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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Countries
Austria
2
Belgium
14
France
3
Germany
4
Italy
21
Spain
8
Cities
Antwerp
1
Barcelona
1
Belgium
1
Bruges
1
Brussels
7
Catalonia
2
Corbie
1
Ferrara
1
Florence
6
France
6
Germany (South)
1
Girona
1
Italy
2
Italy (North)
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Lyons
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Mechelen
12
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1
Modena
3
Munich
3
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2
Netherlands
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1
Tarazona
1
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1
Venice
1
Verona
1
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1
Vienna
2
Wittenberg
1
Zaragoza
1
Production method
Manuscript
62
Printed work
1
Physical type
choirbook
54
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
2
monophonic manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
2
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
printed treatise with added polyphony
1
Material
paper
31
paper (with parchment)
3
parchment
25
parchment (with paper)
2
parchment and paper (mixed)
2
Format
upright
63
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
15
n/a
1
never
8
none visible
26
normally
4
occasionally
2
often
4
rarely
1
sometimes
4
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
25
brown
24
dark brown
6
gold
1
light brown
4
red
5
red-brown
1
reddish brown
2
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
double rastrum
5
freehand
2
quadruple rastrum
2
single rastrum
51
straightedge
4
triple rastrum
3
Number of staves
1
3
10
32
11
12
12
6
2
6
3
5
4
6
5
12
6
22
7
22
8
29
9
25
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
13
12-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
23
2-part single page
15
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
44
3-part score
1
3-part single page
14
4-part consecutive
2
4-part opening
53
4-part single page
17
5-part opening
31
5-part single page
3
6-part opening
12
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
22
none
28
quadruple
1
single
43
triple
12
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
50
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
7
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
19
variable space, not on grid
6
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
39
not in dedicated space
22
provided, in dedicated space
10
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
5
made for complete additional staves
21
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
42
notation extended into margin
32
other
3
partial additional staves
23
staveline added
13
staves extended into margin
7
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
37
brown
20
dark brown
7
gold
1
light brown
3
red
3
red-brown
1
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
5
full mensural
5
void mensural
61
Monophonic Notation
absent
47
present
19
Level of Calligraphy
fair
24
high
26
n/a
1
poor
1
very high
13
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
11
cue notes
1
custodes
1
end symbol
13
pointers
8
repeat signs
26
signa congruentiae
34
signes-de-renvoi
44
space-filler
5
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
7
Flemish
3
French
26
German
1
Italian
16
Latin
55
Spanish
8
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
21
fully texted with one text
53
fully texted with two or more texts
9
fully texted with two texts
6
partially texted with one or two texts
9
partially texted with one text
19
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
9
provided with single incipit
31
provided with two incipits
4
untexted
28
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
11
cursive (bastarda)
22
cursive (humanistic)
9
cursive (italic)
3
display script
17
humanistic
3
hybrida
8
roman
2
rotonda
2
textura
11
Level of Calligraphy
fair
24
high
28
n/a
1
poor
5
very high
13
Colour of Text
black
33
blue
3
brown
23
dark brown
9
gold
1
grey
1
light brown
2
red
25
red-brown
1
reddish brown
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
34
yes
37
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
8
normally
1
rarely
18
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
10
occasionally
1
rarely
19
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
7
partial borders: one- and two-sided
4
partial borders: one-sided
4
partial borders: three-sided
2
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
3
Painted Initials Frequency
always
3
never
4
normally
3
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
15
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
12
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
1
historiated
2
plain initials
1
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
5
never
1
normally
29
occasionally
9
often
9
rarely
16
sometimes
6
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
30
calligraphic with decoration
13
calligraphic with grotesque heads
12
decorated
4
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
9
historiated
1
littera notabilior
2
plain initials
10
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
7
normally
6
occasionally
4
often
6
rarely
14
sometimes
4
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
always
4
never
11
normally
4
occasionally
4
often
5
rarely
8
sometimes
6
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
2
banner
4
decorated letters
4
decorative final long
8
embellished final barline
2
end-symbol
5
littera notabilior
6
ornament
1
signes-de-renvoi
1
vignette
1
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Cambridge, Great Britain, Gonville and Caius College, MS 667/760, Late 1520s, All folios
Barcelona, Spain, Biblioteca de Catalunya, M. 681 (=PedC 386), c. 1525-1550, All folios
Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 4, c. 1516-18, All folios
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