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
Belgium
13
France
1
Germany
4
Great Britain
4
Italy
6
Netherlands
1
Switzerland
5
Cities
Basel
5
Bourges
1
Brussels
10
England
1
Ferrara
1
Florence
2
France
1
Germany
5
Leipzig
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London
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Mechelen
13
Munich
3
Munich, Germany
1
Naples
2
Pordenone
1
Rome
2
Spain
1
Stirling
1
Utrecht
1
Vienna
4
Windsor
1
Production method
Manuscript
41
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
32
choirbook (fragment(s))
1
choirbook (fragment)
1
choirbook (single quire(s))
3
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
poetry collection with some notated music
1
Material
paper
17
parchment
19
parchment (with paper)
2
parchment and paper (mixed)
3
Format
oblong
1
upright
40
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
9
never
9
none visible
13
normally
4
often
5
rarely
1
sometimes
4
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
26
brown
13
dark brown
2
light brown
2
red
1
red-brown
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
freehand
6
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
31
straightedge
8
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
1
2
10
22
11
10
12
6
13
1
14
1
2
11
3
12
4
14
5
21
6
29
7
41
8
33
9
26
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
10
10-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
21
2-part single page
11
3-part consecutive
4
3-part opening
33
3-part score
1
3-part single page
10
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
36
4-part single page
11
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
18
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
9
7-part opening
1
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
19
none
13
quadruple
1
quintuple
1
single
35
triple
12
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
30
left below voice parts as part of grid
3
left between voice parts as part of grid
3
none
6
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
14
variable space, not on grid
13
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
29
not in dedicated space
10
provided, in dedicated space
9
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
17
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
24
notation extended into margin
13
other
1
partial additional staves
15
staveline added
6
staves extended into margin
7
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
31
brown
12
dark brown
1
light brown
1
red
5
red-brown
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
chant (square)
2
full mensural
3
strene notation
1
void mensural
40
Monophonic Notation
absent
34
present
11
Level of Calligraphy
fair
10
high
16
poor
8
very high
11
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
3
end symbol
5
none
2
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
pointers
4
repeat signs
9
signa congruentiae
25
signes-de-renvoi
29
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
4
English
3
Flemish
3
French
16
German
4
Italian
7
Latin
35
Spanish
5
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
11
fully texted with one text
33
fully texted with two or more texts
11
fully texted with two texts
5
partially texted with one or two texts
5
partially texted with one text
12
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
2
provided with one or two incipits
6
provided with single incipit
16
provided with two incipits
2
untexted
17
varies
1
Type of Script
cursive
3
cursive (Anglicana)
4
cursive (German)
4
cursive (bastarda)
18
cursive (humanistic)
3
display script
18
humanistic
1
hybrida
3
textura
7
Level of Calligraphy
fair
13
high
15
poor
6
very high
10
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
28
blue
1
brown
12
dark brown
4
light brown
1
red
23
red-brown
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
19
yes
27
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
6
rarely
16
Borders Frequency
never
8
occasionally
1
rarely
15
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
6
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
3
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
5
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
4
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
13
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
5
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
4
plain initials
5
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
18
occasionally
8
often
3
rarely
10
sometimes
6
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
19
calligraphic with decoration
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
5
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
6
littera notabilior
3
plain initials
6
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
6
normally
3
occasionally
3
often
2
rarely
14
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
never
10
normally
2
occasionally
3
often
4
rarely
5
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorated letters
2
decorative final long
5
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
3
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 12, 1515-20, All folios
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