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
6
Belgium
16
Czech Republic
1
Germany
9
Great Britain
3
Italy
6
Spain
2
Switzerland
1
Cities
Antwerp
1
Augsburg
2
Basel
1
Bologna
1
Brussels
10
Catalonia
1
England
2
Ferrara
1
Flanders
1
Florence
1
Germany
1
Girona
1
Halberstadt
1
Italy
1
Italy (North)
2
Leipzig
1
London
1
Mantua
2
Mechelen
14
Munich
8
Munich, Germany
1
Naples
1
Padua
1
Prague
1
Seville
1
Torgau
1
Venice
1
Vienna
6
Production method
Manuscript
44
Printed work
1
Physical type
chansonnier
2
choirbook
40
choirbook (single quire(s))
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
Material
paper
24
paper (with parchment)
2
parchment
16
parchment (with paper)
2
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
oblong
3
upright
42
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
12
n/a
1
never
6
none visible
14
normally
3
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
1
sometimes
6
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
37
brown
7
dark brown
3
light brown
1
red
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
2
freehand
2
single rastrum
38
straightedge
5
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
1
3
10
29
11
17
12
10
13
5
14
1
2
12
3
13
4
15
5
24
6
28
7
25
8
33
9
29
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
9
2-part consecutive
3
2-part opening
28
2-part single page
11
3-part consecutive
3
3-part opening
45
3-part score
1
3-part single page
10
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
44
4-part single page
10
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
45
5-part single page
5
6-part opening
18
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
27
none
14
quadruple
4
single
39
triple
17
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
32
left below voice parts as part of grid
2
left between voice parts as part of grid
3
none
4
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
18
variable space, not on grid
15
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
38
not in dedicated space
6
provided, in dedicated space
7
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
16
notation and staves extended into margin
28
notation extended into margin
10
other
2
partial additional staves
17
staveline added
5
staves extended into margin
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
45
brown
3
dark brown
3
red
6
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
4
full mensural
4
strene notation
1
void mensural
44
Monophonic Notation
absent
31
present
15
Level of Calligraphy
fair
10
high
21
n/a
1
poor
2
very high
12
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
6
custodes
1
end symbol
8
none
1
pointers
3
repeat signs
8
signa congruentiae
22
signes-de-renvoi
30
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
1
Dutch
2
English
2
Flemish
2
French
14
German
2
Italian
2
Latin
43
Spanish
1
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
43
fully texted with two or more texts
12
fully texted with two texts
5
partially texted with one text
5
provided with multiple incipits
2
provided with one or two incipits
5
provided with single incipit
12
untexted
12
varies
1
Type of Script
cursive
5
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (German)
2
cursive (bastarda)
19
cursive (humanistic)
3
cursive (italic)
1
display script
22
humanistic
1
hybrida
1
rotonda
2
textura
12
Level of Calligraphy
fair
11
high
19
n/a
1
poor
2
very high
14
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
43
brown
4
dark brown
3
red
29
reddish brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
22
yes
25
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
5
rarely
17
Borders Frequency
never
5
occasionally
1
rarely
14
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
3
partial borders: one- and two-sided
2
partial borders: one-sided
6
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
never
4
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
17
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
8
decorated with grotesque heads
5
flourished
2
historiated
2
plain initials
2
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
22
occasionally
11
often
3
rarely
9
sometimes
6
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
27
calligraphic with decoration
5
calligraphic with grotesque heads
6
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
4
littera notabilior
2
plain initials
6
Planned Initials Frequency
always
2
never
7
normally
3
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
10
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
11
normally
4
often
1
rarely
5
sometimes
3
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
4
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
4
littera notabilior
5
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Barcelona, Spain, Biblioteca de Catalunya, M. 454, 1500–1534, All folios
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