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
4
France
1
Germany
4
Great Britain
3
Italy
9
Spain
3
Switzerland
2
Cities
Antwerp
1
Arundel
1
Augsburg
1
Basel
2
Bologna
1
Brussels
3
Cambrai
1
England
1
Ferrara
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Florence
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Germany
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Germany (South)
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Mechelen
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Modena
3
Munich
2
Rome
3
Segovia
1
Spain
1
Stirling
1
Toledo
1
Vic
1
Zaragoza
1
Production method
Manuscript
29
Physical type
choirbook
26
choirbook (single quire(s))
2
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
Material
paper
20
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
8
Format
upright
29
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
2
never
2
none visible
29
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
18
brown
12
dark brown
2
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
3
freehand
2
single rastrum
22
straightedge
7
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
1
1
10
29
11
12
12
8
13
3
14
2
15
1
16
1
17
1
2
1
3
3
4
4
5
11
6
11
7
11
8
17
9
17
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
3
10-part opening
1
12-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
9
2-part single page
5
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
17
3-part single page
5
4-part consecutive
2
4-part opening
26
4-part single page
4
5-part consecutive
2
5-part opening
17
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
8
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
13
none
13
quadruple
2
single
20
triple
5
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
23
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
3
staves not ruled on grid
10
variable space, not on grid
5
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
25
not in dedicated space
4
provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
3
made for complete additional staves
12
notation and staves extended into margin
18
notation extended into margin
9
other
1
partial additional staves
10
staveline added
2
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
21
brown
10
dark brown
1
red
2
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
2
void mensural
27
Monophonic Notation
absent
24
present
8
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
19
poor
3
very high
3
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
4
cue notes
1
end symbol
6
none
1
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
pointers
1
repeat signs
6
signa congruentiae
10
signes-de-renvoi
19
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Flemish
1
French
6
German
1
Italian
1
Latin
28
Spanish
2
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
2
fully texted with one text
28
fully texted with two or more texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
4
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
8
untexted
10
Type of Script
cursive
4
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (German)
2
cursive (Italianate)
1
cursive (bastarda)
6
cursive (humanistic)
1
cursive (italic)
2
display script
6
humanistic
1
hybrida
3
roman
1
textura
11
Level of Calligraphy
fair
10
high
15
poor
4
very high
4
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
21
blue
1
brown
10
dark brown
2
red
11
Multiple Texts
no
25
yes
6
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
5
none visible
1
rarely
8
Borders Frequency
never
6
occasionally
2
rarely
4
Borders Size
full borders
2
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
2
normally
1
occasionally
2
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
historiated
3
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
11
occasionally
5
often
5
rarely
6
sometimes
6
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
16
calligraphic with decoration
4
calligraphic with grotesque heads
6
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
8
historiated
1
littera notabilior
4
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
4
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
9
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
3
never
5
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
6
rarely
1
sometimes
4
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
2
banner
1
decorated letters
4
decorative final long
2
embellished final barline
3
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
4
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Pricking frequency: none visible
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Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 33, 1495-1520, All folios
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