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
2
Czech Republic
1
France
1
Italy
11
Portugal
1
Spain
5
Cities
Brussels
2
Cambrai
1
Casale Monferrato
1
Coimbra
1
Ferrara
1
Florence
4
France
1
Hradec Králové
1
Italy
3
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2
Milan
1
Modena
3
Rome
2
Seville
1
Switzerland
1
Tarazona
3
Venice
1
Vic
1
Production method
Manuscript
27
Physical type
choirbook
17
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (incomplete set)
7
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
Material
paper
27
Format
oblong
7
upright
20
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
6
never
2
none visible
18
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
6
brown
14
dark brown
7
red
2
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
5
single rastrum
22
straightedge
2
triple rastrum
2
Number of staves
10
12
11
5
12
3
13
1
2
1
4
8
5
4
6
4
7
3
8
5
9
6
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
12
2-part opening
7
2-part single page
3
3-part opening
14
3-part single page
2
4-part opening
19
4-part single page
3
5-part opening
9
6-part opening
6
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
8
none
15
single
14
triple
1
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
27
staves not ruled on grid
1
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
27
not in dedicated space
1
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
3
made for complete additional staves
9
notation and staves extended into margin
18
notation extended into margin
11
other
2
partial additional staves
6
staveline added
6
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
11
brown
12
dark brown
8
red
1
Type of Notation
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
3
void mensural
27
Monophonic Notation
absent
22
present
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
8
high
20
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
3
cue notes
1
end symbol
4
repeat signs
5
signa congruentiae
12
signes-de-renvoi
13
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
1
French
8
Italian
1
Latin
24
Spanish
3
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
6
fully texted with one text
22
fully texted with two or more texts
2
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one text
3
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
7
untexted
9
Type of Script
cursive
4
cursive (Italianate)
1
cursive (bastarda)
5
cursive (humanistic)
9
cursive (italic)
2
display script
6
humanistic
1
hybrida
1
roman
1
rotonda
1
textura
8
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
7
high
27
Colour of Text
black
12
blue
2
brown
15
dark brown
6
red
10
Multiple Texts
no
20
yes
9
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
never
2
rarely
2
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
7
normally
11
occasionally
3
often
6
rarely
5
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
20
calligraphic with decoration
8
calligraphic with grotesque heads
9
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
10
historiated
1
littera notabilior
2
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
4
rarely
4
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
3
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
5
sometimes
3
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
4
decorative final long
8
embellished final barline
4
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
3
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Adhoc adaptation: notation extended into margin
Colour of staves: brown
Colour of text: dark brown
Disposition of voice part: 5-part single page
Number of staves: 10
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Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 21, 1521-25, All folios
Munich, Germany, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Musica MS 34 (= MaiM 88), 1521 - c. 1530, All folios
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