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
4
Belgium
16
France
3
Germany
7
Great Britain
2
Italy
19
Spain
5
Switzerland
2
Cities
Antwerp
1
Augsburg
1
Basel
2
Belgium
1
Bologna
2
Brussels
12
Burgundy
1
Casale Monferrato
1
Catalonia
2
England
1
Flanders
1
Florence
8
France
5
Germany
1
Germany (South)
1
Girona
1
Glarus, Switzerland
1
Halberstadt
1
Italy
1
Italy (North)
3
Leipzig
1
London
1
Lyons
1
Mantua
2
Mechelen
15
Milan
1
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1
Munich
5
Naples
1
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1
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1
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2
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2
Savoy, France
1
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1
Seville
2
Siena
1
Toledo
1
Torgau
1
Venice
1
Vienna
4
Windsor
1
Zaragoza
1
Production method
Manuscript
65
Printed work
3
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
62
choirbook (single quire(s))
2
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
tablebook
1
Material
paper
36
paper (with parchment)
3
parchment
27
parchment and paper (mixed)
2
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
11
upright
56
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
16
n/a
3
never
10
none visible
25
normally
7
occasionally
1
often
5
rarely
2
sometimes
4
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
35
brown
21
dark brown
8
gold
1
light brown
2
red
4
reddish brown
2
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
6
freehand
4
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
53
straightedge
4
triple rastrum
7
Number of staves
1
2
10
34
11
19
12
12
13
5
2
10
3
11
4
15
5
20
6
35
7
24
8
37
9
29
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
15
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
25
2-part score
1
2-part single page
16
3-part consecutive
3
3-part opening
53
3-part score
2
3-part single page
13
4-part opening
68
4-part score
1
4-part single page
20
5-part opening
43
5-part single page
5
6-part opening
14
7-part opening
2
8-part opening
2
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
29
none
26
quadruple
3
single
51
triple
18
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
55
left below voice parts as part of grid
2
left between voice parts as part of grid
5
none
9
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
21
variable space, not on grid
13
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
47
not in dedicated space
17
provided, in dedicated space
15
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
4
made for complete additional staves
23
none
2
notation and staves extended into margin
45
notation extended into margin
28
other
3
partial additional staves
31
staveline added
14
staves extended into margin
6
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
49
brown
19
dark brown
7
gold
1
light brown
2
red
6
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
8
full mensural
6
strene notation
1
void mensural
65
Monophonic Notation
absent
53
present
19
Level of Calligraphy
fair
21
high
27
n/a
3
poor
3
very high
18
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
12
custodes
1
end symbol
14
none
1
pointers
6
repeat signs
23
signa congruentiae
33
signes-de-renvoi
43
space-filler
3
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
6
English
2
Flemish
7
French
26
German
4
Italian
14
Latin
59
Spanish
6
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
19
fully texted with one text
59
fully texted with two or more texts
15
fully texted with two texts
7
partially texted with one or two texts
5
partially texted with one text
21
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
13
provided with single incipit
30
provided with two incipits
2
untexted
34
varies
1
Type of Script
Italic
1
antiqua
2
cursive
9
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (German)
3
cursive (bastarda)
30
cursive (humanistic)
4
cursive (italic)
6
display script
25
humanistic
2
hybrida
5
roman
2
rotonda
3
textura
10
Level of Calligraphy
fair
23
high
24
n/a
3
poor
9
very high
21
Colour of Text
black
49
blue
2
brown
21
dark brown
7
gold
1
light brown
2
red
31
reddish brown
2
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
36
yes
41
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
7
normally
1
rarely
22
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
8
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
21
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
8
partial borders: one- and two-sided
3
partial borders: one-sided
10
partial borders: two- and three-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
3
normally
2
occasionally
4
often
5
rarely
21
sometimes
3
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
2
decorated
13
decorated with grotesque heads
6
flourished
5
historiated
2
plain initials
3
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
4
never
1
normally
26
occasionally
11
often
10
rarely
16
sometimes
8
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
35
calligraphic with decoration
12
calligraphic with grotesque heads
14
decorated
4
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
11
historiated
1
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
10
Planned Initials Frequency
always
3
never
10
normally
7
occasionally
3
often
4
rarely
11
sometimes
5
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
2
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
13
normally
6
occasionally
4
often
6
rarely
8
sometimes
5
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
banner
4
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
9
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
5
littera notabilior
7
ornament
1
signa congruentiae
1
vignette
1
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Basel, Switzerland, Öffentliche Bibliothek der Universität, MS F X 10, First decade of the 16th century, All folios
Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 33, 1495-1520, All folios
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