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
3
Belgium
13
France
1
Germany
7
Great Britain
3
Italy
17
Netherlands
1
Spain
2
Switzerland
2
Cities
Augsburg
3
Barcelona
1
Basel
2
Bourges
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Brussels
12
England
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Ferrara
1
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Florence
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2
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Mechelen
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7
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1
Pordenone
1
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2
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1
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2
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1
Venice
6
Vienna
3
Production method
Manuscript
43
Printed work
10
Physical type
chansonnier
2
choirbook
38
monophonic manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (complete set)
7
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
poetry collection with some notated music
1
tablebook
1
Material
paper
32
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
16
parchment (with paper)
2
parchment and paper (mixed)
2
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
16
upright
36
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
8
n/a
10
never
5
none visible
17
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
5
rarely
2
sometimes
4
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
31
brown
13
dark brown
3
light brown
2
red
1
red-brown
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
2
freehand
3
single rastrum
37
straightedge
4
triple rastrum
3
Number of staves
1
3
10
20
11
9
12
3
2
11
3
13
4
24
5
31
6
53
7
28
8
26
9
22
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
19
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
22
2-part score
2
2-part single page
16
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
38
3-part score
2
3-part single page
11
4-part opening
42
4-part score
1
4-part single page
13
5-part opening
23
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
12
8-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
26
none
16
quadruple
2
quintuple
1
single
41
triple
11
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
34
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
3
none
5
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
16
variable space, not on grid
12
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
34
not in dedicated space
13
provided, in dedicated space
14
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
18
notation and staves extended into margin
30
notation extended into margin
19
other
1
partial additional staves
20
staveline added
11
staves extended into margin
6
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
39
blue
1
brown
14
dark brown
4
light brown
2
red
2
red-brown
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
chant (square)
4
full mensural
3
strene notation
1
void mensural
53
Monophonic Notation
absent
43
present
11
Level of Calligraphy
fair
14
high
19
n/a
10
poor
5
very high
8
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
12
custodes
1
end symbol
11
pointers
4
repeat signs
14
signa congruentiae
29
signes-de-renvoi
29
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
5
English
3
Flemish
2
French
18
German
2
Italian
11
Latin
44
Spanish
5
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
13
fully texted with one text
45
fully texted with two or more texts
10
fully texted with two texts
5
partially texted with one or two texts
4
partially texted with one text
20
provided with multiple incipits
2
provided with one or two incipits
13
provided with single incipit
18
untexted
17
Type of Script
cursive
6
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (bastarda)
18
cursive (humanistic)
2
cursive (italic)
2
display script
19
hybrida
4
roman
4
rotonda
6
textura
9
Level of Calligraphy
fair
12
high
17
n/a
10
poor
7
very high
9
Colour of Text
black
37
blue
1
brown
12
dark brown
6
light brown
2
red
24
red-brown
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
28
yes
27
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
6
rarely
13
Borders Frequency
never
6
occasionally
1
rarely
13
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
6
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
4
partial borders: two-sided
4
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
5
normally
1
occasionally
4
often
4
rarely
10
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
9
decorated with grotesque heads
6
flourished
3
historiated
2
plain initials
3
zoomorphic initial
3
Penned Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
15
occasionally
6
often
5
rarely
10
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
26
calligraphic with decoration
5
calligraphic with grotesque heads
6
flourished
5
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
never
3
normally
5
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
15
sometimes
4
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
3
Other Decoration Frequency
never
9
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
5
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
2
banner
1
decorative final long
4
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
4
littera notabilior
1
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Seville, Spain, Biblioteca Capitular y Colombina, MS 5-1-43 (olim Z Tab. 135, N.° 33), c. 1470-85, All folios
Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 3, 1518-20, All folios
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