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
3
France
1
Germany
24
Italy
31
Italy (North)
1
Netherlands
1
Portugal
1
Spain
3
Switzerland
4
Cities
Augsburg
4
Austria
1
Barcelona
1
Basel
4
Bologna
5
Brussels
15
Cambrai
1
Casale Monferrato
4
Coimbra
1
Ferrara
5
Florence
3
France
3
Germany
3
Germany (South)
6
Halberstadt
1
Hradec Králové
3
Leipzig
2
Maastricht
1
Mechelen
20
Milan
3
Modena
5
Munich
11
Munich, Germany
1
Naples
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1
Torgau
1
Turin
1
Venice
1
Verona
1
Vienna
7
Wittenberg
4
Zaragoza
1
Zwickau
1
Production method
Manuscript
106
Physical type
choirbook
88
choirbook (fragment(s))
2
choirbook (fragment)
1
choirbook (single quire(s))
3
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
monophonic manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
2
partbook (fragment)
1
partbook (single)
4
partbooks (complete set)
1
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
Material
paper
70
paper (with parchment)
4
parchment
29
parchment (with paper)
1
parchment and paper (mixed)
2
Format
upright
106
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
31
never
18
none visible
42
normally
3
occasionally
2
often
6
rarely
1
sometimes
9
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
68
brown
36
dark brown
4
light brown
1
red
3
red-brown
1
reddish brown
2
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
double rastrum
5
freehand
2
single rastrum
106
straightedge
4
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
1
2
10
56
11
30
12
20
13
8
14
3
15
2
2
16
3
15
4
20
5
29
6
37
7
39
8
49
9
49
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
21
12-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
42
2-part single page
15
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
60
3-part single page
11
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
92
4-part single page
16
5-part opening
56
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
23
7-part opening
2
8-part opening
3
n/a
5
Indentation for Initials
double
46
none
44
quadruple
5
single
72
triple
24
varies
3
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
78
left below voice parts as part of grid
3
left between voice parts as part of grid
5
none
11
staves not ruled
3
staves not ruled on grid
32
variable space, not on grid
22
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
106
not in dedicated space
4
provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
4
made for complete additional staves
32
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
63
notation extended into margin
24
other
5
partial additional staves
29
staveline added
5
staves extended into margin
5
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
82
brown
29
dark brown
3
red
5
red-brown
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
2
chant (Central European)
1
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
7
full mensural
2
void mensural
104
Monophonic Notation
absent
86
present
28
Level of Calligraphy
fair
40
high
43
poor
10
very high
18
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
8
cue notes
2
custodes
1
end symbol
7
none
7
pointers
3
repeat signs
8
signa congruentiae
29
signes-de-renvoi
52
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
3
Dutch
1
Flemish
3
French
21
German
5
Italian
4
Latin
103
Spanish
2
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
7
fully texted with one text
97
fully texted with two or more texts
15
fully texted with two texts
6
partially texted with one text
10
provided with multiple incipits
2
provided with one or two incipits
7
provided with single incipit
18
untexted
23
varies
2
Type of Script
antiqua
5
cursive
14
cursive (German)
7
cursive (Italianate)
1
cursive (bastarda)
32
cursive (humanistic)
6
cursive (italic)
2
display script
37
humanistic
3
hybrida
4
roman
1
rotonda
1
textura
39
various
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
38
high
47
poor
10
very high
21
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
78
blue
4
brown
31
dark brown
4
dark red
1
green
1
red
51
red-brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
70
yes
44
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
7
none visible
1
rarely
28
Borders Frequency
never
8
occasionally
2
rarely
28
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
7
partial borders: one- and two-sided
4
partial borders: one-sided
10
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
6
Painted Initials Frequency
never
6
normally
3
occasionally
4
often
3
rarely
25
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
15
decorated with grotesque heads
7
flourished
4
historiated
4
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
3
Penned Initials Frequency
always
8
never
2
normally
44
occasionally
14
often
10
rarely
17
sometimes
14
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
58
calligraphic with decoration
12
calligraphic with grotesque heads
13
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
23
historiated
1
littera notabilior
4
plain initials
8
Planned Initials Frequency
always
5
never
13
normally
7
occasionally
10
often
10
rarely
11
sometimes
3
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
4
never
18
normally
7
occasionally
5
often
11
rarely
7
sometimes
7
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
4
banner
2
decorated letters
7
decorative final long
11
embellished final barline
5
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
8
ornament
1
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Disposition of voice part exact%3a4-part opening
Physical format: upright
Production method: Manuscript
Ruling medium: single rastrum
Separate text: no separate text
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS Magliabechi XIX.117, c. 1505-1515, All folios
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