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
25
Czech Republic
4
England
1
France
5
Germany
25
Great Britain
4
Italy
53
Italy (North)
1
Netherlands
2
Portugal
1
Spain
8
Switzerland
12
Cities
Antwerp
1
Arundel
1
Augsburg
4
Austria
1
Barcelona
1
Basel
11
Belgium
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Bologna
6
Bourges
1
Bruges
1
Brussels
16
Burgundy
1
Cambrai
1
Casale Monferrato
4
Catalonia
2
Cognac
1
Coimbra
1
England
1
Ferrara
7
Florence
10
France
10
Germany
8
Germany (South)
6
Girona
1
Halberstadt
1
Hradec Králové
3
Italy
3
Italy (North)
3
Leipzig
2
London
2
Lyons
1
Maastricht
1
Mantua
3
Mechelen
22
Milan
3
Modena
6
Munich
12
Munich, Germany
1
Naples
4
Netherlands
2
Northamptonshire
1
Padua
1
Paris
1
Pisa
1
Pordenone
1
Prague
1
Rheinfelden
2
Rome
6
Savoy, France
1
Segovia
1
Seville
2
Siena
2
Spain
2
St Gall
1
Staffarda
1
Stirling
1
Tarazona
1
Toledo
1
Torgau
1
Turin
1
Utrecht
1
Venice
2
Verona
2
Vic
1
Vienna
8
Wittenberg
4
Zaragoza
1
Zwickau
1
Production method
Manuscript
171
Printed work
1
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
136
choirbook (fragment(s))
4
choirbook (fragment)
2
choirbook (single quire(s))
5
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
2
monophonic manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
3
music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
4
partbook (fragment)
1
partbook (single)
4
partbooks (complete set)
2
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
poetry collection with some notated music
1
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
printed book with interpolated polyphony
1
printed treatise with added polyphony
1
Material
paper
107
paper (with parchment)
5
parchment
52
parchment (with paper)
4
parchment and paper (mixed)
4
Format
upright
172
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
40
n/a
1
never
32
none visible
69
normally
10
occasionally
4
often
8
rarely
3
sometimes
14
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
90
brown
64
dark brown
11
gold
1
light brown
8
red
9
red-brown
1
reddish brown
3
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
3
double rastrum
12
freehand
11
quadruple rastrum
2
single rastrum
141
straightedge
19
triple rastrum
5
Number of staves
1
7
10
76
11
40
12
28
13
10
14
5
15
3
2
24
3
23
4
32
5
42
6
62
7
61
8
75
9
71
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
36
10-part opening
1
12-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
7
2-part opening
65
2-part single page
34
3-part consecutive
11
3-part opening
107
3-part score
2
3-part single page
33
4-part consecutive
5
4-part opening
139
4-part single page
36
5-part consecutive
4
5-part opening
75
5-part single page
6
6-part opening
31
7-part opening
2
8-part opening
5
n/a
5
Indentation for Initials
double
55
none
79
quadruple
5
quintuple
1
single
108
triple
24
varies
3
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
121
left below voice parts as part of grid
5
left between voice parts as part of grid
9
none
24
staves not ruled
3
staves not ruled on grid
39
variable space, not on grid
27
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
121
not in dedicated space
38
provided, in dedicated space
29
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
11
made for complete additional staves
52
none
3
notation and staves extended into margin
104
notation extended into margin
59
other
7
partial additional staves
55
staveline added
20
staves extended into margin
11
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
119
brown
60
dark brown
9
gold
1
light brown
3
red
9
red-brown
1
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
3
chant (Central European)
1
chant (Gothic)
2
chant (square)
11
full mensural
8
strene notation
1
void mensural
172
Monophonic Notation
absent
135
present
47
Level of Calligraphy
fair
71
high
63
n/a
1
poor
20
very high
27
very poor
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
15
cue notes
2
custodes
1
end symbol
20
none
7
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
pointers
11
repeat signs
33
signa congruentiae
60
signes-de-renvoi
89
space-filler
5
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
4
Dutch
9
English
2
Flemish
5
French
48
German
8
Italian
18
Latin
160
Spanish
10
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
26
fully texted with one text
154
fully texted with two or more texts
21
fully texted with two texts
12
partially texted with one or two texts
10
partially texted with one text
35
partially texted with two texts
2
provided with multiple incipits
4
provided with one or two incipits
19
provided with single incipit
54
provided with two incipits
5
untexted
60
varies
2
Type of Script
antiqua
4
cursive
29
cursive (Anglicana)
5
cursive (German)
13
cursive (Italianate)
1
cursive (bastarda)
47
cursive (humanistic)
16
cursive (italic)
5
display script
43
humanistic
3
hybrida
9
roman
2
rotonda
3
textura
47
various
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
71
high
66
n/a
1
poor
20
very high
29
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
111
blue
8
brown
64
dark brown
11
dark red
1
gold
1
green
1
grey
1
light brown
2
red
63
red-brown
1
reddish brown
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
108
yes
76
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
15
none visible
1
normally
1
rarely
38
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
16
occasionally
3
often
1
rarely
38
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
11
partial borders: one- and two-sided
6
partial borders: one-sided
12
partial borders: three-sided
2
partial borders: two- and three-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
11
Painted Initials Frequency
always
5
never
7
normally
8
occasionally
6
often
7
rarely
30
sometimes
6
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic
1
calligraphic with decoration
2
decorated
28
decorated with grotesque heads
8
flourished
8
historiated
5
plain initials
5
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
5
Penned Initials Frequency
always
14
never
2
normally
59
occasionally
22
often
16
rarely
30
sometimes
22
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
85
calligraphic with decoration
25
calligraphic with grotesque heads
25
decorated
6
decorated with grotesque heads
5
flourished
32
historiated
1
littera notabilior
9
plain initials
22
zoomorphic initial
1
Planned Initials Frequency
always
6
never
13
normally
15
occasionally
13
often
16
rarely
25
sometimes
9
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
always
5
never
20
normally
10
occasionally
11
often
15
rarely
13
sometimes
12
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
4
banner
5
decorated letters
10
decorative final long
17
diagrams
1
embellished final barline
6
end-symbol
7
littera notabilior
15
ornament
1
signes-de-renvoi
2
vignette
1
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Level of calligraphy music: very high
Multiple texts: no
Presence absence of text: fully texted with one text
Presence absence of text: fully texted with two or more texts
Type of notation: void mensural
Type of script: textura
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Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 20, c. 1515-20, All folios
Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 22, c. 1500-05, All folios
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