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
9
Belgium
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Czech Republic
4
England
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France
3
Germany
26
Great Britain
6
Italy
52
Italy (North)
1
Netherlands
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Portugal
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Silesia
3
Spain
10
Switzerland
17
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Augsburg
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Emmerich
1
Ferrara
2
Florence
15
France
4
Freiburg
2
Germany
10
Germany (South)
3
Girona
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Glarus, Switzerland
2
Halberstadt
1
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3
Innsbruck
1
Italy
6
Italy (North)
3
Köln
1
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2
London
5
Maastricht
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Mantua
2
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5
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4
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6
Munich
12
Munich, Germany
1
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3
Northamptonshire
1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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2
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5
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1
Segovia
1
Seville
2
Siena
2
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2
Staffarda
1
Stirling
1
Switzerland
1
Tarazona
4
Toledo
1
Torgau
1
Troyes
1
Turin
1
Venice
2
Verona
2
Vic
1
Vienna
8
Wittenberg
3
Zagan
3
Zaragoza
1
Zwickau
1
Production method
Manuscript
151
Physical type
choirbook
91
choirbook (fragment(s))
6
choirbook (fragment)
1
choirbook (single quire(s))
5
monophonic manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
2
music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
2
partbook (fragment(s))
1
partbook (fragment)
1
partbook (single)
8
partbooks (complete set)
16
partbooks (incomplete set)
9
poetry collection with some notated music
1
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
2
printed book with interpolated polyphony
1
printed treatise with added polyphony
1
tablebook
1
Material
paper
151
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
38
upright
112
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
19
n/a
1
never
43
none visible
72
normally
4
occasionally
3
often
3
rarely
1
sometimes
10
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
61
brown
67
dark brown
18
light brown
6
red
3
reddish brown
2
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
3
double rastrum
18
freehand
13
printed staves
5
single rastrum
104
straightedge
19
triple rastrum
11
Number of staves
1
4
10
43
11
24
12
22
13
8
14
4
15
2
2
21
3
35
4
40
5
36
6
44
7
33
8
38
9
34
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
54
10-part opening
1
12-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
7
2-part opening
43
2-part score
2
2-part single page
27
3-part consecutive
7
3-part opening
68
3-part score
1
3-part single page
24
4-part consecutive
5
4-part opening
97
4-part score
1
4-part single page
28
5-part consecutive
2
5-part opening
50
5-part single page
3
6-part opening
21
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
4
n/a
6
Indentation for Initials
double
29
none
83
single
73
triple
5
varies
3
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
92
left below voice parts as part of grid
8
left between voice parts as part of grid
10
none
26
staves not ruled on grid
13
variable space, not on grid
23
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
107
not in dedicated space
31
provided, in dedicated space
22
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
11
made for complete additional staves
42
none
2
notation and staves extended into margin
84
notation extended into margin
43
other
7
partial additional staves
49
staveline added
21
staves extended into margin
11
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
87
blue
2
brown
64
dark brown
13
gold
1
light brown
2
red
1
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
4
chant (Central European)
1
chant (Gothic)
2
chant (square)
11
full mensural
5
not specified
1
void mensural
143
Monophonic Notation
absent
117
present
36
Level of Calligraphy
fair
85
high
45
poor
24
very poor
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
12
cue notes
2
end symbol
16
none
7
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
pointers
6
repeat signs
30
signa congruentiae
38
signes-de-renvoi
52
space-filler
4
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
7
Dutch
8
English
1
Flemish
2
French
40
German
16
Italian
25
Latin
133
Spanish
14
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
25
fully texted with one text
125
fully texted with two or more texts
7
fully texted with two texts
7
partially texted with one or two texts
7
partially texted with one text
30
partially texted with two or more texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
3
provided with one or two incipits
16
provided with single incipit
52
untexted
55
varies
2
Type of Script
antiqua
4
cursive
33
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (German)
20
cursive (Italianate)
1
cursive (bastarda)
12
cursive (humanistic)
28
cursive (italic)
15
display script
21
humanistic
2
hybrida
6
roman
1
rotonda
1
textura
33
various
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
85
high
46
poor
25
very high
3
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
80
blue
5
brown
74
dark brown
12
dark red
1
green
1
light brown
1
red
34
reddish brown
2
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
98
yes
57
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
12
rarely
8
Borders Frequency
never
11
rarely
4
Borders Size
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
3
Painted Initials Frequency
never
3
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
8
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
6
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
2
historiated
1
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
19
never
1
normally
37
occasionally
15
often
16
rarely
19
sometimes
20
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
70
calligraphic with decoration
25
calligraphic with grotesque heads
23
decorated
8
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
24
historiated
1
littera notabilior
8
plain initials
31
Planned Initials Frequency
always
6
never
1
normally
14
occasionally
7
often
14
rarely
14
sometimes
7
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
3
Other Decoration Frequency
always
5
never
3
normally
8
occasionally
10
often
10
rarely
13
sometimes
11
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
3
banner
1
decorated letters
8
decorative final long
21
embellished final barline
6
end-symbol
7
littera notabilior
14
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Seville, Spain, Biblioteca Capitular y Colombina, MS 5-5-20 (olim Z Tab. 137, N.° 25), Early 16th century, 39-66
Seville, Spain, Biblioteca Capitular y Colombina, MS 7-1-28, Late 15th century, All folios
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