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
18
Germany
10
Great Britain
3
Italy
5
Spain
3
Switzerland
1
Cities
Arundel
2
Augsburg
3
Basel
1
Bologna
1
Brussels
13
Casale Monferrato
1
Catalonia
1
Ferrara
1
France
1
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Girona
1
Halberstadt
1
Italy
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Leipzig
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London
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Mechelen
17
Munich
9
Munich, Germany
1
Netherlands
1
Rome
2
Seville
1
Stirling
1
Torgau
1
Venice
1
Vienna
6
Zaragoza
1
Production method
Manuscript
47
Printed work
1
Physical type
choirbook
45
choirbook (single quire(s))
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
Material
paper
25
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
20
parchment (with paper)
2
Format
oblong
1
upright
47
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
15
n/a
1
never
6
none visible
14
normally
3
occasionally
2
often
4
rarely
1
sometimes
6
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
39
brown
10
dark brown
2
red
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
freehand
1
single rastrum
43
straightedge
5
Number of staves
1
2
10
33
11
18
12
12
13
5
14
2
15
2
16
1
17
1
2
14
3
15
4
18
5
27
6
29
7
29
8
38
9
32
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
10
10-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
24
2-part single page
7
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
37
3-part single page
7
4-part consecutive
2
4-part opening
45
4-part single page
8
5-part consecutive
3
5-part opening
48
5-part single page
3
6-part opening
20
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
2
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
34
none
10
quadruple
4
single
48
triple
19
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
32
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
4
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
20
variable space, not on grid
21
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
48
not in dedicated space
1
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
12
notation and staves extended into margin
26
notation extended into margin
10
other
2
partial additional staves
18
staveline added
4
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
45
brown
5
dark brown
2
red
5
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
4
full mensural
4
void mensural
46
Monophonic Notation
absent
38
present
13
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
24
n/a
1
poor
3
very high
15
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
6
custodes
1
end symbol
6
none
1
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
pointers
3
repeat signs
6
signa congruentiae
23
signes-de-renvoi
32
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Flemish
3
French
10
German
2
Italian
1
Latin
46
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
3
fully texted with one text
47
fully texted with two or more texts
11
fully texted with two texts
6
partially texted with one text
2
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
3
provided with single incipit
6
untexted
7
varies
1
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
4
cursive (Anglicana)
3
cursive (German)
2
cursive (bastarda)
23
display script
27
humanistic
2
hybrida
1
rotonda
2
textura
16
Level of Calligraphy
fair
8
high
24
n/a
1
poor
2
very high
17
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
46
blue
3
brown
5
dark brown
2
dark red
1
green
1
red
32
reddish brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
27
yes
25
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
4
rarely
20
Borders Frequency
never
5
occasionally
4
rarely
18
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
6
partial borders: one- and two-sided
4
partial borders: one-sided
7
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
3
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
4
normally
1
occasionally
3
often
3
rarely
17
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
8
decorated with grotesque heads
7
flourished
1
historiated
3
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
3
Penned Initials Frequency
always
4
never
1
normally
22
occasionally
10
often
2
rarely
10
sometimes
6
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
25
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
6
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
4
flourished
9
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
10
normally
3
occasionally
3
often
1
rarely
7
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
13
normally
3
often
2
rarely
6
sometimes
4
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
2
banner
2
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
4
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
4
ornament
1
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Disposition of voice part: 5-part opening
Separate text: no separate text
Indentation for initials: single
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Seville, Spain, Biblioteca Capitular y Colombina, MS 5-1-43 (olim Z Tab. 135, N.° 33), c. 1470-85, All folios
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