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
7
Belgium
9
France
1
Germany
14
Great Britain
6
Italy
19
Netherlands
1
Portugal
1
Spain
1
Switzerland
1
Cities
Augsburg
4
Bologna
4
Bruges
2
Brussels
5
Casale Monferrato
1
Catalonia
1
Coimbra
1
Ferrara
4
Florence
3
Fossombrone
2
France
1
Germany (South)
1
Glarus, Switzerland
1
Halberstadt
1
Italy (North)
1
Leipzig
1
London
6
Mechelen
7
Munich
11
Naples
1
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1
Savoy, France
1
Seville
1
Siena
1
St Gall
1
Torgau
1
Utrecht
1
Venice
3
Verona
2
Vienna
7
Windsor
1
Wittenberg
1
Production method
Manuscript
56
Printed work
9
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
47
choirbook (fragment)
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbook (single)
3
partbooks (complete set)
9
poetry collection with some notated music
1
Material
paper
41
paper (with parchment)
2
parchment
20
parchment (with paper)
1
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
oblong
18
upright
47
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
12
n/a
9
never
14
none visible
14
normally
4
occasionally
2
often
6
sometimes
6
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
47
brown
16
dark brown
2
light brown
1
red
4
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
freehand
1
printed staves
4
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
45
straightedge
5
triple rastrum
2
Number of staves
1
1
10
22
11
11
12
5
13
2
2
15
3
20
4
24
5
26
6
34
7
23
8
29
9
23
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
24
12-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
23
2-part single page
11
3-part consecutive
3
3-part opening
37
3-part single page
11
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
47
4-part single page
12
5-part opening
28
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
10
8-part opening
3
n/a
3
Indentation for Initials
double
31
none
21
quadruple
2
single
48
triple
9
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
36
left below voice parts as part of grid
3
left between voice parts as part of grid
4
none
6
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
17
variable space, not on grid
13
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
50
not in dedicated space
10
provided, in dedicated space
11
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
14
notation and staves extended into margin
28
notation extended into margin
15
other
4
partial additional staves
17
staveline added
6
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
59
brown
10
dark brown
3
red
3
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
4
full mensural
4
not specified
1
void mensural
63
Monophonic Notation
absent
48
present
20
Level of Calligraphy
fair
25
high
23
n/a
9
poor
3
very high
10
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
11
custodes
1
end symbol
8
none
1
pointers
5
repeat signs
5
signa congruentiae
23
signes-de-renvoi
25
space-filler
3
Copying of Text
Language
English
2
Flemish
4
French
17
German
4
Italian
6
Latin
56
Spanish
4
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
7
fully texted with one text
56
fully texted with two or more texts
10
fully texted with two texts
5
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
12
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
9
provided with single incipit
16
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
18
varies
1
Type of Script
Italic
1
antiqua
1
cursive
11
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (German)
3
cursive (bastarda)
15
cursive (humanistic)
4
cursive (italic)
1
display script
20
humanistic
1
hybrida
1
roman
3
rotonda
6
textura
20
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
22
high
25
n/a
9
poor
3
very high
12
Colour of Text
black
65
blue
4
brown
10
dark brown
2
red
26
reddish brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
37
yes
30
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
2
never
6
rarely
11
Borders Frequency
never
5
often
1
rarely
15
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
6
partial borders: one-sided
7
partial borders: two-sided
3
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
4
normally
3
occasionally
3
often
5
rarely
14
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic
1
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
11
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
5
historiated
3
plain initials
3
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
6
never
2
normally
17
occasionally
7
often
5
rarely
10
sometimes
7
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
27
calligraphic with decoration
8
calligraphic with grotesque heads
9
decorated
5
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
11
littera notabilior
2
plain initials
9
Planned Initials Frequency
always
2
never
3
normally
4
occasionally
3
often
6
rarely
8
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
2
never
6
normally
3
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
7
sometimes
4
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
2
banner
2
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
7
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
3
ornament
1
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 20, c. 1515-20, All folios
Brussels, Belgium, Bibliothèque Royal Albert 1er/Koninklijke Bibliotheek Albert I, MS 9126, 1504-1505, All folios
Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 21, 1521-25, All folios
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