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
14
France
2
Germany
16
Italy
6
Italy (North)
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Spain
1
Cities
Augsburg
2
Belgium
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Brussels
12
Cambrai
1
Ferrara
1
Florence
2
France
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Germany (South)
4
Glarus, Switzerland
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Innsbruck
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Mechelen
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Munich
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Munich, Germany
1
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1
Padua
1
Paris
1
Rome
1
Staffarda
1
Turin
1
Vienna
8
Wittenberg
4
Zaragoza
1
Production method
Manuscript
50
Physical type
choirbook
48
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
Material
paper
26
paper (with parchment)
4
parchment
18
parchment (with paper)
1
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
oblong
2
upright
48
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
19
never
3
none visible
14
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
5
sometimes
9
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
38
brown
6
dark brown
2
light brown
1
red
3
reddish brown
2
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
single rastrum
47
straightedge
1
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
1
1
10
28
11
13
12
5
13
2
2
12
3
12
4
15
5
20
6
25
7
26
8
31
9
28
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
5
2-part opening
20
2-part single page
6
3-part opening
33
3-part single page
3
4-part opening
50
4-part single page
8
5-part opening
31
5-part single page
3
6-part opening
12
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
31
none
16
quadruple
4
single
42
triple
15
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
34
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
3
staves not ruled
3
staves not ruled on grid
22
variable space, not on grid
14
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
43
not in dedicated space
4
provided, in dedicated space
6
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
12
notation and staves extended into margin
30
notation extended into margin
12
partial additional staves
16
staveline added
2
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
45
brown
8
dark brown
1
red
2
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
2
chant (square)
3
full mensural
1
void mensural
50
Monophonic Notation
absent
39
present
16
Level of Calligraphy
fair
18
high
18
poor
1
very high
16
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
4
custodes
1
end symbol
5
repeat signs
5
signa congruentiae
22
signes-de-renvoi
30
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
2
Flemish
3
French
17
German
4
Italian
3
Latin
47
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
3
fully texted with one text
48
fully texted with two or more texts
13
fully texted with two texts
4
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
4
provided with one or two incipits
3
provided with single incipit
12
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
14
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
22
cursive (humanistic)
2
cursive (italic)
2
display script
25
humanistic
2
hybrida
1
roman
1
textura
21
Level of Calligraphy
fair
17
high
24
very high
16
Colour of Text
black
44
blue
1
brown
9
dark brown
2
red
36
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
28
yes
27
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
3
rarely
18
Borders Frequency
never
4
occasionally
2
rarely
19
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
5
partial borders: one- and two-sided
3
partial borders: one-sided
8
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
3
Painted Initials Frequency
never
4
occasionally
3
often
2
rarely
18
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
3
decorated
7
decorated with grotesque heads
5
flourished
2
historiated
1
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
26
occasionally
8
often
3
rarely
8
sometimes
7
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
23
calligraphic with decoration
8
calligraphic with grotesque heads
7
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
5
historiated
1
plain initials
5
zoomorphic initial
1
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
11
normally
1
occasionally
6
often
5
rarely
9
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
always
2
never
15
normally
4
occasionally
4
often
5
rarely
1
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
2
banner
2
decorative final long
4
littera notabilior
4
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS Magliabechi XIX.178, c. 1492-1494, All folios
London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Royal 11 E. xi, 1516, All folios
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