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
Belgium
1
Germany
5
Great Britain
1
Italy
11
Netherlands
1
Spain
3
Cities
Belgium
1
Brussels
1
Catalonia
1
Emmerich
1
England
1
Florence
3
France
3
Germany (South)
3
Italy
1
Italy (North)
3
Köln
1
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1
Mantua
1
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1
Naples
3
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1
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1
Rome
3
Segovia
1
Seville
1
Switzerland
1
Toledo
1
Utrecht
1
Venice
1
Wittenberg
1
Zaragoza
1
Production method
Manuscript
29
Physical type
choirbook
19
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
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
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
poetry collection with some notated music
2
printed treatise with added polyphony
1
Material
paper
16
paper (with parchment)
4
parchment
7
parchment and paper (mixed)
2
Format
oblong
3
upright
26
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
6
never
10
none visible
11
normally
3
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
10
brown
13
dark brown
6
light brown
2
red
1
red-brown
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
freehand
4
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
23
straightedge
5
triple rastrum
3
Number of staves
10
10
11
7
12
1
13
1
14
1
2
1
3
3
4
3
5
5
6
11
7
10
8
10
9
11
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
4
2-part consecutive
3
2-part opening
8
2-part single page
12
3-part consecutive
4
3-part opening
19
3-part score
1
3-part single page
10
4-part consecutive
2
4-part opening
22
4-part single page
8
5-part opening
8
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
3
none
18
single
16
triple
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
23
left below voice parts as part of grid
2
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
7
staves not ruled on grid
4
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
15
not in dedicated space
12
provided, in dedicated space
5
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
13
notation and staves extended into margin
18
notation extended into margin
12
other
2
partial additional staves
10
staveline added
5
staves extended into margin
6
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
18
brown
13
dark brown
4
light brown
2
red
3
red-brown
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
2
chant (square)
5
full mensural
4
strene notation
1
void mensural
28
Monophonic Notation
absent
22
present
13
Level of Calligraphy
fair
20
high
10
poor
4
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
4
end symbol
10
none
1
pointers
6
repeat signs
9
signa congruentiae
10
signes-de-renvoi
18
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
4
English
1
Flemish
2
French
12
German
5
Italian
12
Latin
27
Spanish
7
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
11
fully texted with one text
22
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
4
partially texted with one text
9
provided with one or two incipits
5
provided with single incipit
13
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
17
varies
1
Type of Script
cursive
9
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
4
cursive (humanistic)
7
cursive (italic)
1
display script
3
humanistic
2
hybrida
2
rotonda
1
textura
6
Level of Calligraphy
fair
29
high
7
poor
2
Colour of Text
black
17
blue
1
brown
15
dark brown
5
light brown
1
red
9
red-brown
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
18
yes
16
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
7
rarely
4
Borders Frequency
never
5
occasionally
1
rarely
3
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
3
normally
1
occasionally
1
rarely
2
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
3
plain initials
3
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
3
never
1
normally
11
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
4
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
16
calligraphic with decoration
9
calligraphic with grotesque heads
6
decorated
2
flourished
6
littera notabilior
2
plain initials
4
Planned Initials Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
2
occasionally
4
often
4
rarely
4
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
2
normally
2
occasionally
3
often
3
rarely
5
sometimes
4
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
banner
1
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
8
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
5
littera notabilior
1
signa congruentiae
1
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Berlin, Germany, Staatsbibliothek Preussischer Kulturbesitz, MS Germ. 8º 190, c. 1470-1500, All folios
Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, MS Rés. Vmc. 57, c. 1470, All folios
Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, fonds français MS 2245, c. 1490-8, All folios
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