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
4
Belgium
4
Czech Republic
2
England
1
France
2
Germany
18
Great Britain
3
Italy
53
Silesia
3
Spain
6
Switzerland
17
Cities
Augsburg
4
Austria
1
Basel
17
Belgium
1
Bologna
7
Brussels
4
Cambrai
1
Casale Monferrato
4
Catalonia
1
Emmerich
1
Ferrara
1
Florence
14
Fossombrone
2
France
3
Freiburg
2
Germany
10
Germany (South)
3
Girona
1
Glarus, Switzerland
2
Halberstadt
1
Hradec Králové
2
Innsbruck
1
Italy
6
Italy (North)
3
Köln
1
Leipzig
2
London
3
Mantua
2
Mechelen
4
Milan
4
Modena
4
Munich
7
Munich, Germany
1
Naples
3
Northamptonshire
1
Padua
1
Paris
1
Pisa
1
Portugal
1
Rheinfelden
2
Rome
5
Siena
2
Spain
2
Switzerland
1
Tarazona
3
Torgau
1
Venice
8
Vic
1
Vienna
3
Wittenberg
1
Zagan
3
Zaragoza
1
Zwickau
1
Production method
Manuscript
117
Printed work
14
Physical type
choirbook
70
choirbook (fragment(s))
6
choirbook (fragment)
1
choirbook (single quire(s))
5
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
2
music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
partbook (fragment(s))
1
partbook (single)
6
partbooks (complete set)
22
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
131
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
50
upright
80
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
13
n/a
15
never
34
none visible
61
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
1
sometimes
7
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
53
brown
55
dark brown
14
light brown
6
red
2
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
double rastrum
17
freehand
11
printed staves
4
single rastrum
80
straightedge
14
triple rastrum
11
Number of staves
1
2
10
35
11
18
12
18
13
7
14
4
15
2
2
14
3
27
4
39
5
33
6
46
7
25
8
28
9
23
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
55
12-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
4
2-part opening
29
2-part score
1
2-part single page
21
3-part consecutive
5
3-part opening
55
3-part score
1
3-part single page
18
4-part consecutive
4
4-part opening
77
4-part score
1
4-part single page
21
5-part opening
36
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
14
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
2
n/a
5
Indentation for Initials
double
28
none
71
single
66
triple
5
varies
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
74
left below voice parts as part of grid
8
left between voice parts as part of grid
9
none
26
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
8
variable space, not on grid
17
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
96
not in dedicated space
21
provided, in dedicated space
21
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
6
made for complete additional staves
30
none
2
notation and staves extended into margin
66
notation extended into margin
28
other
5
partial additional staves
38
staveline added
13
staves extended into margin
9
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
81
blue
1
brown
53
dark brown
8
gold
1
light brown
2
red
1
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
chant (square)
4
full mensural
2
not specified
1
void mensural
127
Monophonic Notation
absent
131
present
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
66
high
35
n/a
14
poor
22
very poor
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
23
cue notes
2
custodes
1
end symbol
8
none
7
pointers
4
repeat signs
26
signa congruentiae
41
signes-de-renvoi
38
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
5
Dutch
7
Flemish
1
French
36
German
16
Italian
28
Latin
112
Spanish
10
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
23
fully texted with one text
108
fully texted with two or more texts
3
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
7
partially texted with one text
31
partially texted with two or more texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
24
provided with single incipit
49
untexted
46
varies
2
Type of Script
Italic
1
antiqua
4
cursive
25
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
19
cursive (Italianate)
1
cursive (bastarda)
12
cursive (humanistic)
24
cursive (italic)
14
display script
14
humanistic
1
hybrida
4
roman
5
rotonda
9
textura
19
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
66
high
33
n/a
14
poor
22
very high
3
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
71
blue
4
brown
62
dark brown
7
dark red
1
green
1
light brown
1
red
22
reddish brown
2
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
89
yes
44
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
12
rarely
6
Borders Frequency
never
11
rarely
3
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
3
Painted Initials Frequency
never
3
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
6
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
4
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
2
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
15
never
1
normally
30
occasionally
11
often
12
rarely
15
sometimes
13
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
51
calligraphic with decoration
14
calligraphic with grotesque heads
17
decorated
5
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
17
historiated
1
littera notabilior
4
plain initials
24
Planned Initials Frequency
always
6
never
1
normally
11
occasionally
5
often
10
rarely
11
sometimes
7
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
3
Other Decoration Frequency
always
5
never
3
normally
6
occasionally
7
often
9
rarely
8
sometimes
7
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
3
banner
1
decorated letters
5
decorative final long
15
embellished final barline
4
end-symbol
5
littera notabilior
11
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