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
11
France
1
Germany
7
Great Britain
1
Italy
11
Cities
Brussels
9
England
1
Ferrara
4
Florence
4
France
3
Italy
3
Leipzig
1
Mechelen
10
Modena
1
Munich
5
Munich, Germany
1
Naples
1
Paris
1
Pordenone
1
Rome
1
Siena
1
Spain
1
Vienna
6
Wittenberg
1
Production method
Manuscript
42
Physical type
choirbook
35
choirbook (fragment)
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (complete set)
1
partbooks (incomplete set)
3
Material
paper
18
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
22
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
oblong
6
upright
36
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
14
never
4
none visible
12
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
3
sometimes
6
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
26
brown
15
dark brown
2
light brown
1
red
1
red-brown
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
double rastrum
6
freehand
1
single rastrum
34
straightedge
3
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
10
22
11
8
12
4
13
2
14
1
2
10
3
8
4
15
5
12
6
22
7
22
8
22
9
22
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
14
2-part opening
19
2-part single page
10
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
29
3-part score
1
3-part single page
8
4-part opening
33
4-part single page
9
5-part opening
18
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
9
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
20
none
17
quadruple
4
single
30
triple
13
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
33
left below voice parts as part of grid
2
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
4
staves not ruled
3
staves not ruled on grid
12
variable space, not on grid
9
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
31
not in dedicated space
11
provided, in dedicated space
8
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
12
notation and staves extended into margin
26
notation extended into margin
15
other
1
partial additional staves
14
staveline added
6
staves extended into margin
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
29
brown
11
dark brown
4
light brown
1
red
4
red-brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
3
full mensural
1
strene notation
1
void mensural
42
Monophonic Notation
absent
31
present
13
Level of Calligraphy
fair
11
high
17
poor
1
very high
14
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
custodes
1
end symbol
3
none
1
pointers
4
repeat signs
11
signa congruentiae
20
signes-de-renvoi
24
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
2
English
1
Flemish
4
French
20
German
3
Italian
9
Latin
36
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
13
fully texted with one text
34
fully texted with two or more texts
16
fully texted with two texts
5
partially texted with one or two texts
4
partially texted with one text
9
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
7
provided with single incipit
10
provided with two incipits
2
untexted
13
varies
1
Type of Script
cursive
3
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (bastarda)
18
cursive (humanistic)
7
cursive (italic)
1
display script
17
hybrida
3
textura
12
Level of Calligraphy
fair
8
high
21
poor
2
very high
13
Colour of Text
black
28
blue
1
brown
11
dark brown
4
light brown
1
red
22
red-brown
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
6
yes
42
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
rarely
18
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
4
occasionally
1
rarely
15
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
3
partial borders: one- and two-sided
2
partial borders: one-sided
5
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
4
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
3
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
4
rarely
11
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic
1
decorated
8
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
3
historiated
2
plain initials
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
5
normally
18
occasionally
6
often
4
rarely
8
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
17
calligraphic with decoration
6
calligraphic with grotesque heads
9
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
5
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
9
normally
2
rarely
10
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
never
11
normally
1
occasionally
3
often
3
rarely
5
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorative final long
6
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
3
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Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, fonds français MS 1597 (olim Colbert 1625), c. 1500, All folios
Brussels, Belgium, Bibliothèque Royal Albert 1er/Koninklijke Bibliotheek Albert I, MS 9126, 1504-1505, All folios
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