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
6
Czech Republic
1
France
1
Germany
13
Great Britain
4
Italy
6
Netherlands
1
Switzerland
1
Cities
Augsburg
4
Basel
1
Brussels
5
Emmerich
1
Fossombrone
2
Germany
1
Glarus, Switzerland
1
Hradec Králové
1
Innsbruck
1
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Mechelen
6
Munich
12
Munich, Germany
1
Naples
1
Netherlands
1
Paris
1
Spain
1
Stirling
1
Utrecht
1
Venice
3
Vienna
8
Windsor
1
Production method
Manuscript
33
Printed work
5
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
26
choirbook (fragment)
1
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbook (single)
2
partbooks (complete set)
3
poetry collection with some notated music
2
Material
paper
29
parchment
6
parchment (with paper)
1
parchment and paper (mixed)
2
Format
oblong
8
upright
30
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
2
n/a
5
never
6
none visible
12
normally
4
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
6
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
29
brown
8
red
2
Ruling Medium
freehand
4
single rastrum
22
straightedge
10
Number of staves
1
5
10
11
11
4
12
2
2
22
3
27
4
38
5
38
6
34
7
25
8
24
9
14
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
10
10-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
4
2-part opening
16
2-part score
1
2-part single page
6
3-part consecutive
5
3-part opening
22
3-part single page
5
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
29
4-part single page
7
5-part consecutive
2
5-part opening
21
6-part opening
10
8-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
17
none
12
single
33
triple
4
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
10
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
6
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
10
variable space, not on grid
21
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
25
not in dedicated space
1
provided, in dedicated space
14
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
5
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
12
notation extended into margin
3
other
2
partial additional staves
11
staveline added
2
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
34
blue
1
brown
7
dark brown
1
red
2
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
2
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
2
full mensural
3
void mensural
36
Monophonic Notation
absent
30
present
9
Level of Calligraphy
fair
13
high
16
n/a
5
poor
4
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
5
custodes
1
end symbol
3
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
repeat signs
4
signa congruentiae
15
signes-de-renvoi
12
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
1
Dutch
1
English
3
French
2
German
4
Italian
3
Latin
33
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
6
fully texted with one text
33
fully texted with two or more texts
3
fully texted with two texts
6
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
5
provided with one or two incipits
5
provided with single incipit
3
untexted
9
Type of Script
cursive
3
cursive (Anglicana)
3
cursive (German)
4
cursive (bastarda)
6
display script
14
hybrida
1
roman
4
rotonda
1
textura
16
Level of Calligraphy
fair
13
high
18
n/a
5
poor
1
very high
4
Colour of Text
black
34
blue
1
brown
6
dark brown
2
dark red
1
green
1
red
20
Multiple Texts
no
23
yes
16
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
4
rarely
5
Borders Frequency
never
2
occasionally
1
rarely
4
Borders Size
full borders
2
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
3
normally
2
occasionally
4
often
2
rarely
4
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
2
decorated
5
decorated with grotesque heads
4
flourished
4
historiated
1
plain initials
4
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
8
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
7
sometimes
5
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
17
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
7
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
5
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
6
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
5
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
2
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
3
diagrams
1
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
4
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Multiple texts: yes
Number of staves: 12
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Barcelona, Spain, Biblioteca de Catalunya, M. 454, 1500–1534, All folios
Barcelona, Spain, Biblioteca de Catalunya, M. 681 (=PedC 386), c. 1525-1550, All folios
Perugia, Italy, Biblioteca Comunale Augusta, MS 431 (G.20), 1480-90, All folios
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