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
4
Belgium
15
Germany
6
Great Britain
5
Italy
1
Spain
2
Switzerland
2
Cities
Antwerp
1
Arundel
2
Augsburg
1
Basel
2
Belgium
1
Brussels
11
England
2
Florence
1
France
6
Germany
1
Germany (South)
1
London
2
Mechelen
14
Munich
5
Netherlands
1
Savoy, France
1
Segovia
1
Seville
1
Toledo
1
Vienna
4
Windsor
1
Production method
Manuscript
42
Physical type
choirbook
37
choirbook (fragment)
1
choirbook (single quire(s))
2
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
Material
paper
13
paper (with parchment)
2
parchment
24
parchment (with paper)
1
parchment and paper (mixed)
2
Format
upright
42
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
10
never
5
none visible
16
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
5
rarely
2
sometimes
4
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
28
brown
11
dark brown
3
gold
1
light brown
3
red
2
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
freehand
5
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
35
straightedge
4
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
1
2
10
25
11
15
12
7
13
3
14
2
15
2
16
1
17
1
2
9
3
9
4
12
5
18
6
24
7
25
8
42
9
27
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
8
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
19
2-part single page
10
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
30
3-part score
1
3-part single page
5
4-part opening
37
4-part single page
10
5-part consecutive
2
5-part opening
29
5-part single page
4
6-part opening
11
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
26
none
9
quadruple
2
single
39
triple
15
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
32
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
6
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
21
variable space, not on grid
14
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
30
not in dedicated space
8
provided, in dedicated space
10
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
16
none
2
notation and staves extended into margin
22
notation extended into margin
14
other
1
partial additional staves
18
staveline added
7
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
33
brown
8
dark brown
3
gold
1
light brown
2
red
6
Type of Notation
chant (square)
4
full mensural
6
strene notation
1
void mensural
39
Monophonic Notation
absent
33
present
12
Level of Calligraphy
fair
10
high
16
poor
3
very high
16
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
6
custodes
1
end symbol
6
none
1
pointers
3
repeat signs
11
signa congruentiae
22
signes-de-renvoi
27
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
3
English
2
Flemish
5
French
14
German
2
Italian
3
Latin
36
Spanish
1
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
9
fully texted with one text
40
fully texted with two or more texts
13
fully texted with two texts
7
partially texted with one or two texts
4
partially texted with one text
8
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
6
provided with single incipit
12
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
15
Type of Script
cursive
4
cursive (Anglicana)
4
cursive (German)
2
cursive (bastarda)
25
display script
22
humanistic
1
hybrida
2
roman
1
rotonda
1
textura
8
Level of Calligraphy
fair
11
high
18
poor
4
very high
18
Colour of Text
black
33
blue
2
brown
7
dark brown
3
gold
1
light brown
2
red
27
Multiple Texts
no
20
yes
28
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
3
rarely
19
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
5
occasionally
3
often
1
rarely
18
sometimes
1
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
9
partial borders: one- and two-sided
4
partial borders: one-sided
6
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
3
Painted Initials Frequency
always
5
never
2
normally
3
occasionally
3
often
4
rarely
14
sometimes
3
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
2
decorated
11
decorated with grotesque heads
6
flourished
5
historiated
3
plain initials
3
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
16
occasionally
7
often
5
rarely
13
sometimes
5
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
19
calligraphic with decoration
4
calligraphic with grotesque heads
4
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
6
plain initials
4
Planned Initials Frequency
never
8
normally
4
occasionally
3
often
1
rarely
9
sometimes
3
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
11
normally
1
occasionally
3
often
3
rarely
4
sometimes
3
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
banner
2
decorative final long
6
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
1
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS Banco Rari 229 (olim Magliabechi XIX.59), 1492-1493, All folios
Brussels, Belgium, Bibliothèque Royal Albert 1er/Koninklijke Bibliotheek Albert I, MS 9126, 1504-1505, All folios
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