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
19
Czech Republic
4
France
2
Germany
11
Great Britain
5
Italy
26
Italy (North)
1
Silesia
3
Spain
6
Cities
Austria
1
Belgium
1
Bourges
1
Bruges
1
Brussels
13
Burgundy
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Casale Monferrato
3
Catalonia
2
England
1
Ferrara
4
Flanders
1
Florence
10
France
4
Germany (South)
3
Girona
1
Halberstadt
1
Hradec Králové
3
Italy
2
Italy (North)
1
Leipzig
2
London
4
Mantua
2
Mechelen
17
Modena
1
Munich
5
Munich, Germany
1
Naples
2
Netherlands
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2
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1
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1
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1
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1
Tarazona
3
Toledo
1
Torgau
1
Turin
1
Verona
1
Vienna
6
Wittenberg
1
Zagan
3
Production method
Manuscript
91
Physical type
chansonnier
2
chant book with polyphony
1
choirbook
66
choirbook (fragment)
1
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
2
music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
2
partbook (single)
3
partbooks (complete set)
10
partbooks (incomplete set)
2
Material
paper
51
paper (with parchment)
5
parchment
31
parchment (with paper)
1
parchment and paper (mixed)
3
Format
oblong
18
upright
73
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
24
never
10
none visible
34
normally
10
occasionally
2
often
4
rarely
3
sometimes
8
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
47
brown
34
dark brown
13
gold
1
light brown
1
red
2
red-brown
1
reddish brown
2
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
double rastrum
5
freehand
4
printed staves
3
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
73
straightedge
8
triple rastrum
6
Number of staves
1
3
10
38
11
19
12
8
13
3
14
1
2
15
3
20
4
22
5
21
6
35
7
33
8
39
9
39
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
30
2-part consecutive
3
2-part opening
38
2-part single page
25
3-part consecutive
6
3-part opening
61
3-part score
2
3-part single page
24
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
68
4-part single page
28
5-part consecutive
2
5-part opening
41
5-part single page
5
6-part opening
13
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
3
n/a
4
Indentation for Initials
double
34
none
39
quadruple
5
quintuple
1
single
60
triple
19
varies
3
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
71
left below voice parts as part of grid
3
left between voice parts as part of grid
4
none
12
staves not ruled
3
staves not ruled on grid
19
variable space, not on grid
15
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
56
not in dedicated space
34
provided, in dedicated space
15
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
8
made for complete additional staves
33
notation and staves extended into margin
61
notation extended into margin
33
other
5
partial additional staves
35
staveline added
19
staves extended into margin
8
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
62
blue
1
brown
31
dark brown
7
gold
2
light brown
1
red
5
red-brown
1
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (Central European)
1
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
8
full mensural
9
strene notation
1
void mensural
88
Monophonic Notation
absent
69
present
27
Level of Calligraphy
fair
45
high
29
poor
2
very high
19
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
5
custodes
1
end symbol
12
none
1
pointers
4
repeat signs
32
signa congruentiae
37
signes-de-renvoi
48
space-filler
5
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
7
Dutch
11
English
2
Flemish
5
French
42
German
8
Italian
21
Latin
91
Spanish
10
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
33
fully texted with one text
76
fully texted with two or more texts
24
fully texted with two texts
9
partially texted with one or two texts
9
partially texted with one text
24
partially texted with two or more texts
1
partially texted with two texts
2
provided with multiple incipits
3
provided with one or two incipits
14
provided with single incipit
36
provided with two incipits
3
untexted
35
varies
2
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
17
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (German)
6
cursive (bastarda)
32
cursive (humanistic)
10
cursive (italic)
6
display script
29
hybrida
6
roman
1
textura
19
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
41
high
32
poor
6
very high
21
Colour of Text
black
61
blue
5
brown
32
dark brown
8
gold
2
red
37
red-brown
1
reddish brown
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
16
yes
91
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
7
rarely
26
sometimes
1
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
8
occasionally
2
rarely
24
sometimes
1
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
7
partial borders: one- and two-sided
4
partial borders: one-sided
7
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
6
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
4
normally
5
occasionally
3
often
5
rarely
21
sometimes
3
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic
1
calligraphic with decoration
2
decorated
15
decorated with grotesque heads
4
flourished
6
historiated
3
plain initials
3
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
7
never
1
normally
47
occasionally
10
often
9
rarely
16
sometimes
10
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
45
calligraphic with decoration
15
calligraphic with grotesque heads
15
decorated
6
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
17
littera notabilior
2
plain initials
23
Planned Initials Frequency
always
4
never
10
normally
7
occasionally
4
often
7
rarely
15
sometimes
4
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
never
14
normally
5
occasionally
8
often
6
rarely
6
sometimes
5
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
2
banner
1
decorated letters
2
decorative final long
12
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
6
littera notabilior
8
ornament
1
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Copy language name: Latin
Production method: Manuscript
Multiple texts: yes
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Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 3, 1518-20, All folios
Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 5, c. 1515, All folios
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