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
Belgium
13
France
1
Germany
1
Italy
16
Spain
9
Cities
Antwerp
1
Belgium
1
Bruges
1
Brussels
7
Catalonia
2
Ferrara
1
Florence
9
France
5
Germany (South)
1
Girona
1
Italy
2
Italy (North)
2
Mantua
1
Mechelen
11
Milan
1
Naples
2
Netherlands
1
Paris
1
Pordenone
1
Rome
3
Segovia
1
Seville
2
Spain
1
Tarazona
3
Toledo
1
Venice
1
Vic
1
Wittenberg
1
Zaragoza
1
Production method
Manuscript
53
Physical type
choirbook
41
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
2
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (incomplete set)
4
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
2
tablebook
1
Material
paper
26
paper (with parchment)
3
parchment
22
parchment (with paper)
1
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
9
upright
43
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
13
never
5
none visible
26
normally
4
occasionally
1
often
4
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
20
brown
21
dark brown
8
gold
1
light brown
2
red
4
red-brown
1
reddish brown
2
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
6
freehand
2
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
44
straightedge
2
triple rastrum
5
Number of staves
1
3
10
24
11
8
12
3
2
4
3
4
4
9
5
11
6
21
7
19
8
24
9
19
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
20
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
17
2-part score
1
2-part single page
15
3-part opening
39
3-part score
2
3-part single page
15
4-part opening
44
4-part score
1
4-part single page
18
5-part opening
25
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
7
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
18
none
22
quadruple
1
single
39
triple
11
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
53
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
4
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
13
variable space, not on grid
4
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
35
not in dedicated space
20
provided, in dedicated space
7
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
4
made for complete additional staves
18
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
41
notation extended into margin
30
other
3
partial additional staves
21
staveline added
16
staves extended into margin
7
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
29
brown
18
dark brown
8
gold
1
light brown
2
red
2
red-brown
1
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
4
full mensural
5
void mensural
51
Monophonic Notation
absent
47
present
10
Level of Calligraphy
fair
21
high
22
poor
1
very high
12
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
9
end symbol
13
pointers
6
repeat signs
29
signa congruentiae
36
signes-de-renvoi
37
space-filler
4
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
9
Flemish
3
French
28
German
1
Italian
18
Latin
48
Spanish
12
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
26
fully texted with one text
43
fully texted with two or more texts
8
fully texted with two texts
5
partially texted with one or two texts
8
partially texted with one text
23
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
9
provided with single incipit
30
provided with two incipits
4
untexted
31
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
10
cursive (bastarda)
22
cursive (humanistic)
9
cursive (italic)
4
display script
12
humanistic
3
hybrida
7
roman
2
rotonda
1
textura
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
20
high
26
poor
6
very high
11
Colour of Text
black
28
blue
2
brown
21
dark brown
10
gold
1
light brown
2
red
19
red-brown
1
reddish brown
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
27
yes
34
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
7
rarely
16
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
9
occasionally
1
rarely
16
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
6
partial borders: one- and two-sided
3
partial borders: one-sided
3
partial borders: three-sided
2
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
3
Painted Initials Frequency
always
3
never
4
normally
3
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
14
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
10
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
1
historiated
3
plain initials
1
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
6
never
1
normally
27
occasionally
7
often
8
rarely
12
sometimes
5
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
28
calligraphic with decoration
11
calligraphic with grotesque heads
10
decorated
4
decorated with grotesque heads
5
flourished
7
historiated
1
plain initials
6
Planned Initials Frequency
never
6
normally
6
occasionally
3
often
7
rarely
15
sometimes
4
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
3
Other Decoration Frequency
always
3
never
9
normally
2
occasionally
4
often
6
rarely
7
sometimes
4
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
banner
3
decorated letters
2
decorative final long
7
embellished final barline
2
end-symbol
6
littera notabilior
7
ornament
1
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 4, c. 1516-18, All folios
Padua, Italy, Biblioteca Capitolare, MS A 17, 1522, All folios
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