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
3
Belgium
15
Czech Republic
1
France
1
Germany
8
Italy
5
Netherlands
1
Switzerland
1
Cities
Augsburg
3
Basel
1
Bourges
1
Brussels
13
Ferrara
1
Florence
1
France
4
Germany
1
Hradec Králové
1
Leipzig
1
Mechelen
14
Munich
6
Munich, Germany
1
Naples
2
Pordenone
1
Rome
2
Utrecht
1
Vienna
3
Zwickau
1
Production method
Manuscript
42
Physical type
choirbook
36
choirbook (single quire(s))
1
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (complete set)
1
poetry collection with some notated music
1
Material
paper
19
parchment
21
parchment (with paper)
1
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
upright
42
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
11
never
7
none visible
13
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
5
rarely
1
sometimes
6
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
31
brown
8
dark brown
2
light brown
4
red
1
red-brown
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
freehand
2
single rastrum
42
straightedge
2
Number of staves
1
2
10
20
11
9
12
5
13
1
14
1
2
11
3
11
4
16
5
23
6
30
7
42
8
31
9
25
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
9
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
23
2-part single page
7
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
32
3-part single page
4
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
35
4-part single page
6
5-part opening
21
6-part opening
8
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
22
none
12
quadruple
1
quintuple
1
single
36
triple
12
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
31
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
3
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
17
variable space, not on grid
15
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
32
not in dedicated space
7
provided, in dedicated space
9
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
18
notation and staves extended into margin
22
notation extended into margin
11
other
1
partial additional staves
14
staveline added
4
staves extended into margin
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
33
brown
12
light brown
1
red
2
red-brown
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
chant (square)
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
42
Monophonic Notation
absent
42
present
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
12
high
17
poor
5
very high
12
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
3
none
2
pointers
2
repeat signs
8
signa congruentiae
18
signes-de-renvoi
29
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
1
Dutch
4
Flemish
2
French
16
German
4
Italian
5
Latin
40
Spanish
3
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
9
fully texted with one text
36
fully texted with two or more texts
9
fully texted with two texts
4
partially texted with one or two texts
4
partially texted with one text
9
partially texted with two texts
2
provided with multiple incipits
2
provided with one or two incipits
5
provided with single incipit
14
provided with two incipits
2
untexted
15
varies
1
Type of Script
cursive
3
cursive (German)
2
cursive (bastarda)
22
cursive (humanistic)
2
display script
22
humanistic
1
hybrida
2
textura
12
Level of Calligraphy
fair
13
high
19
poor
3
very high
12
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
30
blue
2
brown
13
dark brown
2
dark red
1
green
1
light brown
1
red
23
red-brown
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
23
yes
24
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
3
rarely
16
Borders Frequency
never
3
occasionally
1
rarely
17
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
5
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
5
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
7
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
5
normally
2
occasionally
3
often
1
rarely
12
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
2
decorated
7
decorated with grotesque heads
5
flourished
1
historiated
1
plain initials
2
zoomorphic initial
3
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
19
occasionally
5
often
3
rarely
8
sometimes
6
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
20
calligraphic with decoration
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
4
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
7
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
3
zoomorphic initial
1
Planned Initials Frequency
always
2
never
5
normally
4
occasionally
4
often
3
rarely
9
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
never
8
normally
4
occasionally
2
often
4
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
2
decorated letters
3
decorative final long
1
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
4
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Monophonic notation: absent
Number of staves: 7
Ruling medium: single rastrum
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Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 30, 1496-1497, All folios
Vatican, Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, MS Chigi C VIII 234, c. 1498-1503, All folios
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