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
23
Czech Republic
2
France
1
Germany
25
Italy
13
Netherlands
1
Portugal
1
Spain
1
Switzerland
2
Cities
Antwerp
1
Augsburg
4
Basel
2
Bologna
4
Brussels
16
Cambrai
1
Coimbra
1
Ferrara
5
Flanders
1
Florence
1
Germany
1
Germany (South)
6
Halberstadt
1
Hradec Králové
1
Italy (North)
1
Leipzig
2
Mechelen
21
Milan
1
Munich
12
Munich, Germany
1
Naples
1
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1
Prague
1
Torgau
1
Utrecht
1
Venice
1
Verona
1
Vienna
8
Wittenberg
4
Zaragoza
1
Zwickau
1
Production method
Manuscript
83
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
71
choirbook (fragment)
1
choirbook (single quire(s))
3
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
2
partbook (fragment(s))
1
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (complete set)
1
poetry collection with some notated music
1
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
Material
paper
46
paper (with parchment)
4
parchment
31
parchment (with paper)
2
Format
oblong
4
upright
79
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
30
never
12
none visible
27
normally
2
occasionally
3
often
6
rarely
1
sometimes
9
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
83
brown
13
red
2
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
freehand
4
single rastrum
83
straightedge
3
Number of staves
1
3
10
46
11
22
12
15
13
6
14
2
15
1
2
17
3
17
4
23
5
33
6
38
7
38
8
50
9
48
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
18
12-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
6
2-part opening
34
2-part single page
12
3-part consecutive
3
3-part opening
49
3-part single page
8
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
70
4-part single page
9
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
47
5-part single page
3
6-part opening
18
7-part opening
2
8-part opening
4
n/a
4
Indentation for Initials
double
44
none
32
quadruple
6
single
62
triple
25
varies
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
55
left below voice parts as part of grid
3
left between voice parts as part of grid
5
none
10
staves not ruled
3
staves not ruled on grid
35
variable space, not on grid
22
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
72
not in dedicated space
9
provided, in dedicated space
11
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
26
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
49
notation extended into margin
18
other
3
partial additional staves
23
staveline added
5
staves extended into margin
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
78
brown
10
dark brown
1
red
4
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
3
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
3
full mensural
3
void mensural
83
Monophonic Notation
absent
67
present
24
Level of Calligraphy
fair
30
high
31
poor
8
very high
21
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
4
custodes
1
end symbol
6
none
6
pointers
1
repeat signs
10
signa congruentiae
26
signes-de-renvoi
43
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
2
Dutch
2
Flemish
5
French
17
German
6
Italian
5
Latin
81
Spanish
2
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
3
fully texted with one text
78
fully texted with two or more texts
19
fully texted with two texts
5
partially texted with one text
7
provided with multiple incipits
2
provided with one or two incipits
6
provided with single incipit
15
untexted
20
varies
2
Type of Script
antiqua
2
cursive
7
cursive (German)
7
cursive (bastarda)
32
cursive (humanistic)
4
cursive (italic)
2
display script
38
humanistic
1
hybrida
1
textura
31
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
26
high
33
poor
7
very high
24
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
78
blue
3
brown
11
dark red
1
green
1
grey
1
red
50
reddish brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
48
yes
40
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
7
none visible
1
rarely
30
Borders Frequency
never
7
occasionally
2
rarely
26
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
6
partial borders: one- and two-sided
3
partial borders: one-sided
8
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
7
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
7
normally
2
occasionally
4
often
5
rarely
25
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic
1
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
13
decorated with grotesque heads
7
flourished
4
historiated
4
plain initials
2
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
3
Penned Initials Frequency
always
3
never
2
normally
36
occasionally
14
often
6
rarely
14
sometimes
9
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
41
calligraphic with decoration
8
calligraphic with grotesque heads
6
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
4
flourished
15
littera notabilior
2
plain initials
5
Planned Initials Frequency
always
4
never
13
normally
4
occasionally
6
often
7
rarely
12
sometimes
3
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
2
never
17
normally
4
occasionally
4
often
5
rarely
3
sometimes
4
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
3
banner
2
decorated letters
2
decorative final long
3
embellished final barline
3
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
7
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Colour of staves: black
Production method: Manuscript
Ruling medium: single rastrum
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Berlin, Germany, Staatsbibliothek Preussischer Kulturbesitz, MS Mus. 40021 (olim Z 21), c. 1485-1500, All folios
Regensburg, Germany, Bischöfliche Zentralbibliothek, MS C 120 (olim D XII), Early 1520s, All folios
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