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
14
France
1
Germany
4
Great Britain
1
Italy
12
Spain
2
Cities
Belgium
1
Brussels
10
Catalonia
1
England
1
Ferrara
3
Florence
3
France
4
Germany (South)
2
Halberstadt
1
Italy
1
Italy (North)
1
Leipzig
2
Mantua
1
Mechelen
14
Naples
2
Paris
1
Pisa
1
Pordenone
1
Rome
2
Segovia
1
Tarazona
1
Toledo
1
Torgau
1
Production method
Manuscript
43
Physical type
choirbook
38
choirbook (fragment)
1
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
Material
paper
12
paper (with parchment)
5
parchment
24
parchment and paper (mixed)
2
Format
oblong
1
upright
42
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
16
never
4
none visible
14
normally
4
occasionally
1
often
4
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
27
brown
15
dark brown
5
gold
1
light brown
1
red
1
red-brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
freehand
2
quadruple rastrum
2
single rastrum
39
straightedge
4
triple rastrum
2
Number of staves
1
1
10
26
11
13
12
5
13
3
14
1
2
4
3
1
4
2
5
6
6
18
7
20
8
23
9
28
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
10
2-part opening
20
2-part single page
16
3-part consecutive
3
3-part opening
33
3-part score
1
3-part single page
12
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
37
4-part single page
13
5-part opening
22
5-part single page
3
6-part opening
6
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
2
n/a
2
Indentation for Initials
double
17
none
16
quadruple
3
single
33
triple
15
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
39
left below voice parts as part of grid
3
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
6
staves not ruled
3
staves not ruled on grid
14
variable space, not on grid
4
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
27
not in dedicated space
18
provided, in dedicated space
6
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
19
notation and staves extended into margin
34
notation extended into margin
22
other
2
partial additional staves
17
staveline added
9
staves extended into margin
6
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
30
brown
13
dark brown
5
gold
1
light brown
2
red
4
red-brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
5
full mensural
6
strene notation
1
void mensural
42
Monophonic Notation
absent
33
present
14
Level of Calligraphy
fair
15
high
14
poor
3
very high
15
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
3
custodes
1
end symbol
9
none
1
pointers
5
repeat signs
16
signa congruentiae
25
signes-de-renvoi
32
space-filler
3
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
7
English
1
Flemish
5
French
23
German
4
Italian
12
Latin
41
Spanish
6
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
18
fully texted with one text
38
fully texted with two or more texts
16
fully texted with two texts
4
partially texted with one or two texts
6
partially texted with one text
14
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
8
provided with single incipit
18
provided with two incipits
3
untexted
17
varies
2
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
8
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
22
cursive (humanistic)
4
display script
17
hybrida
4
roman
1
textura
8
Level of Calligraphy
fair
16
high
15
poor
2
very high
16
Colour of Text
black
31
blue
1
brown
13
dark brown
5
gold
1
light brown
1
red
20
red-brown
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
10
yes
43
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
5
rarely
21
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
6
occasionally
2
rarely
20
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
5
partial borders: one- and two-sided
3
partial borders: one-sided
6
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
5
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
2
normally
3
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
16
sometimes
3
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic
1
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
11
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
4
historiated
1
plain initials
2
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
25
occasionally
8
often
5
rarely
10
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
23
calligraphic with decoration
9
calligraphic with grotesque heads
9
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
8
littera notabilior
2
plain initials
5
Planned Initials Frequency
always
2
never
10
normally
3
occasionally
3
often
3
rarely
8
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
never
12
normally
1
occasionally
4
often
3
rarely
4
sometimes
4
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorative final long
7
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
3
ornament
1
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Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 4, c. 1516-18, 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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