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
Belgium
21
Czech Republic
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Germany
5
Great Britain
1
Italy
13
Silesia
2
Spain
1
Switzerland
1
Cities
Antwerp
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Basel
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Brussels
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Burgundy
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1
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19
Milan
1
Naples
2
Portugal
1
Rome
3
Venice
1
Verona
1
Wittenberg
1
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2
Production method
Manuscript
53
Physical type
choirbook
45
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbook (single)
2
partbooks (complete set)
3
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
Material
paper
19
paper (with parchment)
5
parchment
27
parchment (with paper)
1
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
oblong
7
upright
46
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
23
never
3
none visible
18
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
5
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
37
brown
14
dark brown
3
light brown
1
red
3
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
3
freehand
1
printed staves
1
single rastrum
47
straightedge
2
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
1
3
10
30
11
15
12
7
13
2
2
5
3
6
4
11
5
14
6
17
7
20
8
24
9
31
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
13
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
20
2-part single page
7
3-part opening
34
3-part single page
10
4-part opening
45
4-part single page
9
5-part opening
25
5-part single page
3
6-part opening
9
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
2
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
29
none
21
quadruple
3
single
33
triple
17
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
46
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
none
3
staves not ruled
3
staves not ruled on grid
24
variable space, not on grid
7
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
40
not in dedicated space
13
provided, in dedicated space
5
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
16
notation and staves extended into margin
36
notation extended into margin
19
other
1
partial additional staves
20
staveline added
5
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
53
blue
1
brown
4
dark brown
1
gold
1
red
5
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
4
full mensural
1
void mensural
53
Monophonic Notation
absent
41
present
16
Level of Calligraphy
fair
15
high
20
poor
1
very high
19
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
3
custodes
1
end symbol
7
pointers
2
repeat signs
9
signa congruentiae
23
signes-de-renvoi
37
space-filler
3
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
3
Dutch
2
Flemish
3
French
17
German
4
Italian
6
Latin
50
Spanish
3
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
4
fully texted with one text
47
fully texted with two or more texts
15
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
5
partially texted with two or more texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
4
provided with single incipit
13
untexted
13
Type of Script
cursive
6
cursive (German)
4
cursive (Italianate)
1
cursive (bastarda)
25
cursive (humanistic)
4
cursive (italic)
1
display script
24
humanistic
1
hybrida
1
textura
12
Level of Calligraphy
fair
17
high
18
poor
3
very high
21
Colour of Text
black
48
blue
1
brown
9
dark brown
2
red
30
reddish brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
24
yes
33
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
3
none visible
1
rarely
26
Borders Frequency
never
5
occasionally
2
rarely
23
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
5
partial borders: one- and two-sided
3
partial borders: one-sided
6
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
7
Painted Initials Frequency
never
4
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
4
rarely
20
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic
1
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
7
decorated with grotesque heads
5
flourished
3
historiated
1
plain initials
1
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
53
occasionally
7
often
3
rarely
9
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
31
calligraphic with decoration
12
calligraphic with grotesque heads
10
decorated
4
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
14
littera notabilior
3
plain initials
8
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
11
occasionally
5
often
3
rarely
9
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
14
normally
5
occasionally
4
often
4
rarely
2
sometimes
3
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorated letters
2
decorative final long
5
embellished final barline
2
end-symbol
4
littera notabilior
6
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Contrapunctus seu figurata musica super plano cantu missarum solennium totius anni, Lyons, France, 1528, , August 1528, 90
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