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
1
Belgium
5
Czech Republic
1
France
2
Germany
3
Great Britain
1
Italy
20
Portugal
1
Spain
1
Switzerland
1
Cities
Brussels
4
Burgundy
1
Cambrai
1
Casale Monferrato
3
Coimbra
1
Eton
1
Ferrara
4
Florence
3
Germany (South)
1
Glarus, Switzerland
1
Hradec Králové
1
Italy (North)
1
Mantua
1
Mechelen
5
Modena
3
Munich
1
Naples
3
Padua
1
Paris
1
Portugal
1
Rome
4
Savoy, France
1
Schonenberg nr. Bocholt
1
Segovia
1
St Gall
1
Switzerland
1
Toledo
1
Vienna
1
Production method
Manuscript
41
Physical type
choirbook
36
monophonic manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (complete set)
1
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
Material
paper
24
paper (with parchment)
2
parchment
15
Format
oblong
6
upright
35
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
9
never
3
none visible
20
normally
6
often
2
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
17
brown
18
dark brown
2
gold
1
light brown
1
red
6
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
freehand
1
single rastrum
35
straightedge
5
Number of staves
1
2
10
15
11
6
12
3
13
1
14
1
15
1
16
1
17
1
2
5
3
6
4
9
5
11
6
10
7
8
8
12
9
14
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
8
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
18
2-part single page
7
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
27
3-part single page
9
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
35
4-part single page
8
5-part consecutive
2
5-part opening
16
6-part consecutive
1
6-part opening
6
7-part consecutive
1
7-part opening
1
8-part consecutive
1
8-part opening
4
9-part consecutive
1
9-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
all staves indented
1
double
11
none
21
single
23
triple
4
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
33
none
4
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
5
variable space, not on grid
8
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
27
not in dedicated space
11
provided, in dedicated space
6
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
6
made for complete additional staves
14
notation and staves extended into margin
18
notation extended into margin
12
other
1
partial additional staves
14
staveline added
5
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
29
blue
1
brown
15
dark brown
1
gold
2
red
2
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
2
full mensural
2
void mensural
38
Monophonic Notation
absent
32
present
10
Level of Calligraphy
fair
14
high
22
very high
5
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
cue notes
1
end symbol
4
pointers
2
repeat signs
5
signa congruentiae
10
signes-de-renvoi
21
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
1
Dutch
1
Flemish
1
French
8
Italian
7
Latin
39
Spanish
3
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
4
fully texted with one text
35
fully texted with two or more texts
4
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
6
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
3
provided with single incipit
11
untexted
11
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
6
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
11
cursive (humanistic)
4
cursive (italic)
2
display script
12
hybrida
1
textura
19
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
15
high
24
poor
3
very high
8
Colour of Text
black
29
blue
6
brown
19
dark brown
1
dark red
1
green
1
red
17
Multiple Texts
no
28
yes
18
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
none visible
1
often
1
rarely
9
Borders Frequency
never
2
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
8
Borders Size
full borders
2
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
3
partial borders: two-sided
4
Painted Initials Frequency
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
5
rarely
7
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
2
decorated
9
decorated with grotesque heads
4
flourished
5
historiated
1
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
8
normally
20
occasionally
4
often
7
rarely
5
sometimes
9
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
37
calligraphic with decoration
11
calligraphic with grotesque heads
14
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
41
littera notabilior
3
plain initials
8
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
4
rarely
3
sometimes
3
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
2
never
2
normally
7
occasionally
4
often
10
rarely
2
sometimes
6
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
banner
2
decorated letters
6
decorative final long
9
diagrams
1
embellished final barline
5
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
5
ornament
2
Filters applied
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Borders frequency: rarely
Colour of staves: black
Indentation for initials: single
Miniatures frequency: rarely
Non verbal performance instructions: coronae
Production method: Manuscript
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Modena, Italy, Biblioteca Estense Universitaria, alpha.M.1.11 (Lat. 454; olim V.H.11), 1481, All folios
Modena, Italy, Biblioteca Estense Universitaria, alpha.M.1.12 (Lat. 455; olim V.H.9), 1481, All folios
Toledo, Spain, Catedral, Obra y Fabrica, MS Reservado 23, c. 1520-1535, All folios
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