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
Czech Republic
3
France
2
Germany
7
Great Britain
6
Italy
23
Netherlands
1
Portugal
1
Silesia
3
Spain
3
Cities
Augsburg
2
Belgium
1
Bologna
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Cambrai
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Catalonia
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Coimbra
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England
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Florence
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Germany (South)
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Girona
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Hradec Králové
3
Innsbruck
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2
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1
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1
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1
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1
Venice
1
Vienna
2
Zagan
3
Production method
Manuscript
58
Physical type
choirbook
34
choirbook (fragment)
1
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
2
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
partbook (fragment(s))
1
partbook (single)
4
partbooks (complete set)
11
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
poetry collection with some notated music
1
tablebook
1
Material
paper
49
parchment
8
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
17
upright
40
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
6
never
15
none visible
34
normally
1
occasionally
1
sometimes
3
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
22
brown
32
dark brown
5
light brown
2
red
4
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
double rastrum
7
freehand
5
printed staves
4
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
39
straightedge
5
triple rastrum
8
Number of staves
1
1
10
11
11
7
12
6
13
4
14
1
2
10
3
18
4
15
5
12
6
18
7
14
8
17
9
11
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
25
2-part consecutive
3
2-part opening
16
2-part score
1
2-part single page
18
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
29
3-part single page
14
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
36
4-part single page
16
5-part opening
17
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
4
8-part opening
2
n/a
5
Indentation for Initials
double
8
none
28
single
31
triple
1
varies
3
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
40
left below voice parts as part of grid
2
left between voice parts as part of grid
7
none
10
staves not ruled on grid
4
variable space, not on grid
5
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
31
not in dedicated space
24
provided, in dedicated space
11
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
3
made for complete additional staves
23
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
39
notation extended into margin
17
other
4
partial additional staves
25
staveline added
8
staves extended into margin
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
34
blue
1
brown
30
dark brown
2
light brown
2
red
2
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
chant (Central European)
1
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
3
full mensural
5
void mensural
56
Monophonic Notation
absent
48
present
14
Level of Calligraphy
fair
58
high
2
poor
5
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
cue notes
1
end symbol
9
none
1
pointers
7
repeat signs
17
signa congruentiae
14
signes-de-renvoi
23
space-filler
3
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
6
Dutch
4
English
1
Flemish
1
French
23
German
9
Italian
15
Latin
52
Spanish
8
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
19
fully texted with one text
45
fully texted with two or more texts
2
fully texted with two texts
3
partially texted with one or two texts
8
partially texted with one text
19
partially texted with two or more texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
8
provided with single incipit
29
provided with two incipits
2
untexted
30
varies
2
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
19
cursive (German)
6
cursive (bastarda)
5
cursive (humanistic)
5
cursive (italic)
8
display script
7
hybrida
4
rotonda
1
textura
11
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
46
high
13
poor
6
Colour of Text
black
33
blue
4
brown
30
dark brown
4
light brown
2
red
15
reddish brown
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
31
yes
32
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
5
rarely
3
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
3
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Borders Size
partial borders: one- and two-sided
2
partial borders: one-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
always
4
never
2
normally
1
rarely
4
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
2
decorated
6
flourished
3
historiated
1
plain initials
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
5
never
1
normally
16
occasionally
4
often
7
rarely
10
sometimes
5
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
22
calligraphic with decoration
9
calligraphic with grotesque heads
8
decorated
5
flourished
11
littera notabilior
2
plain initials
18
Planned Initials Frequency
always
4
normally
11
occasionally
3
often
6
rarely
5
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
2
Other Decoration Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
5
occasionally
2
often
4
rarely
3
sometimes
6
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
3
decorative final long
8
embellished final barline
2
end-symbol
4
littera notabilior
7
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Barcelona, Spain, Biblioteca de Catalunya, M. 454, 1500–1534, All folios
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