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
14
Czech Republic
1
France
1
Germany
4
Great Britain
1
Italy
8
Spain
2
Switzerland
2
Cities
Antwerp
1
Augsburg
1
Basel
1
Bologna
1
Brussels
12
Catalonia
2
Ferrara
2
Florence
3
France
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Germany
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Germany (South)
1
Girona
1
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2
Italy (North)
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Leipzig
1
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1
Mechelen
12
Munich
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Netherlands
1
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1
Paris
1
Pisa
1
Rome
2
Segovia
1
Spain
1
St Gall
1
Stirling
1
Toledo
1
Wittenberg
1
Production method
Manuscript
42
Physical type
chant book with polyphony
1
choirbook
37
choirbook (fragment)
1
choirbook (single quire(s))
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
1
Material
paper
17
parchment
24
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
upright
42
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
15
never
6
none visible
16
normally
3
often
3
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
28
brown
14
dark brown
3
light brown
1
red
2
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
3
freehand
1
single rastrum
36
straightedge
7
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
1
2
10
42
11
17
12
9
13
3
14
1
2
2
3
4
4
7
5
13
6
18
7
17
8
24
9
28
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
6
10-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
3
2-part opening
18
2-part single page
9
3-part consecutive
3
3-part opening
28
3-part single page
11
4-part consecutive
3
4-part opening
39
4-part single page
6
5-part consecutive
2
5-part opening
26
5-part single page
3
6-part opening
9
7-part opening
2
8-part opening
1
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
23
none
9
quadruple
5
single
33
triple
18
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
35
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
5
staves not ruled
3
staves not ruled on grid
19
variable space, not on grid
6
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
35
not in dedicated space
8
provided, in dedicated space
7
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
14
notation and staves extended into margin
28
notation extended into margin
12
other
2
partial additional staves
17
staveline added
5
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
34
brown
7
dark brown
2
light brown
1
red
4
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
3
full mensural
4
void mensural
40
Monophonic Notation
absent
35
present
10
Level of Calligraphy
fair
10
high
13
poor
3
very high
17
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
6
custodes
1
end symbol
8
none
2
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
pointers
3
repeat signs
8
signa congruentiae
22
signes-de-renvoi
32
space-filler
3
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
1
Flemish
4
French
13
German
1
Italian
3
Latin
40
Spanish
3
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
6
fully texted with one text
38
fully texted with two or more texts
13
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
6
provided with multiple incipits
2
provided with one or two incipits
3
provided with single incipit
13
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
14
varies
1
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
7
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
2
cursive (Italianate)
1
cursive (bastarda)
22
cursive (italic)
3
display script
15
hybrida
3
roman
1
textura
8
Level of Calligraphy
fair
13
high
13
poor
3
very high
18
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
34
blue
2
brown
10
dark brown
2
gold
1
red
23
reddish brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
22
yes
25
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
5
none visible
1
rarely
17
sometimes
1
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
6
occasionally
2
rarely
19
sometimes
1
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
5
partial borders: one- and two-sided
3
partial borders: one-sided
9
partial borders: two- and three-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
4
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
16
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
2
decorated
8
decorated with grotesque heads
4
flourished
2
historiated
4
plain initials
1
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
4
normally
24
occasionally
8
often
5
rarely
10
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
17
calligraphic with decoration
5
calligraphic with grotesque heads
8
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
7
historiated
1
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
7
Planned Initials Frequency
always
2
never
9
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
13
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
14
occasionally
2
often
5
rarely
7
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
banner
1
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
3
end-symbol
4
littera notabilior
5
ornament
2
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Brussels, Belgium, Bibliothèque Royal Albert 1er/Koninklijke Bibliotheek Albert I, MS 9126, 1504-1505, All folios
Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS II.I.232 (olim Magliabechi XIX.58), c. 1515-1521, All folios
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