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
8
Belgium
20
England
1
France
6
Germany
17
Great Britain
7
Italy
44
Italy (North)
1
Spain
3
Switzerland
6
Cities
Antwerp
1
Arundel
2
Augsburg
4
Basel
5
Belgium
1
Bourges
1
Brussels
15
Cognac
1
England
1
Ferrara
6
Florence
14
Fossombrone
2
France
9
Freiburg
2
Germany
1
Germany (South)
1
Glarus, Switzerland
2
Italy
4
Italy (North)
3
Leipzig
1
London
5
Lyons
1
Mantua
4
Mechelen
18
Milan
2
Modena
2
Munich
12
Munich, Germany
1
Naples
4
Netherlands
2
Northamptonshire
1
Padua
1
Paris
2
Pordenone
1
Rome
4
Savoy, France
1
Segovia
1
Seville
1
Siena
1
Spain
2
St Gall
1
Staffarda
1
Switzerland
1
Toledo
1
Troyes
1
Turin
1
Venice
7
Vic
1
Vienna
8
Windsor
1
Production method
Manuscript
122
Printed work
15
Physical type
choirbook
100
choirbook (fragment(s))
1
choirbook (fragment)
1
choirbook (single quire(s))
1
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
2
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
3
partbook (single)
4
partbooks (complete set)
12
partbooks (incomplete set)
5
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
printed book with interpolated polyphony
1
printed treatise with added polyphony
1
single leaf
1
tablebook
1
Material
paper
78
paper (with parchment)
3
parchment
49
parchment (with paper)
3
parchment and paper (mixed)
4
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
33
upright
103
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
24
n/a
16
never
19
none visible
52
normally
8
occasionally
2
often
6
rarely
3
sometimes
12
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
70
brown
42
dark brown
7
gold
1
light brown
8
red
6
red-brown
1
reddish brown
4
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
11
freehand
7
printed staves
3
quadruple rastrum
2
single rastrum
91
straightedge
20
triple rastrum
7
Number of staves
1
7
10
48
11
26
12
18
13
5
14
4
15
2
16
1
17
1
2
23
3
28
4
42
5
45
6
63
7
50
8
60
9
51
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
39
12-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
48
2-part score
2
2-part single page
23
3-part consecutive
6
3-part opening
81
3-part score
2
3-part single page
24
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
99
4-part score
1
4-part single page
29
5-part consecutive
3
5-part opening
52
5-part single page
3
6-part opening
24
8-part opening
4
n/a
2
Indentation for Initials
double
50
none
55
quadruple
5
quintuple
1
single
95
triple
20
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
91
left below voice parts as part of grid
5
left between voice parts as part of grid
4
none
15
staves not ruled
3
staves not ruled on grid
32
variable space, not on grid
23
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
95
not in dedicated space
26
provided, in dedicated space
27
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
5
made for complete additional staves
34
none
2
notation and staves extended into margin
68
notation extended into margin
44
other
3
partial additional staves
34
staveline added
18
staves extended into margin
11
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
97
blue
1
brown
37
dark brown
8
gold
1
light brown
3
red
9
red-brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
8
full mensural
7
strene notation
1
void mensural
133
Monophonic Notation
absent
115
present
24
Level of Calligraphy
fair
39
high
55
n/a
15
poor
8
very high
25
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
21
custodes
1
end symbol
17
none
3
pointers
6
repeat signs
35
signa congruentiae
67
signes-de-renvoi
67
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
9
English
3
Flemish
5
French
49
German
8
Italian
28
Latin
113
Spanish
9
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
3
fully texted with one or two texts
30
fully texted with one text
116
fully texted with two or more texts
16
fully texted with two texts
10
partially texted with one or two texts
11
partially texted with one text
33
partially texted with two texts
2
provided with multiple incipits
2
provided with one or two incipits
24
provided with single incipit
50
provided with two incipits
6
untexted
47
varies
1
Type of Script
Italic
1
antiqua
1
cursive
17
cursive (Anglicana)
5
cursive (German)
6
cursive (bastarda)
42
cursive (humanistic)
18
cursive (italic)
5
display script
35
humanistic
2
hybrida
6
roman
6
rotonda
11
textura
28
Level of Calligraphy
fair
40
high
57
n/a
15
poor
9
very high
27
Colour of Text
black
89
blue
7
brown
42
dark brown
9
dark red
1
gold
1
green
1
grey
1
light brown
3
red
51
red-brown
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
81
yes
63
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
2
never
7
none visible
1
normally
1
rarely
34
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
8
occasionally
4
often
1
rarely
35
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
11
partial borders: one- and two-sided
4
partial borders: one-sided
11
partial borders: three-sided
2
partial borders: two- and three-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
12
Painted Initials Frequency
always
5
never
4
normally
9
occasionally
5
often
5
rarely
25
sometimes
6
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic
1
calligraphic with decoration
3
decorated
26
decorated with grotesque heads
7
flourished
9
historiated
6
plain initials
3
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
6
Penned Initials Frequency
always
12
normally
44
occasionally
14
often
12
rarely
22
sometimes
15
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
56
calligraphic with decoration
17
calligraphic with grotesque heads
22
decorated
5
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
23
historiated
1
littera notabilior
4
plain initials
15
zoomorphic initial
1
Planned Initials Frequency
always
3
never
10
normally
11
occasionally
6
often
7
rarely
22
sometimes
6
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
3
Other Decoration Frequency
always
2
never
16
normally
10
occasionally
7
often
9
rarely
12
sometimes
7
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
4
banner
3
decorated letters
3
decorative final long
17
diagrams
1
embellished final barline
3
end-symbol
7
littera notabilior
7
ornament
2
signes-de-renvoi
1
vignette
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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