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
1
Belgium
10
France
4
Germany
3
Great Britain
2
Italy
9
Spain
4
Switzerland
1
Cities
Augsburg
2
Basel
1
Bologna
1
Bourges
1
Brussels
8
England
1
Ferrara
1
Florence
3
Fossombrone
2
France
2
Germany
1
Glarus, Switzerland
1
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London
1
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1
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9
Munich
2
Netherlands
1
Paris
2
Rome
1
Savoy, France
1
Seville
1
Spain
2
Tarazona
3
Venice
2
Wittenberg
1
Production method
Manuscript
39
Printed work
6
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
32
choirbook (fragment)
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (complete set)
5
partbooks (incomplete set)
3
single leaf
1
Material
paper
24
parchment
19
parchment (with paper)
2
Format
oblong
13
upright
32
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
10
n/a
6
never
4
none visible
15
normally
4
often
4
rarely
1
sometimes
3
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
25
brown
12
dark brown
4
light brown
1
red
2
reddish brown
2
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
2
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
30
straightedge
6
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
1
2
10
22
11
10
12
6
13
2
14
2
2
8
3
7
4
15
5
19
6
25
7
20
8
22
9
20
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
16
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
14
2-part single page
10
3-part opening
28
3-part single page
7
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
33
4-part single page
3
5-part opening
18
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
6
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
24
none
11
quadruple
4
quintuple
1
single
45
triple
13
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
32
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
3
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
15
variable space, not on grid
6
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
29
not in dedicated space
11
provided, in dedicated space
11
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
11
none
2
notation and staves extended into margin
26
notation extended into margin
11
other
1
partial additional staves
15
staveline added
12
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
31
blue
1
brown
12
dark brown
3
gold
1
light brown
1
red
4
Type of Notation
full mensural
1
void mensural
44
Monophonic Notation
absent
39
present
7
Level of Calligraphy
fair
15
high
12
n/a
6
poor
2
very high
13
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
6
end symbol
4
pointers
3
repeat signs
11
signa congruentiae
26
signes-de-renvoi
24
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
2
English
1
Flemish
4
French
20
German
1
Italian
6
Latin
38
Spanish
7
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
11
fully texted with one text
43
fully texted with two or more texts
9
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
4
partially texted with one text
15
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
7
provided with single incipit
16
provided with two incipits
4
untexted
17
Type of Script
cursive
5
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
3
cursive (bastarda)
20
cursive (humanistic)
5
cursive (italic)
1
display script
14
hybrida
2
roman
2
rotonda
4
textura
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
8
high
18
n/a
6
poor
5
very high
12
Colour of Text
black
29
blue
1
brown
12
dark brown
4
light brown
1
red
20
Multiple Texts
no
22
yes
24
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
3
normally
1
rarely
15
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
4
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
12
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
4
partial borders: one- and two-sided
2
partial borders: one-sided
5
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
3
normally
3
often
3
rarely
14
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
8
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
3
historiated
2
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
5
normally
13
occasionally
7
often
4
rarely
9
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
15
calligraphic with decoration
5
calligraphic with grotesque heads
6
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
5
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
never
6
normally
4
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
11
sometimes
3
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
11
normally
4
occasionally
3
often
2
rarely
3
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
banner
3
decorative final long
5
littera notabilior
4
vignette
1
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Munich, Germany, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Musica MS 53 (olim H.C.49; = MaiM 12), c. 1510-25, All folios
Vatican, Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, MS Chigi C VIII 234, c. 1498-1503, All folios
Cambridge, Great Britain, Magdalene College, MS Pepys 1760, c. 1509-c. 1514, All folios
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