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
Germany
3
Great Britain
1
Italy
42
Italy (North)
1
Netherlands
1
Spain
1
Cities
Augsburg
2
Belgium
1
Bologna
7
Casale Monferrato
3
Catalonia
2
Ferrara
2
Florence
13
France
3
Girona
1
Halberstadt
1
Italy
2
Italy (North)
6
Leipzig
1
London
1
Mantua
3
Milan
2
Modena
3
Munich
1
Naples
2
Padua
1
Pisa
1
Pordenone
1
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1
Siena
2
Staffarda
1
Torgau
1
Turin
1
Utrecht
1
Venice
1
Verona
2
Windsor
1
Production method
Manuscript
57
Physical type
choirbook
41
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
monophonic manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
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
1
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (complete set)
4
poetry collection with some notated music
1
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
printed treatise with added polyphony
1
tablebook
1
Material
paper
44
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
10
parchment and paper (mixed)
2
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
12
upright
44
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
8
never
15
none visible
28
normally
3
occasionally
1
sometimes
4
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
16
brown
32
dark brown
10
light brown
2
n/a
1
red
2
red-brown
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
3
double rastrum
12
freehand
4
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
36
straightedge
5
triple rastrum
11
Number of staves
10
13
11
10
12
9
13
4
14
2
15
2
2
3
3
9
4
7
5
4
6
17
7
8
8
9
9
13
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
12
2-part consecutive
4
2-part opening
21
2-part single page
19
3-part consecutive
5
3-part opening
35
3-part single page
14
4-part consecutive
3
4-part opening
43
4-part single page
15
5-part opening
20
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
6
n/a
4
Indentation for Initials
double
6
none
40
single
22
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
40
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
7
none
11
staves not ruled on grid
4
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
34
not in dedicated space
23
provided, in dedicated space
10
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
20
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
44
notation extended into margin
24
other
3
partial additional staves
22
staveline added
11
staves extended into margin
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
29
blue
1
brown
29
dark brown
4
gold
1
light brown
3
red
2
red-brown
1
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
chant (square)
3
full mensural
6
void mensural
54
Monophonic Notation
absent
48
present
13
Level of Calligraphy
fair
57
high
3
poor
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
3
cue notes
1
end symbol
10
none
2
pointers
7
repeat signs
19
signa congruentiae
12
signes-de-renvoi
26
space-filler
3
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
6
English
1
Flemish
1
French
23
German
4
Italian
23
Latin
49
Spanish
7
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
19
fully texted with one text
43
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
7
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
2
untexted
25
varies
1
Type of Script
antiqua
4
cursive
12
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
2
cursive (bastarda)
4
cursive (humanistic)
9
cursive (italic)
14
display script
1
hybrida
1
rotonda
1
textura
12
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
47
high
4
poor
7
Colour of Text
black
27
blue
2
brown
34
dark brown
3
light brown
2
red
6
red-brown
1
reddish brown
2
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
32
yes
28
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
4
rarely
3
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
2
rarely
3
Borders Size
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
3
never
2
normally
3
often
1
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
4
flourished
2
plain initials
3
Penned Initials Frequency
always
6
never
1
normally
17
occasionally
6
often
4
rarely
11
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
26
calligraphic with decoration
9
calligraphic with grotesque heads
7
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
7
littera notabilior
2
plain initials
16
Planned Initials Frequency
always
4
normally
12
occasionally
4
often
5
rarely
4
sometimes
4
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
3
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
normally
4
occasionally
3
often
6
rarely
6
sometimes
4
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorated letters
2
decorative final long
11
embellished final barline
3
end-symbol
5
littera notabilior
5
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Cape Town, South Africa, National Library of South Africa, MS Grey 3.b.12, Before 1506, All folios
Cambridge, Great Britain, Gonville and Caius College, MS 667/760, Late 1520s, All folios
Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 3, 1518-20, All folios
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