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
France
1
Germany
2
Italy
39
Italy (North)
1
Netherlands
2
Spain
1
Cities
Augsburg
1
Belgium
1
Casale Monferrato
4
Catalonia
2
Ferrara
1
Florence
15
France
4
Girona
1
Halberstadt
1
Italy
6
Italy (North)
3
Leipzig
1
Maastricht
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6
Naples
3
Paris
1
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1
Rome
4
Siena
2
Spain
1
Staffarda
1
Torgau
1
Turin
1
Utrecht
1
Venice
1
Production method
Manuscript
55
Physical type
choirbook
38
music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
partbook (fragment)
1
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (complete set)
5
partbooks (incomplete set)
3
poetry collection with some notated music
1
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
2
printed treatise with added polyphony
1
tablebook
1
Material
paper
46
paper (with parchment)
2
parchment
7
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
16
upright
38
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
7
never
9
none visible
32
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
1
sometimes
3
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
5
brown
36
dark brown
13
light brown
3
red
1
reddish brown
3
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
2
double rastrum
11
freehand
3
single rastrum
37
straightedge
4
triple rastrum
11
Number of staves
10
17
11
8
12
5
13
1
2
2
3
7
4
8
5
4
6
14
7
6
8
4
9
9
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
19
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
17
2-part score
1
2-part single page
12
3-part consecutive
4
3-part opening
34
3-part score
1
3-part single page
16
4-part consecutive
2
4-part opening
41
4-part score
1
4-part single page
17
5-part opening
17
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
6
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
6
none
38
single
21
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
44
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
3
none
10
staves not ruled on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
31
not in dedicated space
21
provided, in dedicated space
8
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
4
made for complete additional staves
18
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
39
notation extended into margin
27
other
3
partial additional staves
22
staveline added
11
staves extended into margin
5
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
15
blue
1
brown
42
dark brown
4
gold
1
light brown
2
red
1
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
chant (square)
3
full mensural
4
void mensural
54
Monophonic Notation
absent
47
present
10
Level of Calligraphy
fair
34
high
20
poor
5
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
4
cue notes
2
end symbol
10
none
1
pointers
5
repeat signs
21
signa congruentiae
18
signes-de-renvoi
27
space-filler
3
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
8
French
29
German
4
Italian
23
Latin
44
Spanish
7
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
22
fully texted with one text
40
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
8
partially texted with one text
19
partially texted with two texts
2
provided with one or two incipits
11
provided with single incipit
30
provided with two incipits
3
untexted
28
varies
1
Type of Script
cursive
14
cursive (German)
2
cursive (bastarda)
7
cursive (humanistic)
10
cursive (italic)
12
display script
2
humanistic
1
hybrida
3
roman
1
rotonda
1
textura
9
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
33
high
18
poor
8
Colour of Text
black
10
blue
2
brown
55
dark brown
3
light brown
1
red
6
reddish brown
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
28
yes
31
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
4
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
2
rarely
3
Borders Size
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
always
3
never
2
normally
1
occasionally
1
rarely
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
3
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
7
never
1
normally
22
occasionally
7
often
7
rarely
10
sometimes
7
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
28
calligraphic with decoration
15
calligraphic with grotesque heads
16
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
12
historiated
1
littera notabilior
4
plain initials
13
Planned Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
10
occasionally
3
often
5
rarely
4
sometimes
5
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
3
Other Decoration Frequency
always
2
normally
4
occasionally
4
often
8
rarely
7
sometimes
6
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorated letters
5
decorative final long
13
embellished final barline
6
end-symbol
7
littera notabilior
4
signes-de-renvoi
1
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London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Royal Appendix 58, c. 1515-40, All folios
Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS Magliabechi XIX.121, , All folios
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