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
4
Belgium
14
Czech Republic
1
France
3
Germany
9
Great Britain
6
Italy
26
Switzerland
2
Cities
Antwerp
1
Augsburg
1
Basel
2
Bourges
1
Brussels
9
Burgundy
1
Catalonia
1
England
1
Ferrara
5
Flanders
1
Florence
12
France
3
Germany (South)
1
Glarus, Switzerland
1
Halberstadt
1
Hradec Králové
1
Italy
1
Italy (North)
3
Leipzig
2
London
5
Mantua
3
Mechelen
12
Modena
2
Munich
5
Netherlands
1
Paris
2
Pisa
1
Pordenone
1
Portugal
1
Rome
1
Savoy, France
1
Schonenberg nr. Bocholt
1
Siena
1
Torgau
1
Venice
1
Vienna
4
Wittenberg
1
Production method
Manuscript
75
Physical type
chansonnier
2
chant book with polyphony
1
choirbook
53
choirbook (single quire(s))
1
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
monophonic manuscript with interpolated polyphony
2
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
3
partbooks (complete set)
9
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
Material
paper
37
paper (with parchment)
3
parchment
33
parchment (with paper)
1
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
oblong
16
upright
59
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
18
never
12
none visible
30
normally
7
often
5
rarely
2
sometimes
5
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
42
brown
26
dark brown
8
gold
1
n/a
1
red
5
red-brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
3
freehand
5
printed staves
4
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
56
straightedge
11
triple rastrum
7
Number of staves
1
4
10
33
11
15
12
10
13
4
14
2
2
10
3
17
4
11
5
20
6
26
7
21
8
31
9
33
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
19
2-part consecutive
6
2-part opening
28
2-part score
1
2-part single page
16
3-part consecutive
3
3-part opening
49
3-part score
1
3-part single page
16
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
57
4-part score
1
4-part single page
15
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
31
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
9
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
2
n/a
3
Indentation for Initials
double
28
none
40
quadruple
4
quintuple
1
single
40
triple
15
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
57
left below voice parts as part of grid
3
left between voice parts as part of grid
3
none
16
staves not ruled
3
staves not ruled on grid
16
variable space, not on grid
9
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
51
not in dedicated space
21
provided, in dedicated space
12
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
17
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
43
notation extended into margin
25
other
2
partial additional staves
20
staveline added
9
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
55
blue
1
brown
21
dark brown
3
gold
2
light brown
1
red
7
red-brown
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
6
full mensural
7
void mensural
70
Monophonic Notation
absent
60
present
20
Level of Calligraphy
fair
28
high
26
poor
4
very high
22
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
5
custodes
1
end symbol
8
none
2
pointers
2
repeat signs
20
signa congruentiae
29
signes-de-renvoi
36
space-filler
3
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
1
Dutch
6
English
1
Flemish
4
French
32
German
4
Italian
15
Latin
75
Spanish
3
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
17
fully texted with one text
65
fully texted with two or more texts
17
fully texted with two texts
7
partially texted with one or two texts
4
partially texted with one text
15
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
2
provided with one or two incipits
8
provided with single incipit
30
provided with two incipits
2
untexted
26
varies
2
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
14
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
3
cursive (bastarda)
25
cursive (humanistic)
6
cursive (italic)
8
display script
22
hybrida
2
roman
2
textura
21
Level of Calligraphy
fair
28
high
29
poor
4
very high
22
Colour of Text
black
55
blue
4
brown
24
dark brown
2
gold
2
red
30
red-brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
34
yes
49
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
5
rarely
27
sometimes
1
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
6
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
23
sometimes
1
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
7
partial borders: one- and two-sided
2
partial borders: one-sided
6
partial borders: three-sided
2
partial borders: two- and three-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
7
Painted Initials Frequency
always
3
never
5
normally
7
occasionally
3
often
6
rarely
21
sometimes
3
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic
1
calligraphic with decoration
2
decorated
18
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
8
historiated
2
plain initials
4
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
4
Penned Initials Frequency
always
5
never
2
normally
36
occasionally
9
often
9
rarely
15
sometimes
11
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
29
calligraphic with decoration
10
calligraphic with grotesque heads
13
decorated
8
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
14
historiated
1
littera notabilior
3
plain initials
18
Planned Initials Frequency
always
2
never
11
normally
3
occasionally
3
often
6
rarely
10
sometimes
6
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
14
normally
8
occasionally
3
often
7
rarely
7
sometimes
7
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
2
banner
2
decorated letters
2
decorative final long
10
embellished final barline
3
end-symbol
6
littera notabilior
7
ornament
1
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Leipzig, Germany, Universitätsbibliothek, MS 1494, c. 1490-1504, All folios
Berlin, Germany, Staatsbibliothek Preussischer Kulturbesitz, MS Mus. 40021 (olim Z 21), c. 1485-1500, All folios
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