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
3
Belgium
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Czech Republic
1
Germany
5
Great Britain
2
Italy
19
Portugal
1
Silesia
1
Spain
2
Cities
Augsburg
2
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9
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1
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1
Rome
3
Segovia
1
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1
Toledo
1
Vienna
3
Windsor
1
Zagan
1
Production method
Manuscript
52
Physical type
chansonnier
1
chant book with polyphony
1
choirbook
45
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
monophonic manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbooks (complete set)
1
Material
paper
26
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
20
parchment (with paper)
2
parchment and paper (mixed)
3
Format
oblong
3
upright
49
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
15
never
4
none visible
26
normally
4
often
3
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
27
brown
16
dark brown
3
light brown
4
red
7
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
freehand
1
single rastrum
47
straightedge
4
triple rastrum
2
Number of staves
1
2
10
24
11
9
12
4
13
3
2
8
3
7
4
13
5
15
6
25
7
22
8
26
9
23
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
15
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
52
2-part score
1
2-part single page
15
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
47
3-part score
1
3-part single page
14
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
46
4-part score
1
4-part single page
13
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
28
6-part opening
13
7-part opening
2
8-part opening
3
Indentation for Initials
double
21
none
26
quadruple
1
single
33
triple
11
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
42
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
4
staves not ruled
3
staves not ruled on grid
15
variable space, not on grid
9
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
37
not in dedicated space
15
provided, in dedicated space
5
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
3
made for complete additional staves
19
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
32
notation extended into margin
18
partial additional staves
20
staveline added
9
staves extended into margin
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
36
brown
15
dark brown
2
light brown
1
red
4
Type of Notation
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
4
full mensural
3
void mensural
49
Monophonic Notation
absent
39
present
16
Level of Calligraphy
fair
18
high
23
poor
1
very high
11
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
9
pointers
4
repeat signs
9
signa congruentiae
22
signes-de-renvoi
32
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
2
Dutch
2
English
2
Flemish
3
French
19
German
1
Italian
7
Latin
47
Spanish
4
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
10
fully texted with one text
49
fully texted with two or more texts
12
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
3
partially texted with one text
10
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
3
provided with single incipit
18
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
17
Type of Script
antiqua
2
cursive
6
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
18
cursive (humanistic)
2
cursive (italic)
2
display script
15
hybrida
3
rotonda
1
textura
21
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
20
high
24
poor
4
very high
13
Colour of Text
black
37
blue
4
brown
16
dark brown
3
gold
1
light brown
1
red
23
Multiple Texts
no
31
yes
27
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
4
rarely
13
sometimes
1
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
6
rarely
15
sometimes
1
Borders Size
full borders
4
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
4
occasionally
2
often
4
rarely
13
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic
1
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
11
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
5
historiated
1
plain initials
4
Penned Initials Frequency
always
6
normally
23
occasionally
6
often
7
rarely
9
sometimes
6
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
27
calligraphic with decoration
8
calligraphic with grotesque heads
9
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
16
littera notabilior
2
plain initials
6
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
6
normally
4
occasionally
7
often
3
rarely
9
sometimes
4
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
2
never
11
normally
5
occasionally
2
often
5
rarely
4
sometimes
4
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
4
decorative final long
6
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
5
littera notabilior
6
ornament
1
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Cambridge, Great Britain, Magdalene College, MS Pepys 1760, c. 1509-c. 1514, All folios
Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, fonds français MS 15123 (olim Suppl. Fr. 2637), c.1480-4, All folios
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