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
7
France
1
Germany
1
Great Britain
2
Italy
10
Portugal
1
Spain
3
Switzerland
5
Cities
Antwerp
1
Augsburg
1
Basel
4
Brussels
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Cambrai
1
Coimbra
1
Ferrara
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Florence
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Italy (North)
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London
1
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2
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1
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Rome
4
Savoy, France
1
Seville
1
St Gall
1
Stirling
1
Venice
1
Vic
1
Windsor
1
Zaragoza
1
Production method
Manuscript
38
Physical type
choirbook
30
choirbook (single quire(s))
2
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
2
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (complete set)
1
Material
paper
20
parchment
15
parchment (with paper)
1
parchment and paper (mixed)
2
Format
oblong
3
upright
35
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
11
never
5
none visible
19
normally
2
often
2
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
22
brown
11
dark brown
3
light brown
1
red
4
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
4
freehand
3
single rastrum
28
straightedge
7
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
1
3
10
22
11
11
12
9
13
2
2
2
3
6
4
7
5
12
6
14
7
14
8
22
9
20
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
6
10-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
3
2-part opening
14
2-part single page
6
3-part consecutive
3
3-part opening
26
3-part single page
7
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
35
4-part single page
6
5-part consecutive
2
5-part opening
19
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
10
7-part opening
2
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
18
none
15
quadruple
1
single
25
triple
7
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
30
left below voice parts as part of grid
3
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
5
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
10
variable space, not on grid
5
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
32
not in dedicated space
6
provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
4
made for complete additional staves
13
notation and staves extended into margin
21
notation extended into margin
12
other
1
partial additional staves
15
staveline added
5
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
37
brown
4
dark brown
3
red
2
Type of Notation
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
5
full mensural
1
void mensural
37
Monophonic Notation
absent
31
present
10
Level of Calligraphy
fair
10
high
13
poor
5
very high
10
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
5
end symbol
9
none
1
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
pointers
1
repeat signs
8
signa congruentiae
14
signes-de-renvoi
38
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
2
English
1
Flemish
1
French
6
German
3
Italian
4
Latin
34
Spanish
2
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
2
fully texted with one text
35
fully texted with two or more texts
2
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
4
provided with multiple incipits
2
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
14
untexted
14
Type of Script
cursive
5
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (German)
4
cursive (Italianate)
1
cursive (bastarda)
12
cursive (humanistic)
3
cursive (italic)
1
display script
11
humanistic
2
hybrida
2
rotonda
1
textura
9
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
17
high
16
poor
4
very high
9
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
38
blue
1
brown
6
dark brown
4
red
16
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
38
yes
4
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
4
rarely
11
Borders Frequency
never
6
often
1
rarely
11
Borders Size
full borders
3
partial borders: one-sided
5
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
3
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
2
occasionally
3
often
3
rarely
11
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
9
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
3
historiated
3
plain initials
2
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
6
normally
14
occasionally
5
often
7
rarely
6
sometimes
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
22
calligraphic with decoration
5
calligraphic with grotesque heads
6
decorated
4
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
10
littera notabilior
3
plain initials
4
Planned Initials Frequency
always
2
never
4
normally
3
occasionally
4
often
4
rarely
11
sometimes
3
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
6
normally
3
occasionally
2
often
5
rarely
4
sometimes
3
Other Decoration Type
banner
3
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
6
diagrams
1
embellished final barline
1
littera notabilior
4
ornament
1
signa congruentiae
1
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Colour of notation: black
Locations part of: Switzerland
Penned initials frequency: sometimes
Planned initials frequency: occasionally
Ruling medium: straightedge
Type of script: cursive (German)
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Berlin, Germany, Staatsbibliothek Preussischer Kulturbesitz, MS Mus. 40021 (olim Z 21), c. 1485-1500, All folios
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