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
4
Belgium
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France
3
Germany
11
Great Britain
4
Italy
29
Netherlands
1
Spain
2
Cities
Arundel
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Augsburg
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Bologna
4
Brussels
2
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England
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Ferrara
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7
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Italy (North)
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London
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1
Venice
4
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1
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3
Windsor
1
Wittenberg
1
Zaragoza
1
Zwickau
1
Production method
Manuscript
60
Printed work
10
Physical type
choirbook
50
choirbook (fragment)
2
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (complete set)
9
partbooks (incomplete set)
3
poetry collection with some notated music
2
printed treatise with added polyphony
1
Material
paper
48
paper (with parchment)
2
parchment
17
parchment (with paper)
2
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
oblong
20
upright
50
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
9
n/a
10
never
12
none visible
26
normally
4
occasionally
1
often
3
sometimes
7
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
36
brown
28
dark brown
2
gold
1
light brown
2
red
2
red-brown
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
11
freehand
3
single rastrum
45
straightedge
8
triple rastrum
2
Number of staves
1
1
10
23
11
11
12
13
13
8
14
5
15
4
16
1
17
1
2
11
3
13
4
23
5
22
6
31
7
18
8
19
9
16
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
19
12-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
15
2-part score
1
2-part single page
10
3-part consecutive
3
3-part opening
29
3-part score
1
3-part single page
8
4-part consecutive
2
4-part opening
44
4-part score
1
4-part single page
5
5-part consecutive
2
5-part opening
25
6-part consecutive
1
6-part opening
10
7-part consecutive
1
7-part opening
1
8-part consecutive
1
8-part opening
2
9-part consecutive
1
9-part opening
1
n/a
3
Indentation for Initials
all staves indented
1
double
20
none
32
quadruple
1
single
43
triple
4
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
44
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
4
none
8
staves not ruled on grid
9
variable space, not on grid
11
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
55
not in dedicated space
7
provided, in dedicated space
13
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
11
notation and staves extended into margin
33
notation extended into margin
18
other
2
partial additional staves
18
staveline added
7
staves extended into margin
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
49
brown
22
dark brown
5
gold
1
light brown
1
red
5
red-brown
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
2
chant (square)
1
full mensural
5
void mensural
66
Monophonic Notation
absent
70
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
25
high
27
n/a
10
poor
6
very high
6
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
12
cue notes
2
end symbol
5
none
3
pointers
2
repeat signs
14
signa congruentiae
25
signes-de-renvoi
18
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
English
1
Flemish
1
French
18
German
6
Italian
11
Latin
59
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
11
fully texted with one text
61
fully texted with two or more texts
2
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
3
partially texted with one text
16
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
13
provided with single incipit
18
provided with two incipits
3
untexted
19
varies
1
Type of Script
antiqua
4
cursive
6
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (German)
4
cursive (Italianate)
1
cursive (bastarda)
10
cursive (humanistic)
10
cursive (italic)
3
display script
9
humanistic
1
hybrida
3
roman
3
rotonda
8
textura
17
Level of Calligraphy
fair
20
high
29
n/a
10
poor
4
very high
5
Colour of Text
black
44
blue
2
brown
23
dark brown
3
dark red
1
green
1
grey
1
light brown
1
red
16
red-brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
49
yes
20
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
6
often
1
rarely
9
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
4
occasionally
1
rarely
9
sometimes
1
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
2
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
4
partial borders: two- and three-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
always
4
never
3
normally
6
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
5
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
3
decorated
11
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
5
historiated
3
plain initials
3
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
7
normally
11
occasionally
3
often
6
rarely
9
sometimes
8
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
26
calligraphic with decoration
6
calligraphic with grotesque heads
10
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
9
historiated
1
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
7
zoomorphic initial
1
Planned Initials Frequency
always
2
never
2
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
4
rarely
8
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
4
never
3
normally
6
occasionally
3
often
6
rarely
4
sometimes
4
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
3
banner
2
decorated letters
2
decorative final long
10
embellished final barline
3
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
5
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Zwickau, Germany, Ratsschulbibliothek, MS 95,2, Second half of 15th century, Single folio
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