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
Belgium
17
France
2
Germany
5
Great Britain
4
Italy
16
Spain
5
Switzerland
2
Cities
Basel
1
Brussels
11
Ferrara
2
Flanders
1
Florence
9
France
1
Germany (South)
3
Glarus, Switzerland
1
Italy
4
Italy (North)
1
London
4
Lyons
1
Mechelen
16
Milan
1
Munich
1
Pisa
1
Rome
1
Seville
1
Siena
1
St Gall
1
Switzerland
1
Tarazona
3
Troyes
1
Venice
3
Wittenberg
2
Zaragoza
1
Production method
Manuscript
60
Printed work
3
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
43
music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (complete set)
7
partbooks (incomplete set)
8
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
Material
paper
33
paper (with parchment)
4
parchment
25
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
oblong
21
upright
42
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
27
n/a
4
never
9
none visible
19
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
4
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
36
brown
17
dark brown
9
gold
1
red
1
reddish brown
2
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
5
freehand
1
printed staves
5
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
43
straightedge
5
triple rastrum
6
Number of staves
1
2
10
32
11
15
12
8
13
2
2
4
3
7
4
10
5
12
6
20
7
15
8
23
9
23
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
25
12-part opening
1
2-part opening
14
2-part single page
6
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
30
3-part single page
7
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
45
4-part single page
8
5-part opening
27
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
8
7-part opening
1
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
32
none
17
quadruple
5
single
41
triple
17
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
54
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
none
6
staves not ruled
3
staves not ruled on grid
20
variable space, not on grid
5
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
63
not in dedicated space
3
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
3
made for complete additional staves
11
notation and staves extended into margin
39
notation extended into margin
19
other
1
partial additional staves
15
staveline added
8
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
47
brown
11
dark brown
9
gold
1
light brown
1
red
5
Type of Notation
chant (square)
6
full mensural
5
void mensural
60
Monophonic Notation
absent
54
present
11
Level of Calligraphy
fair
18
high
22
n/a
3
poor
1
very high
19
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
6
custodes
1
end symbol
6
pointers
2
repeat signs
15
signa congruentiae
34
signes-de-renvoi
35
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
5
Flemish
4
French
25
German
2
Italian
10
Latin
57
Spanish
7
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
13
fully texted with one text
53
fully texted with two or more texts
15
fully texted with two texts
3
partially texted with one text
6
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
3
provided with single incipit
18
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
16
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
10
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
24
cursive (humanistic)
10
cursive (italic)
4
display script
23
humanistic
3
hybrida
2
roman
2
rotonda
4
textura
10
Level of Calligraphy
fair
20
high
28
n/a
3
poor
1
very high
18
Colour of Text
black
44
blue
2
brown
16
dark brown
6
gold
1
red
31
Multiple Texts
no
33
yes
34
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
3
none visible
1
normally
1
rarely
25
Borders Frequency
never
5
occasionally
1
rarely
20
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
6
partial borders: one- and two-sided
2
partial borders: one-sided
6
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
3
Painted Initials Frequency
never
5
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
21
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
8
decorated with grotesque heads
2
historiated
1
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
9
never
1
normally
32
occasionally
10
often
7
rarely
11
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
22
calligraphic with decoration
9
calligraphic with grotesque heads
10
decorated
7
decorated with grotesque heads
4
flourished
7
historiated
1
plain initials
9
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
13
normally
3
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
10
sometimes
3
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
always
3
never
17
normally
2
occasionally
3
often
4
rarely
6
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
banner
2
decorative final long
8
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
3
ornament
2
signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
1
vignette
1
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Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, fonds du conservatoire MS Rés. 862, c. 1503-5, 73-88
Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 4, c. 1516-18, All folios
Brussels, Belgium, Bibliothèque Royal Albert 1er/Koninklijke Bibliotheek Albert I, MS 9126, 1504-1505, All folios
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