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
17
Czech Republic
1
England
1
France
3
Germany
6
Great Britain
7
Italy
46
Italy (North)
1
Portugal
1
Spain
8
Switzerland
3
Cities
Arundel
1
Augsburg
1
Austria
1
Basel
2
Belgium
1
Bologna
3
Bourges
1
Bruges
1
Brussels
13
Burgundy
1
Cambrai
1
Casale Monferrato
4
Catalonia
1
Coimbra
1
England
2
Eton
1
Ferrara
7
Florence
14
France
8
Germany
1
Germany (South)
3
Girona
1
Glarus, Switzerland
1
Hradec Králové
1
Italy
3
Italy (North)
3
London
4
Mantua
2
Mechelen
15
Milan
3
Modena
3
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2
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1
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1
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1
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1
Pordenone
1
Rome
5
Seville
1
Spain
2
St Gall
1
Staffarda
1
Tarazona
4
Turin
1
Venice
4
Vic
1
Windsor
1
Wittenberg
3
Zaragoza
1
Production method
Manuscript
112
Printed work
3
Physical type
chansonnier
1
chant book with polyphony
1
choirbook
98
choirbook (single quire(s))
2
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (incomplete set)
5
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
printed book with interpolated polyphony
1
tablebook
1
Material
paper
61
paper (with parchment)
5
parchment
43
parchment (with paper)
3
parchment and paper (mixed)
3
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
18
upright
96
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
34
n/a
4
never
12
none visible
50
normally
10
often
5
rarely
2
sometimes
7
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
50
brown
44
dark brown
12
gold
2
light brown
5
red
6
red-brown
1
reddish brown
4
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
double rastrum
13
freehand
7
printed staves
1
quadruple rastrum
2
single rastrum
87
straightedge
12
triple rastrum
10
Number of staves
1
4
10
49
11
23
12
20
13
8
14
4
15
3
16
1
17
1
2
6
3
8
4
18
5
24
6
44
7
35
8
43
9
48
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
28
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
43
2-part score
2
2-part single page
24
3-part consecutive
5
3-part opening
82
3-part score
3
3-part single page
29
4-part consecutive
3
4-part opening
102
4-part score
1
4-part single page
30
5-part consecutive
3
5-part opening
51
5-part single page
5
6-part consecutive
1
6-part opening
20
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
1
Indentation for Initials
all staves indented
1
double
36
none
55
quadruple
4
quintuple
1
single
72
triple
18
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
115
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
4
none
6
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
23
variable space, not on grid
10
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
77
not in dedicated space
35
provided, in dedicated space
18
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
11
made for complete additional staves
36
none
2
notation and staves extended into margin
84
notation extended into margin
47
other
3
partial additional staves
46
staveline added
26
staves extended into margin
10
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
74
blue
2
brown
37
dark brown
12
gold
3
light brown
3
red
11
red-brown
1
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
2
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
9
full mensural
9
strene notation
1
void mensural
110
Monophonic Notation
absent
95
present
27
Level of Calligraphy
fair
47
high
41
n/a
3
poor
6
very high
24
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
11
cue notes
2
custodes
1
end symbol
20
none
4
pointers
11
repeat signs
35
signa congruentiae
52
signes-de-renvoi
72
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
1
Dutch
10
English
4
Flemish
5
French
47
German
3
Italian
26
Latin
101
Spanish
15
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
3
fully texted with one or two texts
28
fully texted with one text
98
fully texted with two or more texts
16
fully texted with two texts
6
partially texted with one or two texts
10
partially texted with one text
32
partially texted with two texts
2
provided with multiple incipits
3
provided with one or two incipits
16
provided with single incipit
52
provided with two incipits
5
untexted
51
Type of Script
antiqua
2
cursive
17
cursive (Anglicana)
5
cursive (German)
5
cursive (Italianate)
1
cursive (bastarda)
35
cursive (humanistic)
15
cursive (italic)
6
display script
23
humanistic
2
hybrida
6
roman
3
rotonda
3
textura
21
various
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
45
high
41
n/a
3
poor
12
very high
22
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
68
blue
5
brown
44
dark brown
12
gold
2
light brown
3
red
40
red-brown
1
reddish brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
64
yes
58
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
8
often
1
rarely
29
sometimes
1
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
9
occasionally
3
rarely
29
sometimes
1
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
8
partial borders: one- and two-sided
5
partial borders: one-sided
8
partial borders: three-sided
2
partial borders: two- and three-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
10
Painted Initials Frequency
always
5
never
5
normally
7
occasionally
4
often
6
rarely
21
sometimes
3
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic
1
calligraphic with decoration
3
decorated
20
decorated with grotesque heads
8
flourished
8
historiated
2
plain initials
3
zoomorphic initial
5
Penned Initials Frequency
always
13
never
1
normally
48
occasionally
14
often
9
rarely
20
sometimes
10
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
57
calligraphic with decoration
22
calligraphic with grotesque heads
22
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
23
historiated
1
littera notabilior
3
plain initials
15
zoomorphic initial
1
Planned Initials Frequency
always
3
never
11
normally
10
occasionally
8
often
12
rarely
22
sometimes
7
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
2
Other Decoration Frequency
always
3
never
16
normally
9
occasionally
13
often
8
rarely
8
sometimes
8
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
2
banner
4
decorated letters
4
decorative final long
19
embellished final barline
4
end-symbol
8
littera notabilior
9
ornament
1
signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Eton, Great Britain, Eton College Library, MS 178, c. 1500-04, All folios
Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS II.I.232 (olim Magliabechi XIX.58), c. 1515-1521, All folios
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