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
12
Czech Republic
1
Germany
9
Great Britain
3
Italy
17
Italy (North)
1
Portugal
1
Silesia
1
Spain
3
Switzerland
2
Cities
Augsburg
2
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1
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Freiburg
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3
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3
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1
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1
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1
Toledo
1
Turin
1
Venice
1
Vienna
6
Windsor
1
Zagan
1
Production method
Manuscript
61
Physical type
chansonnier
1
chant book with polyphony
1
choirbook
51
choirbook (single quire(s))
1
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
monophonic manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
2
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbooks (complete set)
2
Material
paper
38
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
16
parchment (with paper)
2
parchment and paper (mixed)
4
Format
oblong
5
upright
56
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
12
never
6
none visible
32
normally
5
occasionally
1
often
3
sometimes
5
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
32
brown
19
dark brown
4
light brown
6
red
5
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
freehand
5
single rastrum
54
straightedge
7
triple rastrum
2
Number of staves
1
3
10
25
11
11
12
5
13
3
2
13
3
14
4
18
5
21
6
30
7
30
8
33
9
26
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
16
2-part consecutive
4
2-part opening
61
2-part score
1
2-part single page
18
3-part consecutive
4
3-part opening
53
3-part score
2
3-part single page
15
4-part consecutive
2
4-part opening
55
4-part score
1
4-part single page
16
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
38
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
15
7-part opening
2
8-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
24
none
29
quadruple
1
single
42
triple
11
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
46
left below voice parts as part of grid
2
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
5
staves not ruled
3
staves not ruled on grid
15
variable space, not on grid
14
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
40
not in dedicated space
17
provided, in dedicated space
10
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
5
made for complete additional staves
23
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
34
notation extended into margin
17
partial additional staves
25
staveline added
11
staves extended into margin
6
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
43
brown
17
dark brown
4
light brown
2
red
5
Type of Notation
chant (Gothic)
2
chant (square)
5
full mensural
4
strene notation
1
void mensural
58
Monophonic Notation
absent
44
present
20
Level of Calligraphy
fair
24
high
26
poor
2
very high
10
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
end symbol
12
none
1
pointers
4
repeat signs
11
signa congruentiae
23
signes-de-renvoi
35
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
2
Dutch
2
English
3
Flemish
3
French
22
German
2
Italian
8
Latin
56
Spanish
5
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
11
fully texted with one text
56
fully texted with two or more texts
12
fully texted with two texts
6
partially texted with one or two texts
3
partially texted with one text
11
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
3
provided with single incipit
21
provided with two incipits
2
untexted
22
Type of Script
antiqua
3
cursive
7
cursive (Anglicana)
3
cursive (German)
3
cursive (bastarda)
20
cursive (humanistic)
7
cursive (italic)
2
display script
19
hybrida
3
rotonda
1
textura
18
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
29
high
24
poor
5
very high
12
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
41
blue
3
brown
19
dark brown
5
gold
1
light brown
2
red
26
Multiple Texts
no
36
yes
32
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
6
rarely
10
sometimes
1
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
8
rarely
12
sometimes
1
Borders Size
full borders
4
partial borders: one- and two-sided
2
partial borders: one-sided
6
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
3
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
13
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
2
decorated
9
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
4
historiated
1
plain initials
4
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
5
normally
24
occasionally
8
often
7
rarely
10
sometimes
9
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
35
calligraphic with decoration
11
calligraphic with grotesque heads
13
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
13
littera notabilior
3
plain initials
11
zoomorphic initial
1
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
6
normally
4
occasionally
8
often
5
rarely
10
sometimes
5
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
11
normally
5
occasionally
4
often
3
rarely
5
sometimes
5
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
2
decorative final long
9
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
6
littera notabilior
5
ornament
1
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Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, fonds du conservatoire MS Rés. Vm7 676, 1502, All folios
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