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
9
Belgium
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France
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Germany
10
Great Britain
1
Italy
26
Switzerland
2
Cities
Augsburg
2
Basel
2
Bologna
1
Bourges
1
Bruges
1
Brussels
11
Casale Monferrato
1
Cognac
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Ferrara
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Florence
9
Fossombrone
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France
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Innsbruck
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Italy
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Italy (North)
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London
1
Lyons
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Mantua
1
Mechelen
14
Milan
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Munich
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Munich, Germany
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Naples
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Padua
2
Paris
1
Rome
1
Siena
1
Spain
1
Venice
1
Vienna
8
Windsor
1
Production method
Manuscript
73
Printed work
4
Physical type
choirbook
67
choirbook (fragment)
1
choirbook (single quire(s))
2
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (complete set)
4
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
printed treatise with added polyphony
1
Material
paper
40
paper (with parchment)
3
parchment
31
parchment (with paper)
2
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
oblong
10
upright
67
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
22
n/a
4
never
7
none visible
27
normally
6
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
3
sometimes
7
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
45
brown
25
dark brown
1
gold
2
light brown
5
red
2
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
2
double rastrum
8
freehand
2
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
66
straightedge
3
triple rastrum
2
Number of staves
1
3
10
28
11
16
12
13
13
2
14
1
15
1
2
14
3
15
4
21
5
26
6
35
7
29
8
38
9
32
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
18
12-part opening
1
2-part opening
29
2-part score
1
2-part single page
10
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
51
3-part score
2
3-part single page
12
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
60
4-part score
1
4-part single page
13
5-part opening
34
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
16
8-part opening
2
n/a
2
Indentation for Initials
double
32
none
29
quadruple
5
quintuple
1
single
56
triple
15
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
53
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
14
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
55
not in dedicated space
19
provided, in dedicated space
11
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
18
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
47
notation extended into margin
24
other
1
partial additional staves
19
staveline added
10
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
56
brown
22
dark brown
1
gold
2
light brown
2
red
4
Type of Notation
chant (square)
2
full mensural
3
void mensural
75
Monophonic Notation
absent
64
present
14
Level of Calligraphy
fair
20
high
31
n/a
4
poor
7
very high
20
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
6
cue notes
1
custodes
1
end symbol
4
none
4
pointers
5
repeat signs
20
signa congruentiae
38
signes-de-renvoi
42
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
7
English
1
Flemish
4
French
29
German
4
Italian
13
Latin
64
Spanish
3
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
12
fully texted with one text
77
fully texted with two or more texts
14
fully texted with two texts
10
partially texted with one or two texts
4
partially texted with one text
15
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
3
provided with one or two incipits
8
provided with single incipit
30
provided with two incipits
4
untexted
25
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
8
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
4
cursive (Italianate)
1
cursive (bastarda)
29
cursive (humanistic)
6
cursive (italic)
4
display script
26
hybrida
3
roman
3
rotonda
3
textura
19
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
15
high
36
n/a
4
poor
6
very high
18
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
52
blue
4
brown
21
dark brown
1
dark red
1
gold
1
green
1
grey
1
light brown
2
red
32
Multiple Texts
no
39
yes
42
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
4
normally
1
often
1
rarely
31
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
5
occasionally
1
rarely
26
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
7
partial borders: one- and two-sided
3
partial borders: one-sided
6
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
9
Painted Initials Frequency
always
3
never
4
normally
8
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
17
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic
1
decorated
17
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
4
historiated
2
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
5
normally
26
occasionally
11
often
6
rarely
14
sometimes
9
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
30
calligraphic with decoration
6
calligraphic with grotesque heads
8
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
11
historiated
1
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
7
Planned Initials Frequency
always
3
never
9
normally
5
occasionally
4
often
3
rarely
12
sometimes
5
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
4
never
13
normally
6
occasionally
3
often
3
rarely
4
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
2
banner
2
decorated letters
2
decorative final long
6
embellished final barline
2
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
6
vignette
1
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Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 3, 1518-20, All folios
Brussels, Belgium, Bibliothèque Royal Albert 1er/Koninklijke Bibliotheek Albert I, MS IV.922, c. 1520, one quire (117-125) c. 1515, All folios
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