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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Countries
Austria
8
Belgium
4
Czech Republic
3
France
3
Germany
12
Great Britain
4
Italy
18
Silesia
3
Spain
3
Switzerland
2
Cities
Augsburg
1
Basel
2
Bologna
2
Brussels
4
Cambrai
1
Catalonia
1
Ferrara
2
Florence
3
Fossombrone
2
Germany (South)
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Girona
1
Glarus, Switzerland
1
Halberstadt
1
Hradec Králové
3
Italy
1
Italy (North)
1
Leipzig
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London
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Munich
9
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1
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1
Seville
1
Siena
1
Torgau
1
Venice
4
Vienna
8
Zagan
3
Zaragoza
1
Production method
Manuscript
51
Printed work
8
Physical type
choirbook
34
choirbook (single quire(s))
1
monophonic manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
2
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbook (fragment(s))
1
partbook (single)
3
partbooks (complete set)
14
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
Material
paper
59
Format
oblong
17
upright
42
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
5
n/a
8
never
14
none visible
24
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
6
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
39
brown
17
dark brown
3
light brown
2
red
2
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
5
freehand
2
printed staves
4
single rastrum
41
straightedge
3
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
10
15
11
8
12
10
13
4
2
12
3
17
4
22
5
20
6
28
7
18
8
20
9
10
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
25
2-part consecutive
3
2-part opening
21
2-part single page
12
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
29
3-part single page
8
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
37
4-part single page
11
5-part opening
25
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
12
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
n/a
4
Indentation for Initials
double
26
none
25
single
38
triple
4
varies
3
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
31
left below voice parts as part of grid
2
left between voice parts as part of grid
4
none
7
staves not ruled on grid
6
variable space, not on grid
15
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
51
not in dedicated space
8
provided, in dedicated space
5
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
17
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
28
notation extended into margin
13
other
3
partial additional staves
18
staveline added
4
staves extended into margin
5
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
59
brown
9
dark brown
2
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
chant (Central European)
1
chant (square)
6
void mensural
58
Monophonic Notation
absent
46
present
16
Level of Calligraphy
fair
29
high
21
n/a
8
poor
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
10
end symbol
6
none
1
pointers
3
repeat signs
5
signa congruentiae
20
signes-de-renvoi
19
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
6
Dutch
2
French
12
German
7
Italian
3
Latin
58
Spanish
2
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
3
fully texted with one text
53
fully texted with two or more texts
5
fully texted with two texts
5
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
11
partially texted with two or more texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
10
provided with single incipit
16
untexted
19
varies
1
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
14
cursive (German)
6
cursive (bastarda)
5
cursive (humanistic)
5
cursive (italic)
2
display script
14
humanistic
2
hybrida
3
roman
2
rotonda
7
textura
15
Level of Calligraphy
fair
29
high
21
n/a
8
poor
4
very high
2
Colour of Text
black
52
blue
1
brown
12
dark brown
4
red
19
reddish brown
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
39
yes
22
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
5
normally
1
rarely
4
Borders Frequency
never
4
rarely
3
Borders Size
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
never
2
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
6
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
4
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
1
historiated
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
8
never
1
normally
12
occasionally
6
often
6
rarely
8
sometimes
7
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
25
calligraphic with decoration
5
calligraphic with grotesque heads
7
decorated
5
flourished
10
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
13
Planned Initials Frequency
always
3
never
1
normally
5
occasionally
3
often
4
rarely
5
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
always
2
never
2
normally
5
often
4
rarely
3
sometimes
3
Other Decoration Type
banner
2
decorated letters
3
decorative final long
5
embellished final barline
2
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
6
vignette
1
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Barcelona, Spain, Biblioteca Orfeó Català, MS 5 (olim 12-VI-12), 1490-1510, All folios
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