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
6
Belgium
7
Czech Republic
1
Germany
7
Great Britain
1
Italy
13
Spain
3
Switzerland
1
Cities
Augsburg
2
Barcelona
1
Basel
1
Bologna
1
Brussels
7
Ferrara
5
Florence
3
France
3
Germany
1
Hradec Králové
1
Italy (North)
1
London
1
Mantua
2
Mechelen
7
Munich
7
Munich, Germany
1
Naples
2
Padua
1
Rome
2
Segovia
1
Tarazona
1
Toledo
1
Venice
1
Vienna
6
Windsor
1
Production method
Manuscript
43
Physical type
chant book with polyphony
1
choirbook
37
choirbook (single quire(s))
1
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
monophonic manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
2
Material
paper
24
parchment
15
parchment (with paper)
1
parchment and paper (mixed)
3
Format
oblong
1
upright
42
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
13
never
6
none visible
18
normally
3
often
1
sometimes
5
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
26
brown
11
dark brown
3
light brown
3
red
4
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
freehand
3
single rastrum
41
straightedge
3
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
1
1
10
18
11
6
12
4
13
2
2
8
3
10
4
14
5
15
6
22
7
22
8
25
9
19
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
7
2-part consecutive
3
2-part opening
43
2-part score
1
2-part single page
12
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
40
3-part score
1
3-part single page
13
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
39
4-part score
1
4-part single page
11
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
25
6-part opening
10
7-part opening
2
8-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
17
none
20
quadruple
1
single
31
triple
8
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
31
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
3
staves not ruled
3
staves not ruled on grid
11
variable space, not on grid
11
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
30
not in dedicated space
13
provided, in dedicated space
5
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
3
made for complete additional staves
13
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
23
notation extended into margin
15
partial additional staves
14
staveline added
9
staves extended into margin
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
33
brown
8
dark brown
3
light brown
1
red
4
Type of Notation
chant (square)
4
full mensural
3
void mensural
40
Monophonic Notation
absent
29
present
17
Level of Calligraphy
fair
12
high
21
poor
1
very high
10
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
9
none
1
pointers
2
repeat signs
9
signa congruentiae
20
signes-de-renvoi
27
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
1
Dutch
1
English
1
Flemish
2
French
16
Italian
6
Latin
39
Spanish
4
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
7
fully texted with one text
38
fully texted with two or more texts
9
fully texted with two texts
5
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
7
provided with multiple incipits
2
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
15
provided with two incipits
2
untexted
13
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
6
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
14
cursive (humanistic)
3
cursive (italic)
2
display script
13
hybrida
3
textura
19
Level of Calligraphy
fair
15
high
21
poor
4
very high
11
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
32
blue
3
brown
10
dark brown
4
gold
1
light brown
1
red
19
Multiple Texts
no
27
yes
24
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
4
rarely
10
sometimes
1
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
5
rarely
13
sometimes
1
Borders Size
full borders
3
partial borders: one- and two-sided
2
partial borders: one-sided
6
partial borders: two-sided
4
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
3
normally
3
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
7
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic
1
calligraphic with decoration
2
decorated
9
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
4
historiated
1
plain initials
2
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
4
normally
19
occasionally
5
often
4
rarely
7
sometimes
7
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
23
calligraphic with decoration
7
calligraphic with grotesque heads
8
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
10
littera notabilior
2
plain initials
6
zoomorphic initial
1
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
4
normally
4
occasionally
6
often
2
rarely
9
sometimes
3
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
8
normally
4
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
5
sometimes
3
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
2
decorative final long
4
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
4
littera notabilior
5
ornament
1
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Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, MS Rés. Vmc. 57, c. 1470, All folios
Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Medicea-Laurenziana, MS Acquisti e doni 666, 1518, All folios
Brussels, Belgium, Bibliothèque Royal Albert 1er/Koninklijke Bibliotheek Albert I, MS 9126, 1504-1505, All folios
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