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
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Belgium
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France
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Germany
3
Great Britain
1
Italy
15
Spain
1
Switzerland
2
Cities
Basel
2
Bourges
1
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Brussels
9
Ferrara
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Florence
8
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Mechelen
9
Milan
1
Munich
3
Naples
1
Rome
1
Venice
2
Vic
1
Vienna
3
Production method
Manuscript
39
Printed work
3
Physical type
choirbook
36
choirbook (single quire(s))
1
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (complete set)
2
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
tablebook
1
Material
paper
21
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
19
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
7
upright
34
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
11
n/a
3
never
4
none visible
18
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
23
brown
13
dark brown
4
gold
1
light brown
1
red
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
3
freehand
4
quadruple rastrum
2
single rastrum
32
straightedge
2
triple rastrum
5
Number of staves
1
3
10
14
11
8
12
4
13
1
2
8
3
8
4
11
5
13
6
23
7
19
8
22
9
15
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
12
2-part opening
14
2-part score
2
2-part single page
10
3-part opening
32
3-part score
2
3-part single page
6
4-part opening
37
4-part score
1
4-part single page
12
5-part opening
18
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
7
Indentation for Initials
double
18
none
13
quadruple
3
quintuple
1
single
31
triple
10
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
34
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
3
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
12
variable space, not on grid
4
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
26
not in dedicated space
13
provided, in dedicated space
8
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
8
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
31
notation extended into margin
20
partial additional staves
14
staveline added
8
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
27
blue
1
brown
14
dark brown
3
gold
1
light brown
2
red
4
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
3
void mensural
41
Monophonic Notation
absent
36
present
6
Level of Calligraphy
fair
12
high
13
n/a
3
poor
3
very high
14
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
7
custodes
1
end symbol
8
pointers
3
repeat signs
21
signa congruentiae
42
signes-de-renvoi
29
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
9
English
1
Flemish
3
French
24
German
3
Italian
12
Latin
35
Spanish
4
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
14
fully texted with one text
36
fully texted with two or more texts
11
fully texted with two texts
6
partially texted with one or two texts
6
partially texted with one text
14
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
8
provided with single incipit
24
provided with two incipits
3
untexted
21
Type of Script
cursive
7
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
17
cursive (humanistic)
3
cursive (italic)
3
display script
15
hybrida
4
roman
4
rotonda
1
textura
6
Level of Calligraphy
fair
12
high
17
n/a
3
poor
4
very high
11
Colour of Text
black
26
blue
2
brown
14
dark brown
4
gold
1
light brown
2
red
19
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
19
yes
27
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
normally
1
rarely
18
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
2
occasionally
1
rarely
17
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
5
partial borders: one- and two-sided
3
partial borders: one-sided
4
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
6
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
4
normally
5
occasionally
1
rarely
9
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
9
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
2
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
16
occasionally
9
often
4
rarely
12
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
14
calligraphic with decoration
6
calligraphic with grotesque heads
6
decorated
1
flourished
4
historiated
1
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
never
7
normally
7
often
2
rarely
12
sometimes
3
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
3
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
10
normally
3
occasionally
5
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
banner
2
decorative final long
3
embellished final barline
2
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
3
vignette
1
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Brussels, Belgium, Bibliothèque Royal Albert 1er/Koninklijke Bibliotheek Albert I, MS 228, c. 1515, with additions around 1519, All folios
Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, fonds du conservatoire MS Rés. Vm7 676, 1502, All folios
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