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
Belgium
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Czech Republic
2
France
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Germany
7
Great Britain
6
Italy
31
Italy (North)
1
Netherlands
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Portugal
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Silesia
3
Spain
3
Switzerland
2
Cities
Augsburg
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6
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Florence
12
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1
Switzerland
1
Toledo
1
Turin
1
Utrecht
1
Verona
2
Windsor
1
Wittenberg
1
Zagan
3
Production method
Manuscript
68
Physical type
choirbook
44
choirbook (fragment)
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
2
partbook (single)
4
partbooks (complete set)
11
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
poetry collection with some notated music
1
printed treatise with added polyphony
1
Material
paper
55
paper (with parchment)
3
parchment
8
parchment and paper (mixed)
2
Format
oblong
21
upright
47
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
9
never
21
none visible
35
normally
3
occasionally
1
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
23
brown
35
dark brown
9
light brown
4
red
3
reddish brown
2
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
2
double rastrum
4
freehand
5
printed staves
4
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
42
straightedge
10
triple rastrum
11
Number of staves
1
1
10
18
11
12
12
2
13
3
14
2
15
1
2
8
3
18
4
15
5
12
6
20
7
14
8
18
9
15
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
23
2-part consecutive
3
2-part opening
22
2-part score
1
2-part single page
16
3-part consecutive
5
3-part opening
35
3-part score
2
3-part single page
12
4-part consecutive
3
4-part opening
45
4-part score
1
4-part single page
12
5-part opening
20
5-part single page
3
6-part opening
5
8-part opening
2
n/a
3
Indentation for Initials
double
13
none
37
single
31
triple
2
varies
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
45
left below voice parts as part of grid
2
left between voice parts as part of grid
4
none
13
staves not ruled on grid
9
variable space, not on grid
7
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
42
not in dedicated space
23
provided, in dedicated space
12
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
5
made for complete additional staves
24
none
2
notation and staves extended into margin
45
notation extended into margin
22
other
4
partial additional staves
27
staveline added
10
staves extended into margin
6
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
39
brown
33
dark brown
5
light brown
3
red
4
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
chant (Central European)
1
chant (Gothic)
2
chant (square)
5
full mensural
6
not specified
1
strene notation
1
void mensural
65
Monophonic Notation
absent
55
present
19
Level of Calligraphy
fair
59
high
13
poor
4
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
5
end symbol
13
none
2
pointers
8
repeat signs
17
signa congruentiae
22
signes-de-renvoi
28
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
5
Dutch
5
English
2
Flemish
3
French
26
German
8
Italian
20
Latin
60
Spanish
9
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
19
fully texted with one text
53
fully texted with two or more texts
3
fully texted with two texts
4
partially texted with one or two texts
6
partially texted with one text
14
partially texted with two or more texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
7
provided with single incipit
30
provided with two incipits
2
untexted
33
varies
1
Type of Script
antiqua
3
cursive
21
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (German)
8
cursive (bastarda)
8
cursive (humanistic)
8
cursive (italic)
10
display script
6
humanistic
1
hybrida
2
rotonda
2
textura
11
various
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
68
high
13
poor
5
Colour of Text
black
38
blue
3
brown
39
dark brown
5
light brown
2
red
16
reddish brown
2
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
40
yes
36
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
7
rarely
6
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
6
occasionally
1
rarely
5
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one- and two-sided
3
partial borders: one-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
3
never
2
normally
2
occasionally
2
rarely
6
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
2
decorated
7
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
5
historiated
1
plain initials
3
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
5
never
1
normally
22
occasionally
6
often
8
rarely
11
sometimes
6
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
30
calligraphic with decoration
10
calligraphic with grotesque heads
9
decorated
5
flourished
12
littera notabilior
3
plain initials
22
Planned Initials Frequency
always
5
normally
11
occasionally
6
often
9
rarely
7
sometimes
3
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
2
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
5
occasionally
6
often
6
rarely
11
sometimes
6
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorated letters
4
decorative final long
14
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
6
littera notabilior
8
ornament
1
signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Pricking frequency: never
Miniatures frequency: rarely
Non verbal performance instructions: space-filler
Planned initials frequency: rarely
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Perugia, Italy, Biblioteca Comunale Augusta, MS 431 (G.20), 1480-90, All folios
Bologna, Italy, Museo internazionale e biblioteca della musica di Bologna, MS Q 16 (olim 109), 1487-1510, All folios
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