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
10
Germany
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Great Britain
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Italy
1
Netherlands
1
Spain
1
Switzerland
1
Cities
Arundel
1
Augsburg
1
Basel
1
Brussels
9
Florence
1
Germany (South)
4
Glarus, Switzerland
1
London
1
Mechelen
10
Munich
2
Netherlands
2
Utrecht
1
Wittenberg
1
Zaragoza
1
Production method
Manuscript
29
Physical type
choirbook
25
choirbook (single quire(s))
1
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
poetry collection with some notated music
1
Material
paper
8
paper (with parchment)
4
parchment
14
parchment (with paper)
2
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
oblong
1
upright
28
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
16
n/a
1
never
5
none visible
7
normally
1
often
5
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
29
brown
3
gold
1
red
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
freehand
3
printed staves
1
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
25
straightedge
3
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
1
3
10
21
11
11
12
7
13
1
14
1
15
1
2
6
3
5
4
6
5
11
6
15
7
15
8
21
9
20
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
6
12-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
10
2-part single page
3
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
12
3-part single page
1
4-part opening
24
4-part single page
3
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
18
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
6
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
19
none
8
quadruple
3
single
24
triple
11
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
22
none
6
staves not ruled
3
staves not ruled on grid
17
variable space, not on grid
7
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
26
not in dedicated space
2
provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
6
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
18
notation extended into margin
7
partial additional staves
11
staveline added
3
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
28
brown
2
dark brown
1
gold
1
red
3
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
chant (square)
4
full mensural
3
void mensural
29
Monophonic Notation
absent
27
present
8
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
9
poor
2
very high
15
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
end symbol
3
none
1
repeat signs
4
signa congruentiae
12
signes-de-renvoi
16
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
2
Flemish
3
French
6
German
3
Italian
2
Latin
27
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
3
fully texted with one text
28
fully texted with two or more texts
10
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one text
2
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
4
untexted
6
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
16
cursive (humanistic)
1
display script
18
humanistic
1
roman
1
textura
9
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
10
poor
1
very high
16
Colour of Text
black
28
blue
2
brown
3
dark brown
1
dark red
1
gold
1
green
1
red
21
Multiple Texts
no
17
yes
15
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
3
rarely
17
Borders Frequency
never
3
occasionally
1
rarely
15
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
6
partial borders: one- and two-sided
2
partial borders: one-sided
5
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
4
often
2
rarely
15
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
4
decorated with grotesque heads
2
historiated
1
plain initials
2
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
3
never
1
normally
16
occasionally
4
often
2
rarely
5
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
9
calligraphic with decoration
3
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
3
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
never
9
occasionally
3
often
2
rarely
6
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
2
never
11
normally
1
occasionally
3
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
2
banner
2
decorative final long
2
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
1
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London, Great Britain, Lambeth Palace Library, MS 1, Late 1520s, All folios
Mechelen, Belgium, Archief en Stadsbibliotheek, MS s.s., c. 1515, All folios
Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, MS Rés. Vmc. 57, c. 1470, All folios
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