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
8
Belgium
5
Czech Republic
4
England
1
France
1
Germany
19
Great Britain
1
Italy
18
Portugal
1
Spain
3
Switzerland
4
Cities
Augsburg
3
Basel
4
Bologna
6
Brussels
4
Cambrai
1
Casale Monferrato
1
Catalonia
1
Coimbra
1
Emmerich
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Ferrara
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Florence
3
Germany
3
Germany (South)
1
Halberstadt
1
Hradec Králové
3
Italy (North)
1
Köln
1
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1
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1
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5
Munich
11
Munich, Germany
1
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2
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1
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1
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3
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1
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1
Stirling
1
Torgau
1
Venice
1
Verona
2
Vic
1
Vienna
8
Wittenberg
3
Zaragoza
1
Production method
Manuscript
64
Physical type
choirbook
49
choirbook (fragment(s))
1
choirbook (single quire(s))
4
monophonic manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
2
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
2
partbook (single)
3
poetry collection with some notated music
1
printed book with interpolated polyphony
1
Material
paper
64
Format
upright
64
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
9
never
16
none visible
27
normally
3
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
1
sometimes
8
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
48
brown
16
dark brown
4
light brown
1
red
2
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
double rastrum
6
freehand
7
single rastrum
51
straightedge
6
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
1
2
10
26
11
13
12
15
13
6
14
2
15
2
2
14
3
16
4
20
5
23
6
24
7
23
8
29
9
23
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
14
10-part opening
1
12-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
6
2-part opening
24
2-part single page
17
3-part consecutive
4
3-part opening
35
3-part single page
9
4-part consecutive
2
4-part opening
53
4-part single page
14
5-part consecutive
2
5-part opening
35
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
15
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
3
n/a
2
Indentation for Initials
double
21
none
30
single
40
triple
4
varies
3
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
34
left below voice parts as part of grid
3
left between voice parts as part of grid
7
none
9
staves not ruled on grid
10
variable space, not on grid
20
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
55
not in dedicated space
8
provided, in dedicated space
7
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
4
made for complete additional staves
20
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
36
notation extended into margin
18
other
5
partial additional staves
18
staveline added
5
staves extended into margin
5
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
61
brown
10
dark brown
4
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
4
chant (Central European)
1
chant (Gothic)
2
chant (square)
6
full mensural
2
void mensural
62
Monophonic Notation
absent
43
present
24
Level of Calligraphy
fair
31
high
26
poor
10
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
5
end symbol
7
none
5
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
pointers
2
repeat signs
5
signa congruentiae
13
signes-de-renvoi
25
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
4
Dutch
1
French
8
German
5
Italian
2
Latin
64
Spanish
2
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
4
fully texted with one text
58
fully texted with two or more texts
6
fully texted with two texts
7
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
8
provided with multiple incipits
3
provided with one or two incipits
5
provided with single incipit
15
untexted
20
varies
1
Type of Script
antiqua
4
cursive
11
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (German)
8
cursive (Italianate)
1
cursive (bastarda)
6
cursive (humanistic)
6
cursive (italic)
2
display script
19
humanistic
2
hybrida
2
rotonda
1
textura
25
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
34
high
27
poor
6
very high
3
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
64
blue
3
brown
12
dark brown
5
dark red
1
green
1
red
27
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
48
yes
21
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
8
rarely
6
Borders Frequency
never
7
rarely
4
Borders Size
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
3
Painted Initials Frequency
never
3
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
7
Painted Initials Type
decorated
5
decorated with grotesque heads
3
historiated
1
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
8
never
1
normally
11
occasionally
8
often
6
rarely
9
sometimes
9
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
37
calligraphic with decoration
8
calligraphic with grotesque heads
7
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
11
littera notabilior
4
plain initials
8
Planned Initials Frequency
always
4
never
1
normally
5
occasionally
5
often
8
rarely
7
sometimes
3
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
always
2
never
2
normally
4
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
5
sometimes
6
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
2
banner
1
decorated letters
3
decorative final long
6
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
8
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Adhoc adaptation: notation and staves extended into margin
Physical type: choirbook
Presence absence of text: provided with single incipit
Ruling medium: triple rastrum
Type of notation: full mensural
Type of script: roman
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Cambridge, Great Britain, Magdalene College, MS Pepys 1760, c. 1509-c. 1514, All folios
Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, fonds français MS 2245, c. 1490-8, All folios
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