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
4
Belgium
4
France
2
Germany
5
Great Britain
2
Italy
20
Spain
2
Switzerland
1
Cities
Antwerp
1
Augsburg
2
Basel
1
Brussels
3
Casale Monferrato
1
Catalonia
2
Florence
7
France
3
Germany
1
Girona
1
Glarus, Switzerland
1
Innsbruck
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Italy
1
Italy (North)
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London
2
Mantua
1
Mechelen
3
Milan
2
Munich
5
Naples
3
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1
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1
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3
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1
Siena
1
Spain
1
Toledo
1
Troyes
1
Venice
2
Verona
1
Vienna
3
Windsor
1
Production method
Manuscript
42
Printed work
1
Physical type
choirbook
37
choirbook (single quire(s))
1
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbook (single)
1
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
Material
paper
27
parchment
14
parchment and paper (mixed)
2
Format
oblong
9
upright
34
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
6
n/a
1
never
7
none visible
19
normally
4
often
2
sometimes
4
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
13
brown
20
dark brown
5
light brown
1
red
3
red-brown
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
3
double rastrum
3
freehand
4
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
28
straightedge
6
triple rastrum
6
Number of staves
1
2
10
11
11
9
12
4
13
2
2
10
3
9
4
13
5
12
6
19
7
15
8
16
9
14
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
6
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
17
2-part score
2
2-part single page
13
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
34
3-part score
1
3-part single page
14
4-part opening
43
4-part score
1
4-part single page
13
5-part opening
18
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
5
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
10
none
21
single
28
triple
3
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
34
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
4
staves not ruled on grid
7
variable space, not on grid
6
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
21
not in dedicated space
19
provided, in dedicated space
10
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
3
made for complete additional staves
14
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
27
notation extended into margin
16
other
2
partial additional staves
19
staveline added
10
staves extended into margin
5
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
23
blue
1
brown
16
dark brown
3
light brown
2
red
4
red-brown
1
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
3
full mensural
4
void mensural
40
Monophonic Notation
absent
32
present
12
Level of Calligraphy
fair
20
high
15
n/a
1
poor
2
very high
6
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
5
end symbol
11
pointers
8
repeat signs
14
signa congruentiae
24
signes-de-renvoi
25
space-filler
3
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
2
English
2
Flemish
3
French
16
German
2
Italian
14
Latin
33
Spanish
10
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
14
fully texted with one text
29
fully texted with two or more texts
2
fully texted with two texts
5
partially texted with one or two texts
4
partially texted with one text
14
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
4
provided with single incipit
23
provided with two incipits
4
untexted
24
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
11
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
2
cursive (bastarda)
8
cursive (humanistic)
6
cursive (italic)
2
display script
6
hybrida
6
rotonda
1
textura
9
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
24
high
13
n/a
1
poor
6
very high
6
Colour of Text
black
22
blue
1
brown
19
dark brown
5
light brown
2
red
15
red-brown
1
reddish brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
26
yes
22
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
3
rarely
4
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
3
occasionally
1
rarely
6
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
1
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
3
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
4
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
6
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
2
decorated
6
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
2
historiated
1
plain initials
1
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
14
occasionally
12
often
3
rarely
8
sometimes
6
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
24
calligraphic with decoration
8
calligraphic with grotesque heads
12
decorated
2
flourished
8
littera notabilior
2
plain initials
9
zoomorphic initial
1
Planned Initials Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
6
occasionally
3
often
5
rarely
9
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
always
2
never
2
normally
5
occasionally
4
often
4
rarely
6
sometimes
5
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
8
embellished final barline
2
end-symbol
6
littera notabilior
5
ornament
1
signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Barcelona, Spain, Biblioteca Orfeó Català, MS 5 (olim 12-VI-12), 1490-1510, All folios
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