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
France
1
Germany
5
Great Britain
3
Italy
10
Netherlands
2
Spain
1
Switzerland
7
Cities
Arundel
1
Augsburg
1
Austria
1
Basel
7
Bologna
6
Emmerich
1
Ferrara
1
Florence
1
France
1
Germany
6
Germany (South)
1
Glarus, Switzerland
2
Halberstadt
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Italy (North)
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Köln
1
Leipzig
1
London
3
Maastricht
1
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1
Naples
1
Padua
1
Paris
1
Rome
1
Seville
1
Torgau
1
Utrecht
1
Verona
1
Zwickau
1
Production method
Manuscript
32
Physical type
choirbook
14
choirbook (fragment(s))
4
choirbook (fragment)
1
choirbook (single quire(s))
2
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbook (fragment)
1
partbook (single)
2
partbooks (complete set)
2
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
poetry collection with some notated music
2
printed treatise with added polyphony
1
Material
paper
30
parchment
1
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
oblong
6
upright
26
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
2
n/a
1
never
32
none visible
3
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
15
brown
14
dark brown
2
light brown
2
red
1
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
double rastrum
3
freehand
6
printed staves
2
single rastrum
18
straightedge
9
Number of staves
1
1
10
10
11
4
12
7
13
5
14
4
15
3
2
3
3
7
4
6
5
10
6
9
7
6
8
7
9
7
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
11
2-part consecutive
3
2-part opening
3
2-part score
1
2-part single page
3
3-part consecutive
3
3-part opening
11
3-part single page
3
4-part consecutive
2
4-part opening
20
4-part single page
3
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
9
6-part opening
3
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
3
none
15
single
17
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
17
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
5
none
10
staves not ruled on grid
2
variable space, not on grid
5
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
24
not in dedicated space
3
provided, in dedicated space
8
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
9
none
2
notation and staves extended into margin
17
notation extended into margin
7
other
4
partial additional staves
8
staveline added
1
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
23
blue
1
brown
13
dark brown
3
red
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
2
chant (square)
5
full mensural
3
not specified
1
void mensural
29
Monophonic Notation
absent
26
present
9
Level of Calligraphy
fair
22
high
6
poor
10
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
4
end symbol
3
none
4
pointers
1
repeat signs
1
signa congruentiae
5
signes-de-renvoi
6
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
2
English
1
Flemish
1
French
9
German
6
Italian
4
Latin
31
Spanish
2
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
32
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
7
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
5
provided with single incipit
10
untexted
13
varies
1
Type of Script
antiqua
2
cursive
9
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
9
cursive (bastarda)
1
cursive (humanistic)
9
cursive (italic)
3
display script
1
humanistic
1
hybrida
1
rotonda
1
textura
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
24
high
4
poor
9
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
22
brown
15
dark brown
3
red
3
reddish brown
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
32
yes
3
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
5
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
never
2
occasionally
1
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
3
normally
2
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
3
flourished
2
plain initials
2
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
6
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
5
sometimes
5
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
12
calligraphic with decoration
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
4
decorated
1
flourished
1
littera notabilior
2
plain initials
7
Planned Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
4
rarely
2
sometimes
3
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
5
sometimes
3
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
6
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
1
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Presence absence of text: fully texted with one text
Pricking frequency: never
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Barcelona, Spain, Biblioteca de Catalunya, M. 454, 1500–1534, All folios
Berlin, Germany, Staatsbibliothek Preussischer Kulturbesitz, MS Mus. 40021 (olim Z 21), c. 1485-1500, All folios
Segovia, Spain, Archivo Capitular de la Catedral, MS s.s., c. 1498-1515, All folios
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