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
5
Belgium
22
France
4
Germany
14
Great Britain
5
Italy
33
Netherlands
2
Spain
4
Switzerland
12
Cities
Antwerp
1
Augsburg
1
Basel
11
Belgium
1
Bourges
1
Bruges
3
Brussels
12
Burgundy
1
Catalonia
1
Corbie
1
Emmerich
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England
1
Eton
1
Ferrara
5
Florence
13
France
7
Germany
10
Germany (South)
5
Glarus, Switzerland
2
Halberstadt
1
Innsbruck
1
Italy
5
Italy (North)
5
Köln
1
Leipzig
2
London
2
Maastricht
1
Mantua
3
Mechelen
18
Milan
2
Munich
5
Munich, Germany
1
Naples
4
Netherlands
2
Paris
3
Pisa
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4
Savoy, France
1
Schonenberg nr. Bocholt
1
Segovia
1
Seville
1
Siena
1
Spain
2
St Gall
1
Stirling
1
Switzerland
1
Tarazona
1
Toledo
1
Torgau
1
Utrecht
1
Venice
2
Vienna
4
Windsor
1
Wittenberg
1
Zaragoza
1
Production method
Manuscript
128
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
85
choirbook (fragment(s))
6
choirbook (fragment)
2
choirbook (single quire(s))
5
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
3
monophonic manuscript with interpolated polyphony
2
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
2
music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
3
partbook (fragment(s))
1
partbook (fragment)
1
partbook (single)
4
partbooks (incomplete set)
5
poetry collection with some notated music
2
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
printed treatise with added polyphony
1
single leaf
1
tablebook
1
Material
paper
61
paper (with parchment)
6
parchment
54
parchment (with paper)
3
parchment and paper (mixed)
4
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
19
upright
108
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
31
n/a
1
never
25
none visible
52
normally
11
occasionally
1
often
8
rarely
2
sometimes
6
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
59
brown
47
dark brown
11
gold
1
light brown
4
n/a
1
red
8
red-brown
1
reddish brown
3
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
9
freehand
13
printed staves
1
quadruple rastrum
2
single rastrum
90
straightedge
23
triple rastrum
10
Number of staves
1
5
10
50
11
24
12
16
13
6
14
4
15
1
16
1
17
1
2
17
3
21
4
28
5
34
6
48
7
41
8
54
9
51
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
32
10-part opening
1
12-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
6
2-part opening
41
2-part single page
24
3-part consecutive
9
3-part opening
78
3-part score
2
3-part single page
30
4-part consecutive
4
4-part opening
95
4-part single page
27
5-part consecutive
3
5-part opening
46
5-part single page
4
6-part consecutive
1
6-part opening
15
7-part consecutive
1
7-part opening
1
8-part consecutive
1
8-part opening
3
9-part consecutive
1
9-part opening
1
n/a
2
Indentation for Initials
all staves indented
1
double
33
none
60
quadruple
4
quintuple
1
single
81
triple
20
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
89
left below voice parts as part of grid
7
left between voice parts as part of grid
7
none
24
staves not ruled
3
staves not ruled on grid
29
variable space, not on grid
14
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
81
not in dedicated space
33
provided, in dedicated space
25
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
6
made for complete additional staves
33
none
3
notation and staves extended into margin
76
notation extended into margin
47
other
4
partial additional staves
42
staveline added
20
staves extended into margin
11
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
86
brown
44
dark brown
11
gold
1
light brown
4
red
10
red-brown
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
3
chant (square)
11
full mensural
11
strene notation
1
void mensural
119
Monophonic Notation
absent
107
present
28
Level of Calligraphy
fair
43
high
50
poor
17
very high
26
very poor
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
15
custodes
1
end symbol
18
none
4
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
pointers
10
repeat signs
35
signa congruentiae
54
signes-de-renvoi
64
space-filler
4
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
11
English
3
Flemish
7
French
48
German
9
Italian
27
Latin
107
Spanish
12
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
35
fully texted with one text
102
fully texted with two or more texts
17
fully texted with two texts
9
partially texted with one or two texts
10
partially texted with one text
34
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
2
provided with one or two incipits
16
provided with single incipit
49
provided with two incipits
5
untexted
55
varies
2
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
20
cursive (Anglicana)
4
cursive (German)
13
cursive (bastarda)
40
cursive (humanistic)
19
cursive (italic)
6
display script
30
humanistic
3
hybrida
6
roman
2
rotonda
1
textura
25
Level of Calligraphy
fair
47
high
53
poor
16
very high
26
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
81
blue
6
brown
50
dark brown
10
gold
1
grey
1
light brown
3
red
47
red-brown
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
73
yes
66
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
4
never
13
rarely
32
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
13
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
34
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
11
partial borders: one- and two-sided
4
partial borders: one-sided
10
partial borders: three-sided
2
partial borders: two- and three-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
9
Painted Initials Frequency
always
5
never
7
normally
10
occasionally
3
often
8
rarely
27
sometimes
5
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic
1
calligraphic with decoration
2
decorated
25
decorated with grotesque heads
5
flourished
10
historiated
5
plain initials
8
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
4
Penned Initials Frequency
always
16
never
2
normally
48
occasionally
17
often
10
rarely
21
sometimes
15
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
55
calligraphic with decoration
28
calligraphic with grotesque heads
26
decorated
6
decorated with grotesque heads
6
flourished
23
historiated
1
littera notabilior
6
plain initials
17
Planned Initials Frequency
always
3
never
13
normally
10
occasionally
9
often
8
rarely
23
sometimes
7
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
2
Other Decoration Frequency
always
5
never
18
normally
8
occasionally
12
often
11
rarely
13
sometimes
9
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
2
banner
5
decorated letters
4
decorative final long
19
diagrams
1
embellished final barline
3
end-symbol
7
littera notabilior
11
ornament
2
signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 4, c. 1516-18, All folios
Brussels, Belgium, Bibliothèque Royal Albert 1er/Koninklijke Bibliotheek Albert I, MS 228, c. 1515, with additions around 1519, All folios
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