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
20
France
2
Germany
3
Italy
10
Spain
1
Switzerland
1
Cities
Antwerp
1
Augsburg
1
Basel
1
Bologna
1
Brussels
15
Cambrai
1
Ferrara
1
Florence
2
France
2
Germany
1
Germany (South)
2
Mechelen
18
Modena
3
Netherlands
1
Paris
1
Rome
3
Siena
1
Wittenberg
1
Zaragoza
1
Production method
Manuscript
43
Physical type
choirbook
40
choirbook (fragment)
1
choirbook (single quire(s))
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
Material
paper
17
paper (with parchment)
3
parchment
22
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
upright
43
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
17
never
4
none visible
16
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
4
sometimes
4
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
32
brown
12
dark brown
3
light brown
1
red
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
2
freehand
1
single rastrum
43
straightedge
2
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
1
2
10
43
11
17
12
10
13
2
2
2
3
3
4
5
5
11
6
18
7
17
8
27
9
28
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
7
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
19
2-part single page
5
3-part opening
28
3-part single page
4
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
42
4-part single page
1
5-part opening
28
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
12
7-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
30
none
15
quadruple
3
single
34
triple
19
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
43
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
5
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
21
variable space, not on grid
7
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
39
not in dedicated space
4
provided, in dedicated space
6
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
17
notation and staves extended into margin
30
notation extended into margin
14
other
1
partial additional staves
18
staveline added
3
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
35
brown
11
red
5
Type of Notation
chant (square)
2
full mensural
2
void mensural
42
Monophonic Notation
absent
43
present
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
8
high
19
poor
2
very high
17
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
5
cue notes
1
custodes
1
end symbol
5
none
2
pointers
1
repeat signs
8
signa congruentiae
20
signes-de-renvoi
32
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Flemish
3
French
14
German
2
Italian
1
Latin
42
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
41
fully texted with two or more texts
13
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
4
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
3
provided with single incipit
10
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
11
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
5
cursive (German)
2
cursive (Italianate)
1
cursive (bastarda)
28
cursive (italic)
2
display script
20
humanistic
1
hybrida
1
roman
1
textura
9
Level of Calligraphy
fair
11
high
18
poor
2
very high
19
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
34
blue
1
brown
11
red
25
Multiple Texts
no
24
yes
22
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
4
rarely
20
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
5
occasionally
2
rarely
18
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
5
partial borders: one- and two-sided
2
partial borders: one-sided
7
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
5
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
18
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
6
decorated with grotesque heads
6
flourished
1
historiated
3
plain initials
1
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
27
occasionally
8
often
6
rarely
12
sometimes
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
22
calligraphic with decoration
5
calligraphic with grotesque heads
8
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
8
historiated
1
littera notabilior
2
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
11
normally
3
occasionally
3
often
4
rarely
10
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
2
never
14
occasionally
2
often
7
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
2
banner
2
decorated letters
3
decorative final long
1
embellished final barline
2
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
2
ornament
1
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Extra space: empty ruled staves on grid
Monophonic notation: absent
Number of staves: 10
Production method: Manuscript
Ruling medium: single rastrum
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Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 21, 1521-25, All folios
Seville, Spain, Biblioteca Capitular y Colombina, MS 5-1-43 (olim Z Tab. 135, N.° 33), c. 1470-85, All folios
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