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
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Italy
9
Netherlands
2
Spain
2
Switzerland
4
Cities
Augsburg
1
Austria
1
Basel
4
Bologna
5
Brussels
1
Ferrara
1
Florence
1
France
2
Germany
3
Germany (South)
1
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2
Maastricht
1
Mechelen
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Naples
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Rome
2
Seville
2
Torgau
1
Utrecht
1
Venice
1
Zwickau
1
Production method
Manuscript
25
Physical type
choirbook
13
choirbook (fragment(s))
2
choirbook (single quire(s))
2
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
2
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbook (fragment)
1
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (complete set)
2
poetry collection with some notated music
1
Material
paper
22
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
2
Format
oblong
3
upright
22
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
never
25
none visible
3
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
12
brown
11
dark brown
2
light brown
2
reddish brown
2
Ruling Medium
freehand
4
single rastrum
25
straightedge
3
Number of staves
10
7
11
4
12
6
13
4
14
3
15
2
2
1
3
3
4
4
5
5
6
7
7
8
8
8
9
7
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
9
2-part consecutive
3
2-part opening
5
2-part single page
5
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
12
3-part single page
6
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
19
4-part single page
5
5-part opening
7
6-part opening
1
n/a
2
Indentation for Initials
double
1
none
15
single
14
triple
2
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
17
left below voice parts as part of grid
2
left between voice parts as part of grid
4
none
10
staves not ruled on grid
1
variable space, not on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
21
not in dedicated space
4
provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
11
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
14
notation extended into margin
4
other
4
partial additional staves
8
staveline added
1
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
17
brown
11
dark brown
2
red
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
chant (square)
2
full mensural
1
not specified
1
void mensural
23
Monophonic Notation
absent
21
present
7
Level of Calligraphy
fair
14
high
6
poor
9
very high
1
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
3
end symbol
3
none
5
pointers
2
repeat signs
3
signa congruentiae
4
signes-de-renvoi
8
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
2
Flemish
1
French
9
German
5
Italian
4
Latin
22
Spanish
3
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
2
fully texted with one text
21
fully texted with two or more texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
7
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
5
provided with single incipit
10
untexted
14
varies
2
Type of Script
antiqua
2
cursive
7
cursive (German)
6
cursive (bastarda)
2
cursive (humanistic)
8
cursive (italic)
1
display script
2
humanistic
1
hybrida
2
rotonda
1
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
15
high
4
poor
10
very high
1
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
15
brown
13
dark brown
3
red
2
reddish brown
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
21
yes
7
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
3
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
never
1
rarely
1
Borders Size
full borders
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
3
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
flourished
1
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
4
never
1
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
4
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
9
calligraphic with decoration
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
flourished
2
littera notabilior
2
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
4
rarely
2
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
4
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
2
decorative final long
3
end-symbol
2
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Pricking frequency: never
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Barcelona, Spain, Biblioteca de Catalunya, M. 454, 1500–1534, All folios
Eton, Great Britain, Eton College Library, MS 178, c. 1500-04, All folios
London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Additional 5465, c. 1500, All folios
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