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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