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
1
Germany
3
Great Britain
1
Italy
16
Silesia
3
Switzerland
5
Cities
Augsburg
1
Basel
5
Bologna
1
Flanders
1
Florence
10
Freiburg
2
Germany
1
Glarus, Switzerland
1
Innsbruck
1
Italy (North)
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London
1
Mantua
1
Munich
1
Naples
1
Padua
1
Siena
1
Switzerland
1
Venice
1
Zagan
3
Production method
Manuscript
27
Printed work
3
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
13
choirbook (fragment(s))
1
partbook (single)
3
partbooks (complete set)
9
partbooks (incomplete set)
2
single leaf
1
Material
paper
24
paper (with parchment)
2
parchment
4
Format
oblong
30
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
5
n/a
4
never
4
none visible
18
normally
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
4
brown
15
dark brown
5
gold
1
light brown
1
reddish brown
2
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
3
freehand
3
printed staves
1
single rastrum
12
straightedge
5
triple rastrum
8
Number of staves
1
2
14
1
2
4
3
10
4
10
5
7
6
12
7
1
8
1
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
17
2-part opening
4
2-part score
2
2-part single page
4
3-part opening
11
3-part score
1
3-part single page
6
4-part opening
15
4-part score
1
4-part single page
4
5-part opening
4
Indentation for Initials
double
2
none
21
quadruple
1
single
11
triple
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
16
left below voice parts as part of grid
4
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
9
staves not ruled on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
13
not in dedicated space
11
provided, in dedicated space
11
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
5
notation and staves extended into margin
16
notation extended into margin
7
partial additional staves
13
staveline added
6
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
14
blue
2
brown
14
dark brown
3
gold
2
light brown
2
Type of Notation
chant (square)
2
full mensural
2
void mensural
29
Monophonic Notation
absent
28
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
19
high
3
n/a
3
poor
5
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
5
end symbol
5
pointers
2
repeat signs
15
signa congruentiae
8
signes-de-renvoi
11
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
3
Dutch
6
English
1
Flemish
2
French
17
German
9
Italian
18
Latin
21
Spanish
5
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
8
fully texted with one text
22
fully texted with two or more texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
10
partially texted with two or more texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
30
untexted
18
Type of Script
Italic
1
cursive
4
cursive (German)
7
cursive (bastarda)
2
cursive (humanistic)
6
cursive (italic)
9
display script
2
rotonda
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
20
high
5
n/a
3
poor
6
Colour of Text
black
13
blue
1
brown
16
dark brown
2
light brown
2
red
3
reddish brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
17
yes
13
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
1
often
1
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
never
1
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
4
normally
8
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
8
calligraphic with decoration
4
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
decorated
1
flourished
3
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
8
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
3
rarely
2
sometimes
3
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
normally
3
occasionally
3
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
4
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
3
signa congruentiae
1
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Barcelona, Spain, Biblioteca Orfeó Català, MS 5 (olim 12-VI-12), 1490-1510, All folios
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