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
Austria
3
Belgium
4
Czech Republic
1
France
3
Germany
5
Italy
9
Portugal
1
Silesia
3
Spain
2
Cities
Augsburg
1
Bologna
1
Bourges
1
Bruges
1
Brussels
3
Burgundy
1
Cambrai
1
Catalonia
1
Coimbra
1
Ferrara
1
Florence
2
France
6
Germany (South)
1
Hradec Králové
1
Mechelen
3
Milan
1
Munich
4
Naples
2
Netherlands
1
Paris
1
Rome
3
Savoy, France
1
Seville
1
Tarazona
1
Venice
1
Vienna
3
Zagan
3
Production method
Manuscript
43
Physical type
chant book with polyphony
1
choirbook
34
choirbook (fragment)
1
choirbook (single quire(s))
1
partbook (fragment(s))
1
partbooks (complete set)
3
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
tablebook
1
Material
paper
26
parchment
16
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
4
upright
38
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
6
never
4
none visible
21
normally
6
often
3
rarely
1
sometimes
3
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
18
brown
16
dark brown
5
light brown
2
red
3
reddish brown
2
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
2
single rastrum
43
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
1
1
10
13
11
7
12
7
13
3
2
4
3
5
4
11
5
8
6
16
7
14
8
18
9
11
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
10
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
18
2-part single page
7
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
32
3-part score
1
3-part single page
8
4-part opening
34
4-part single page
15
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
16
6-part opening
10
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
15
none
22
quadruple
1
quintuple
1
single
31
triple
6
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
36
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
9
variable space, not on grid
6
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
23
not in dedicated space
16
provided, in dedicated space
7
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
4
made for complete additional staves
13
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
27
notation extended into margin
17
other
1
partial additional staves
17
staveline added
9
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
28
brown
14
dark brown
3
light brown
2
red
2
Type of Notation
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
3
full mensural
2
void mensural
42
Monophonic Notation
absent
35
present
8
Level of Calligraphy
fair
17
high
20
poor
2
very high
8
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
3
end symbol
8
none
1
pointers
3
repeat signs
15
signa congruentiae
14
signes-de-renvoi
24
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
4
Dutch
5
French
18
German
5
Italian
7
Latin
38
Spanish
4
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
11
fully texted with one text
40
fully texted with two or more texts
4
fully texted with two texts
6
partially texted with one or two texts
7
partially texted with one text
12
partially texted with two or more texts
1
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
7
provided with single incipit
18
provided with two incipits
3
untexted
18
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
7
cursive (German)
5
cursive (Italianate)
1
cursive (bastarda)
16
cursive (humanistic)
1
cursive (italic)
1
display script
11
humanistic
1
hybrida
6
textura
8
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
16
high
23
poor
4
very high
7
Colour of Text
black
29
blue
2
brown
16
dark brown
4
gold
1
light brown
2
red
13
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
22
yes
24
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
rarely
7
sometimes
1
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
2
often
1
rarely
12
sometimes
1
Borders Size
full borders
6
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
3
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
4
Painted Initials Frequency
always
4
never
2
normally
4
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
5
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
13
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
3
historiated
2
zoomorphic initial
3
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
14
occasionally
6
often
5
rarely
8
sometimes
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
19
calligraphic with decoration
11
calligraphic with grotesque heads
11
decorated
1
flourished
7
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
8
Planned Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
5
occasionally
5
often
8
rarely
9
sometimes
3
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
2
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
2
normally
3
occasionally
4
often
4
rarely
4
sometimes
4
Other Decoration Type
banner
3
decorative final long
6
embellished final barline
2
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
7
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 9, c. 1515, All folios
Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, fonds français MS 1597 (olim Colbert 1625), c. 1500, All folios
Cambridge, Great Britain, Magdalene College, MS Pepys 1760, c. 1509-c. 1514, All folios
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