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
7
Belgium
21
Czech Republic
1
England
1
France
2
Germany
25
Great Britain
6
Italy
13
Portugal
1
Spain
2
Switzerland
3
Cities
Arundel
1
Augsburg
4
Basel
3
Bologna
4
Brussels
15
Cambrai
1
Coimbra
1
Ferrara
3
Flanders
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Florence
2
Fossombrone
2
Germany
2
Germany (South)
6
Glarus, Switzerland
1
Halberstadt
1
Hradec Králové
1
Italy (North)
1
Leipzig
2
London
5
Mechelen
20
Milan
1
Munich
11
Munich, Germany
1
Netherlands
1
Northamptonshire
1
Schonenberg nr. Bocholt
1
Stirling
1
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1
Troyes
1
Venice
1
Verona
1
Vic
1
Vienna
7
Wittenberg
4
Zaragoza
1
Zwickau
1
Production method
Manuscript
86
Printed work
7
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
68
choirbook (fragment)
1
choirbook (single quire(s))
4
monophonic manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
partbook (fragment(s))
1
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (complete set)
11
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
printed book with interpolated polyphony
1
Material
paper
60
paper (with parchment)
5
parchment
26
parchment (with paper)
2
Format
oblong
16
upright
77
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
28
n/a
8
never
18
none visible
29
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
5
rarely
2
sometimes
8
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
93
brown
10
gold
1
red
2
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
4
freehand
5
printed staves
5
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
72
straightedge
9
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
1
3
10
49
11
25
12
20
13
7
14
3
15
2
2
15
3
19
4
25
5
36
6
43
7
38
8
50
9
47
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
28
10-part opening
1
12-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
3
2-part opening
28
2-part single page
11
3-part consecutive
3
3-part opening
44
3-part single page
4
4-part consecutive
2
4-part opening
68
4-part single page
9
5-part consecutive
2
5-part opening
47
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
20
7-part opening
2
8-part opening
3
n/a
5
Indentation for Initials
double
54
none
31
quadruple
6
single
67
triple
25
varies
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
57
left below voice parts as part of grid
4
left between voice parts as part of grid
7
none
10
staves not ruled
3
staves not ruled on grid
32
variable space, not on grid
24
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
93
not in dedicated space
2
provided, in dedicated space
5
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
24
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
47
notation extended into margin
16
other
3
partial additional staves
23
staveline added
5
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
87
brown
8
dark brown
3
gold
1
red
5
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
3
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
4
full mensural
3
void mensural
91
Monophonic Notation
absent
78
present
21
Level of Calligraphy
fair
31
high
33
n/a
7
poor
10
very high
18
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
10
custodes
1
end symbol
5
none
6
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
pointers
1
repeat signs
9
signa congruentiae
32
signes-de-renvoi
38
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
1
Dutch
2
Flemish
4
French
16
German
6
Italian
4
Latin
89
Spanish
2
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
3
fully texted with one text
89
fully texted with two or more texts
15
fully texted with two texts
6
partially texted with one text
12
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
10
provided with single incipit
14
untexted
17
varies
2
Type of Script
antiqua
2
cursive
10
cursive (Anglicana)
3
cursive (German)
8
cursive (bastarda)
29
cursive (humanistic)
4
cursive (italic)
3
display script
36
humanistic
1
hybrida
1
roman
3
rotonda
5
textura
28
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
30
high
34
n/a
7
poor
8
very high
21
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
88
blue
2
brown
10
dark brown
2
dark red
1
gold
1
green
1
red
46
reddish brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
60
yes
37
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
9
none visible
1
rarely
29
Borders Frequency
never
11
occasionally
3
rarely
24
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
7
partial borders: one- and two-sided
4
partial borders: one-sided
8
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
5
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
6
normally
2
occasionally
4
often
3
rarely
23
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
14
decorated with grotesque heads
7
flourished
3
historiated
3
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
3
Penned Initials Frequency
always
7
never
2
normally
31
occasionally
13
often
8
rarely
15
sometimes
10
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
40
calligraphic with decoration
5
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
decorated
8
decorated with grotesque heads
5
flourished
14
littera notabilior
2
plain initials
12
Planned Initials Frequency
always
4
never
13
normally
5
occasionally
6
often
6
rarely
11
sometimes
5
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
2
never
18
normally
4
occasionally
2
often
5
rarely
3
sometimes
5
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
3
banner
2
decorated letters
2
decorative final long
4
embellished final barline
2
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
7
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Berlin, Germany, Staatsbibliothek Preussischer Kulturbesitz, MS Mus. 40021 (olim Z 21), c. 1485-1500, All folios
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