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
8
Belgium
16
France
5
Germany
10
Great Britain
1
Italy
24
Switzerland
2
Cities
Augsburg
1
Basel
1
Bologna
1
Bourges
1
Bruges
1
Brussels
11
Casale Monferrato
1
Cognac
1
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Ferrara
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France
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Italy (North)
3
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1
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1
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Mechelen
14
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2
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3
Siena
1
Spain
1
St Gall
1
Venice
1
Vienna
8
Windsor
1
Production method
Manuscript
75
Printed work
1
Physical type
choirbook
70
choirbook (fragment)
1
choirbook (single quire(s))
2
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
printed treatise with added polyphony
1
Material
paper
36
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
36
parchment (with paper)
2
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
upright
76
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
22
n/a
1
never
8
none visible
23
normally
7
occasionally
1
often
4
rarely
3
sometimes
9
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
44
brown
24
dark brown
2
gold
1
light brown
7
red
2
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
2
double rastrum
7
freehand
3
quadruple rastrum
2
single rastrum
67
straightedge
5
triple rastrum
2
Number of staves
1
3
10
32
11
17
12
14
13
3
14
2
15
1
2
13
3
13
4
16
5
23
6
31
7
34
8
41
9
34
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
12
12-part opening
1
2-part opening
32
2-part single page
11
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
53
3-part score
1
3-part single page
13
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
62
4-part single page
14
5-part opening
34
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
16
8-part opening
2
n/a
3
Indentation for Initials
double
31
none
29
quadruple
5
quintuple
1
single
53
triple
16
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
56
left below voice parts as part of grid
2
left between voice parts as part of grid
4
none
4
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
21
variable space, not on grid
14
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
54
not in dedicated space
19
provided, in dedicated space
9
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
3
made for complete additional staves
21
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
48
notation extended into margin
26
other
1
partial additional staves
17
staveline added
10
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
54
brown
20
dark brown
1
gold
1
light brown
2
red
5
Type of Notation
chant (square)
2
full mensural
3
void mensural
73
Monophonic Notation
absent
62
present
15
Level of Calligraphy
fair
23
high
31
n/a
1
poor
6
very high
19
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
3
cue notes
1
custodes
1
end symbol
4
none
5
pointers
7
repeat signs
19
signa congruentiae
37
signes-de-renvoi
46
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
5
English
1
Flemish
4
French
30
German
3
Italian
10
Latin
65
Spanish
4
n/a
1
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
67
fully texted with two or more texts
14
fully texted with two texts
10
partially texted with one or two texts
7
partially texted with one text
14
partially texted with two texts
2
provided with multiple incipits
3
provided with one or two incipits
8
provided with single incipit
30
provided with two incipits
4
untexted
27
varies
1
Type of Script
antiqua
2
cursive
10
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
4
cursive (Italianate)
1
cursive (bastarda)
29
cursive (humanistic)
5
cursive (italic)
2
display script
26
humanistic
1
hybrida
3
roman
2
rotonda
1
textura
20
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
17
high
34
n/a
1
poor
6
very high
19
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
49
blue
5
brown
22
dark brown
2
dark red
1
gold
1
green
1
grey
1
light brown
2
red
34
Multiple Texts
no
37
yes
43
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
3
normally
1
rarely
29
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
4
occasionally
1
rarely
28
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
7
partial borders: one- and two-sided
3
partial borders: one-sided
7
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
10
Painted Initials Frequency
always
3
never
4
normally
7
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
17
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic
1
decorated
17
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
4
historiated
1
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
5
normally
30
occasionally
11
often
5
rarely
16
sometimes
9
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
31
calligraphic with decoration
7
calligraphic with grotesque heads
10
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
13
historiated
1
littera notabilior
2
plain initials
8
Planned Initials Frequency
always
4
never
9
normally
6
occasionally
5
often
3
rarely
11
sometimes
4
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
3
never
13
normally
6
occasionally
4
often
4
rarely
5
sometimes
4
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
2
banner
2
decorated letters
3
decorative final long
7
embellished final barline
2
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
4
ornament
2
signes-de-renvoi
1
vignette
1
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Cambridge, Great Britain, Magdalene College, MS Pepys 1760, c. 1509-c. 1514, All folios
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