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
1
France
1
Germany
8
Great Britain
1
Italy
14
Netherlands
1
Spain
1
Switzerland
4
Cities
Augsburg
1
Basel
3
Belgium
1
Catalonia
1
Ferrara
1
Florence
5
France
4
Germany
3
Germany (South)
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2
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1
St Gall
1
Switzerland
1
Toledo
1
Torgau
1
Utrecht
1
Venice
1
Windsor
1
Wittenberg
1
Production method
Manuscript
43
Physical type
choirbook
26
choirbook (fragment(s))
2
choirbook (fragment)
1
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
monophonic manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbook (fragment(s))
1
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (incomplete set)
2
poetry collection with some notated music
1
printed treatise with added polyphony
1
single leaf
1
tablebook
1
Material
paper
26
paper (with parchment)
4
parchment
11
parchment and paper (mixed)
2
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
10
upright
32
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
9
n/a
1
never
13
none visible
20
normally
2
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
12
brown
24
dark brown
4
light brown
1
n/a
1
red
3
red-brown
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
3
freehand
5
printed staves
1
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
28
straightedge
12
triple rastrum
5
Number of staves
10
14
11
6
12
2
13
2
14
2
2
5
3
8
4
10
5
10
6
19
7
10
8
12
9
12
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
10
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
10
2-part single page
16
3-part consecutive
5
3-part opening
25
3-part single page
13
4-part consecutive
2
4-part opening
31
4-part single page
12
5-part opening
8
5-part single page
1
8-part opening
1
n/a
2
Indentation for Initials
double
1
none
24
single
27
triple
1
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
27
left below voice parts as part of grid
2
left between voice parts as part of grid
4
none
10
staves not ruled on grid
5
variable space, not on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
23
not in dedicated space
16
provided, in dedicated space
11
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
13
none
2
notation and staves extended into margin
28
notation extended into margin
13
other
3
partial additional staves
17
staveline added
7
staves extended into margin
5
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
21
brown
25
dark brown
3
light brown
4
red
2
red-brown
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
chant (square)
3
full mensural
6
void mensural
39
Monophonic Notation
absent
39
present
9
Level of Calligraphy
fair
43
high
4
poor
5
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
4
end symbol
7
none
1
pointers
5
repeat signs
15
signa congruentiae
14
signes-de-renvoi
19
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
5
English
1
Flemish
1
French
16
German
7
Italian
17
Latin
35
Spanish
8
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
17
fully texted with one text
33
fully texted with two texts
3
partially texted with one or two texts
7
partially texted with one text
18
provided with one or two incipits
7
provided with single incipit
24
provided with two incipits
2
untexted
24
varies
2
Type of Script
cursive
11
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
6
cursive (bastarda)
4
cursive (humanistic)
9
cursive (italic)
4
display script
3
hybrida
3
textura
9
Level of Calligraphy
fair
35
high
11
poor
6
Colour of Text
black
21
blue
3
brown
28
dark brown
4
light brown
3
red
12
red-brown
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
29
yes
21
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
6
rarely
4
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
4
rarely
4
Borders Size
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
always
4
never
3
normally
2
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
6
flourished
4
plain initials
3
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
6
never
2
normally
12
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
8
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
20
calligraphic with decoration
10
calligraphic with grotesque heads
7
decorated
1
flourished
8
littera notabilior
2
plain initials
6
Planned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
9
occasionally
3
often
5
rarely
5
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
2
Other Decoration Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
5
occasionally
4
often
4
rarely
5
sometimes
4
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
9
embellished final barline
2
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
6
ornament
1
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Maastricht, Netherlands, Rijksarchief van Limburg, MS s.s., c. 1480, All folios
Berlin, Germany, Staatsbibliothek Preussischer Kulturbesitz, MS Germ. 8º 190, c. 1470-1500, All folios
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