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
9
Belgium
3
France
4
Germany
16
Great Britain
6
Italy
32
Netherlands
2
Spain
2
Cities
Arundel
1
Augsburg
3
Bologna
5
Brussels
2
Cognac
1
Emmerich
1
England
2
Eton
1
Ferrara
5
Florence
8
France
4
Glarus, Switzerland
1
Innsbruck
1
Italy
3
Italy (North)
1
Köln
1
Leipzig
1
London
3
Maastricht
1
Mechelen
3
Milan
2
Modena
6
Munich
11
Munich, Germany
1
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1
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1
Paris
2
Pordenone
1
Rome
2
Siena
2
Spain
1
Troyes
1
Utrecht
1
Vic
1
Vienna
8
Windsor
1
Wittenberg
1
Zaragoza
1
Zwickau
1
Production method
Manuscript
79
Physical type
choirbook
64
choirbook (fragment)
2
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbook (fragment)
1
partbook (single)
2
partbooks (complete set)
2
partbooks (incomplete set)
3
poetry collection with some notated music
2
printed treatise with added polyphony
1
Material
paper
51
paper (with parchment)
2
parchment
22
parchment (with paper)
2
parchment and paper (mixed)
2
Format
oblong
11
upright
68
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
13
never
16
none visible
29
normally
7
occasionally
3
often
4
sometimes
9
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
38
brown
37
dark brown
2
gold
1
light brown
2
red
4
red-brown
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
double rastrum
12
freehand
5
single rastrum
58
straightedge
12
triple rastrum
2
Number of staves
1
3
10
28
11
13
12
15
13
8
14
5
15
4
16
1
17
1
2
19
3
20
4
27
5
26
6
30
7
25
8
26
9
23
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
16
12-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
3
2-part opening
25
2-part score
2
2-part single page
12
3-part consecutive
5
3-part opening
39
3-part score
2
3-part single page
12
4-part consecutive
2
4-part opening
57
4-part score
1
4-part single page
9
5-part consecutive
3
5-part opening
33
5-part single page
1
6-part consecutive
1
6-part opening
18
7-part consecutive
1
7-part opening
1
8-part consecutive
1
8-part opening
3
9-part consecutive
1
9-part opening
1
n/a
3
Indentation for Initials
all staves indented
1
double
18
none
41
quadruple
1
single
45
triple
5
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
54
left below voice parts as part of grid
2
left between voice parts as part of grid
4
none
10
staves not ruled on grid
13
variable space, not on grid
16
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
55
not in dedicated space
14
provided, in dedicated space
18
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
3
made for complete additional staves
17
notation and staves extended into margin
43
notation extended into margin
27
other
2
partial additional staves
25
staveline added
10
staves extended into margin
5
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
52
blue
1
brown
26
dark brown
7
gold
1
light brown
1
red
6
red-brown
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
2
chant (square)
4
full mensural
7
strene notation
1
void mensural
74
Monophonic Notation
absent
61
present
20
Level of Calligraphy
fair
30
high
36
poor
7
very high
9
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
4
cue notes
2
end symbol
7
none
3
pointers
4
repeat signs
15
signa congruentiae
21
signes-de-renvoi
26
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
English
3
Flemish
2
French
19
German
6
Italian
11
Latin
67
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
12
fully texted with one text
69
fully texted with two or more texts
7
fully texted with two texts
5
partially texted with one or two texts
3
partially texted with one text
13
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
7
provided with single incipit
19
provided with two incipits
3
untexted
23
varies
1
Type of Script
antiqua
4
cursive
9
cursive (Anglicana)
3
cursive (German)
4
cursive (Italianate)
1
cursive (bastarda)
11
cursive (humanistic)
11
cursive (italic)
4
display script
14
humanistic
1
hybrida
3
roman
1
textura
28
Level of Calligraphy
fair
26
high
37
poor
5
very high
8
Colour of Text
black
47
blue
2
brown
27
dark brown
5
dark red
1
green
1
grey
1
light brown
1
red
24
red-brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
50
yes
30
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
5
often
1
rarely
13
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
4
occasionally
1
rarely
11
sometimes
1
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
2
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
4
partial borders: two- and three-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
4
Painted Initials Frequency
always
4
never
3
normally
6
occasionally
3
often
4
rarely
6
sometimes
3
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic
1
calligraphic with decoration
3
decorated
13
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
7
historiated
3
plain initials
4
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
9
normally
15
occasionally
6
often
8
rarely
13
sometimes
12
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
37
calligraphic with decoration
9
calligraphic with grotesque heads
13
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
15
historiated
1
littera notabilior
3
plain initials
9
zoomorphic initial
1
Planned Initials Frequency
always
2
never
3
normally
4
occasionally
1
often
4
rarely
12
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
4
never
3
normally
7
occasionally
4
often
7
rarely
7
sometimes
5
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
3
banner
2
decorated letters
4
decorative final long
12
diagrams
1
embellished final barline
4
end-symbol
4
littera notabilior
5
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Leipzig, Germany, Universitätsbibliothek, MS 1494, c. 1490-1504, All folios
Regensburg, Germany, Bischöfliche Zentralbibliothek, MS C 120 (olim D XII), Early 1520s, All folios
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