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
18
Czech Republic
1
France
2
Germany
2
Great Britain
4
Italy
14
Netherlands
1
Switzerland
1
Cities
Antwerp
1
Arundel
1
Augsburg
1
Bourges
1
Bruges
1
Brussels
11
Burgundy
1
England
2
Eton
1
Ferrara
5
Flanders
1
Florence
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France
4
Germany (South)
1
Hradec Králové
1
Italy (North)
3
Mantua
1
Mechelen
15
Munich
1
Naples
1
Netherlands
1
Paris
1
Pordenone
1
Rome
2
Savoy, France
1
St Gall
1
Utrecht
1
Production method
Manuscript
57
Physical type
chansonnier
1
chant book with polyphony
1
choirbook
46
choirbook (fragment)
2
monophonic manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
2
partbook (single)
1
poetry collection with some notated music
1
single leaf
1
Material
parchment
57
Format
oblong
4
upright
53
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
23
never
2
none visible
19
normally
7
often
5
rarely
1
sometimes
3
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
32
brown
16
dark brown
2
light brown
1
n/a
1
red
6
red-brown
1
reddish brown
3
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
freehand
2
single rastrum
45
straightedge
8
triple rastrum
2
Number of staves
1
2
10
31
11
13
12
8
13
5
14
4
15
2
16
2
17
2
2
6
3
4
4
8
5
15
6
24
7
23
8
28
9
31
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
9
2-part consecutive
4
2-part opening
21
2-part single page
7
3-part consecutive
3
3-part opening
38
3-part score
1
3-part single page
11
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
45
4-part single page
7
5-part consecutive
4
5-part opening
25
5-part single page
1
6-part consecutive
1
6-part opening
9
7-part consecutive
1
7-part opening
1
8-part consecutive
1
8-part opening
2
9-part consecutive
1
9-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
all staves indented
1
double
27
none
17
quadruple
5
quintuple
1
single
40
triple
17
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
48
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
7
staves not ruled
3
staves not ruled on grid
21
variable space, not on grid
6
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
36
not in dedicated space
13
provided, in dedicated space
13
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
3
made for complete additional staves
14
notation and staves extended into margin
34
notation extended into margin
20
partial additional staves
17
staveline added
7
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
47
brown
11
dark brown
1
red
8
red-brown
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
chant (square)
1
full mensural
8
void mensural
50
Monophonic Notation
absent
50
present
9
Level of Calligraphy
fair
10
high
22
poor
1
very high
26
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
4
custodes
1
end symbol
7
pointers
3
repeat signs
12
signa congruentiae
24
signes-de-renvoi
38
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
1
Dutch
3
Flemish
5
French
20
German
1
Italian
7
Latin
57
Spanish
2
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
9
fully texted with one text
51
fully texted with two or more texts
15
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
3
partially texted with one text
9
partially texted with two texts
2
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
4
provided with single incipit
18
provided with two incipits
4
untexted
15
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
3
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
2
cursive (bastarda)
31
cursive (humanistic)
2
display script
21
humanistic
1
hybrida
2
rotonda
1
textura
17
Level of Calligraphy
fair
10
high
25
very high
26
Colour of Text
black
48
blue
5
brown
11
gold
1
red
29
red-brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
29
yes
31
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
2
never
1
none visible
1
rarely
29
sometimes
1
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
2
occasionally
3
often
1
rarely
29
sometimes
2
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
8
partial borders: one- and two-sided
3
partial borders: one-sided
9
partial borders: three-sided
2
partial borders: two- and three-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
11
Painted Initials Frequency
always
6
never
3
normally
8
occasionally
5
often
6
rarely
22
sometimes
3
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic
1
calligraphic with decoration
4
decorated
21
decorated with grotesque heads
6
flourished
7
historiated
7
plain initials
4
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
6
Penned Initials Frequency
always
4
normally
28
occasionally
8
often
4
rarely
10
sometimes
5
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
24
calligraphic with decoration
7
calligraphic with grotesque heads
9
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
15
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
7
zoomorphic initial
1
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
12
normally
3
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
9
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
13
normally
3
occasionally
5
often
9
rarely
3
sometimes
6
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
banner
4
decorated letters
2
decorative final long
6
diagrams
1
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
6
ornament
2
signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Production method: Manuscript
Material: parchment
Copy language name: Latin
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Modena, Italy, Archivio Storico Diocesano di Modena-Nonantola, MS Mus. IV, c. 1520-30, All folios
Modena, Italy, Archivio Storico Diocesano di Modena-Nonantola, MS Mus. III, 1520-4 and 1524-30, All folios
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