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
9
Belgium
17
England
1
France
3
Germany
16
Great Britain
8
Italy
15
Netherlands
1
Silesia
3
Spain
1
Switzerland
8
Cities
Antwerp
1
Arundel
2
Augsburg
4
Basel
8
Belgium
1
Bourges
1
Brussels
15
Cognac
1
Emmerich
1
Ferrara
5
Florence
5
France
5
Germany
7
Germany (South)
1
Innsbruck
1
Italy
1
Italy (North)
2
Köln
1
London
7
Mantua
1
Mechelen
15
Milan
1
Munich
13
Munich, Germany
1
Naples
1
Northamptonshire
1
Padua
2
Paris
1
Rome
1
Schonenberg nr. Bocholt
1
Seville
1
Siena
2
Spain
1
Utrecht
1
Venice
1
Vienna
8
Zagan
3
Production method
Manuscript
88
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
63
choirbook (fragment(s))
4
choirbook (fragment)
1
choirbook (single quire(s))
4
monophonic manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
partbook (fragment(s))
1
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (complete set)
7
poetry collection with some notated music
2
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
printed book with interpolated polyphony
1
Material
paper
53
paper (with parchment)
2
parchment
29
parchment (with paper)
4
Format
oblong
12
upright
76
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
22
never
20
none visible
30
normally
5
occasionally
2
often
5
rarely
3
sometimes
7
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
58
brown
24
dark brown
1
gold
2
light brown
4
red
2
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
double rastrum
2
freehand
9
printed staves
4
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
69
straightedge
8
triple rastrum
2
Number of staves
1
6
10
36
11
18
12
12
13
4
14
3
15
2
16
1
17
1
2
18
3
25
4
30
5
36
6
46
7
42
8
48
9
41
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
25
12-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
4
2-part opening
31
2-part score
1
2-part single page
11
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
55
3-part single page
12
4-part opening
66
4-part single page
13
5-part consecutive
2
5-part opening
40
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
18
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
3
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
36
none
34
quadruple
4
quintuple
1
single
61
triple
14
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
57
left below voice parts as part of grid
2
left between voice parts as part of grid
4
none
11
staves not ruled
3
staves not ruled on grid
24
variable space, not on grid
23
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
61
not in dedicated space
21
provided, in dedicated space
14
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
20
none
2
notation and staves extended into margin
47
notation extended into margin
24
partial additional staves
25
staveline added
7
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
68
blue
1
brown
21
dark brown
2
gold
2
light brown
1
red
4
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
3
chant (square)
6
full mensural
6
void mensural
83
Monophonic Notation
absent
73
present
18
Level of Calligraphy
fair
29
high
31
poor
12
very high
21
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
5
end symbol
6
none
3
pointers
5
repeat signs
17
signa congruentiae
33
signes-de-renvoi
42
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
3
Dutch
6
English
2
Flemish
3
French
27
German
8
Italian
9
Latin
80
Spanish
3
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
10
fully texted with one text
88
fully texted with two or more texts
16
fully texted with two texts
9
partially texted with one or two texts
5
partially texted with one text
15
partially texted with two or more texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
3
provided with one or two incipits
8
provided with single incipit
31
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
26
Type of Script
cursive
10
cursive (Anglicana)
4
cursive (German)
12
cursive (bastarda)
28
cursive (humanistic)
5
cursive (italic)
4
display script
31
hybrida
4
roman
2
textura
24
Level of Calligraphy
fair
27
high
39
poor
7
very high
21
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
66
blue
5
brown
20
dark brown
3
dark red
1
gold
1
green
1
grey
1
light brown
1
red
38
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
51
yes
42
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
7
often
1
rarely
30
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
7
occasionally
3
rarely
24
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
7
partial borders: one- and two-sided
2
partial borders: one-sided
7
partial borders: two- and three-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
10
Painted Initials Frequency
always
5
never
6
normally
5
occasionally
3
often
5
rarely
18
sometimes
3
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic
1
decorated
17
decorated with grotesque heads
4
flourished
5
historiated
3
plain initials
4
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
3
Penned Initials Frequency
always
6
normally
28
occasionally
12
often
9
rarely
18
sometimes
11
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
32
calligraphic with decoration
7
calligraphic with grotesque heads
7
decorated
7
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
13
historiated
1
littera notabilior
2
plain initials
12
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
9
normally
7
occasionally
3
often
4
rarely
15
sometimes
4
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
always
4
never
14
normally
5
occasionally
4
often
3
rarely
5
sometimes
4
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
2
decorated letters
2
decorative final long
8
embellished final barline
2
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
7
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London, Great Britain, Lambeth Palace Library, MS 1, Late 1520s, All folios
Cambridge, Great Britain, Gonville and Caius College, MS 667/760, Late 1520s, All folios
Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 4, c. 1516-18, All folios
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