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
France
4
Germany
3
Italy
12
Spain
8
Switzerland
6
Cities
Antwerp
1
Basel
6
Belgium
1
Bourges
1
Bruges
1
Brussels
11
Catalonia
2
Ferrara
1
Florence
5
Fossombrone
2
France
6
Germany
6
Germany (South)
1
Girona
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Glarus, Switzerland
1
Italy
1
Lyons
1
Mechelen
14
Munich
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Naples
2
Netherlands
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Padua
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Paris
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Rome
2
Savoy, France
1
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Seville
2
Spain
1
Tarazona
3
Toledo
1
Venice
1
Wittenberg
1
Zaragoza
1
Zwickau
1
Production method
Manuscript
60
Printed work
7
Physical type
choirbook
46
choirbook (fragment(s))
2
choirbook (fragment)
1
choirbook (single quire(s))
4
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (complete set)
6
partbooks (incomplete set)
3
tablebook
1
Material
paper
34
paper (with parchment)
3
parchment
28
parchment (with paper)
1
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
13
upright
53
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
20
n/a
7
never
11
none visible
21
normally
5
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
32
brown
21
dark brown
8
gold
1
light brown
2
red
3
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
3
freehand
3
single rastrum
53
straightedge
4
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
1
2
10
34
11
15
12
9
13
1
2
6
3
7
4
16
5
21
6
31
7
26
8
35
9
29
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
22
12-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
18
2-part score
1
2-part single page
15
3-part opening
44
3-part score
2
3-part single page
12
4-part opening
52
4-part score
1
4-part single page
17
5-part opening
25
5-part single page
3
6-part opening
6
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
29
none
10
quadruple
4
quintuple
1
single
67
triple
17
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
51
left below voice parts as part of grid
2
left between voice parts as part of grid
3
none
7
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
21
variable space, not on grid
7
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
44
not in dedicated space
18
provided, in dedicated space
14
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
3
made for complete additional staves
19
none
2
notation and staves extended into margin
41
notation extended into margin
23
other
3
partial additional staves
22
staveline added
15
staves extended into margin
5
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
45
brown
20
dark brown
5
gold
1
light brown
2
red
4
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
5
full mensural
3
void mensural
66
Monophonic Notation
absent
58
present
13
Level of Calligraphy
fair
18
high
19
n/a
7
poor
7
very high
20
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
16
end symbol
11
none
2
pointers
4
repeat signs
25
signa congruentiae
42
signes-de-renvoi
40
space-filler
4
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
6
Flemish
5
French
26
German
2
Italian
13
Latin
57
Spanish
9
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
21
fully texted with one text
63
fully texted with two or more texts
13
fully texted with two texts
5
partially texted with one or two texts
8
partially texted with one text
22
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
3
provided with one or two incipits
14
provided with single incipit
27
provided with two incipits
4
untexted
27
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
8
cursive (German)
6
cursive (bastarda)
31
cursive (humanistic)
6
cursive (italic)
2
display script
19
humanistic
2
hybrida
6
roman
2
rotonda
6
textura
6
Level of Calligraphy
fair
18
high
23
n/a
7
poor
10
very high
18
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
45
blue
1
brown
19
dark brown
7
light brown
2
red
26
reddish brown
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
36
yes
38
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
10
normally
1
often
1
rarely
23
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
13
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
21
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
9
partial borders: one- and two-sided
3
partial borders: one-sided
6
partial borders: three-sided
2
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
4
Painted Initials Frequency
always
3
never
5
normally
5
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
19
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
2
decorated
11
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
3
historiated
3
plain initials
1
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
6
never
1
normally
24
occasionally
10
often
7
rarely
13
sometimes
7
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
30
calligraphic with decoration
7
calligraphic with grotesque heads
9
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
8
littera notabilior
2
plain initials
6
Planned Initials Frequency
never
10
normally
5
occasionally
5
often
6
rarely
18
sometimes
6
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
2
Other Decoration Frequency
always
2
never
15
normally
2
occasionally
4
often
5
rarely
10
sometimes
4
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
2
banner
5
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
8
end-symbol
4
littera notabilior
7
ornament
1
vignette
1
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Frottole II, Venice, Italy, 1505, , "Die.viii. Ianuarii Salutis anno M.ccccciiii.",
Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 3, 1518-20, All folios
Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 5, c. 1515, All folios
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