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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Countries
Belgium
13
France
1
Germany
5
Great Britain
3
Italy
10
Spain
2
Cities
Arundel
1
Augsburg
1
Brussels
11
England
1
Eton
1
Ferrara
1
Florence
2
France
2
Italy (North)
1
Leipzig
1
London
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Mechelen
12
Modena
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2
Padua
1
Paris
1
Rome
1
Siena
1
Spain
1
Vic
1
Wittenberg
1
Zaragoza
1
Production method
Manuscript
42
Physical type
choirbook
41
choirbook (fragment)
1
Material
paper
20
parchment
19
parchment (with paper)
2
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
upright
42
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
14
never
5
none visible
13
normally
3
occasionally
2
often
4
sometimes
3
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
28
brown
14
dark brown
2
light brown
2
red
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
4
freehand
1
single rastrum
36
straightedge
6
Number of staves
1
1
10
42
11
18
12
11
13
5
14
3
15
2
16
1
17
1
2
4
3
3
4
5
5
10
6
16
7
18
8
22
9
24
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
7
12-part opening
1
2-part opening
18
2-part single page
8
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
25
3-part score
1
3-part single page
5
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
38
4-part single page
5
5-part consecutive
2
5-part opening
25
5-part single page
3
6-part consecutive
1
6-part opening
14
7-part consecutive
1
7-part opening
2
8-part consecutive
1
8-part opening
1
9-part consecutive
1
9-part opening
1
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
all staves indented
1
double
24
none
12
quadruple
5
single
29
triple
17
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
36
left below voice parts as part of grid
2
left between voice parts as part of grid
3
none
5
staves not ruled
3
staves not ruled on grid
18
variable space, not on grid
5
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
35
not in dedicated space
7
provided, in dedicated space
7
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
16
notation and staves extended into margin
31
notation extended into margin
13
other
2
partial additional staves
19
staveline added
5
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
32
brown
12
dark brown
3
red
6
Type of Notation
chant (square)
4
full mensural
3
strene notation
1
void mensural
41
Monophonic Notation
absent
35
present
10
Level of Calligraphy
fair
9
high
19
poor
2
very high
14
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
5
cue notes
1
custodes
1
end symbol
5
none
2
pointers
1
repeat signs
8
signa congruentiae
16
signes-de-renvoi
28
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
English
1
Flemish
4
French
15
German
2
Italian
2
Latin
39
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
4
fully texted with one text
39
fully texted with two or more texts
14
partially texted with one or two texts
3
partially texted with one text
6
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
5
provided with single incipit
10
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
13
varies
1
Type of Script
cursive
5
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (German)
1
cursive (Italianate)
1
cursive (bastarda)
20
cursive (humanistic)
1
cursive (italic)
3
display script
18
humanistic
1
hybrida
2
roman
1
textura
9
Level of Calligraphy
fair
10
high
17
poor
2
very high
15
Colour of Text
black
30
blue
1
brown
12
dark brown
3
red
23
Multiple Texts
no
23
yes
22
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
4
rarely
18
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
6
occasionally
2
rarely
15
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
3
partial borders: one- and two-sided
3
partial borders: one-sided
7
partial borders: two- and three-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
4
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
13
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
7
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
1
historiated
2
plain initials
2
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
20
occasionally
8
often
6
rarely
14
sometimes
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
19
calligraphic with decoration
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
6
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
6
historiated
1
littera notabilior
2
plain initials
4
Planned Initials Frequency
always
3
never
11
normally
3
often
1
rarely
12
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
3
never
15
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
6
rarely
4
sometimes
3
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
2
banner
2
decorated letters
4
decorative final long
4
embellished final barline
3
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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