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
9
Belgium
27
Czech Republic
5
England
1
France
7
Germany
31
Great Britain
14
Italy
73
Italy (North)
1
Netherlands
2
Portugal
1
Silesia
3
Spain
11
Switzerland
18
Cities
Antwerp
1
Arundel
2
Augsburg
5
Austria
1
Barcelona
1
Basel
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Belgium
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Bologna
8
Bourges
1
Bruges
3
Brussels
16
Burgundy
1
Cambrai
1
Casale Monferrato
4
Catalonia
2
Cognac
1
Coimbra
1
Corbie
1
Emmerich
1
England
3
Eton
1
Ferrara
7
Flanders
1
Florence
24
France
11
Freiburg
2
Germany
10
Germany (South)
7
Girona
1
Glarus, Switzerland
2
Halberstadt
1
Hradec Králové
4
Innsbruck
1
Italy
6
Italy (North)
7
Köln
1
Leipzig
2
London
8
Maastricht
1
Mantua
4
Mechelen
22
Milan
4
Modena
6
Munich
13
Munich, Germany
1
Naples
4
Netherlands
2
Northamptonshire
1
Padua
2
Paris
3
Pisa
1
Pordenone
1
Portugal
1
Prague
1
Rheinfelden
2
Rome
7
Savoy, France
1
Schonenberg nr. Bocholt
1
Segovia
1
Seville
2
Siena
2
Spain
2
St Gall
1
Staffarda
1
Stirling
1
Switzerland
1
Tarazona
4
Toledo
1
Torgau
1
Troyes
1
Turin
1
Utrecht
1
Venice
2
Verona
2
Vic
1
Vienna
8
Windsor
1
Wittenberg
4
Zagan
3
Zaragoza
1
Zwickau
1
Production method
Manuscript
235
Physical type
chansonnier
2
chant book with polyphony
1
choirbook
156
choirbook (fragment(s))
6
choirbook (fragment)
3
choirbook (single quire(s))
5
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
3
monophonic manuscript with interpolated polyphony
3
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
3
music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
4
partbook (fragment(s))
1
partbook (fragment)
1
partbook (single)
11
partbooks (complete set)
17
partbooks (incomplete set)
9
poetry collection with some notated music
2
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
2
printed book with interpolated polyphony
1
printed treatise with added polyphony
1
single leaf
1
tablebook
1
Material
paper
151
paper (with parchment)
8
parchment
67
parchment (with paper)
4
parchment and paper (mixed)
5
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
48
upright
186
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
49
n/a
1
never
47
none visible
102
normally
14
occasionally
4
often
10
rarely
3
sometimes
14
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
104
brown
92
dark brown
21
gold
2
light brown
10
n/a
1
red
11
red-brown
1
reddish brown
6
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
3
double rastrum
21
freehand
17
printed staves
5
quadruple rastrum
2
single rastrum
167
straightedge
32
triple rastrum
16
Number of staves
1
9
10
82
11
43
12
31
13
14
14
9
15
5
16
2
17
2
2
29
3
44
4
54
5
58
6
79
7
65
8
80
9
74
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
69
10-part opening
1
12-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
11
2-part opening
74
2-part score
2
2-part single page
40
3-part consecutive
13
3-part opening
124
3-part score
3
3-part single page
40
4-part consecutive
6
4-part opening
160
4-part score
1
4-part single page
40
5-part consecutive
7
5-part opening
83
5-part single page
6
6-part consecutive
1
6-part opening
33
7-part consecutive
1
7-part opening
2
8-part consecutive
1
8-part opening
6
9-part consecutive
1
9-part opening
1
n/a
6
Indentation for Initials
all staves indented
1
double
61
none
114
quadruple
6
quintuple
1
single
132
triple
25
varies
3
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
158
left below voice parts as part of grid
11
left between voice parts as part of grid
13
none
38
staves not ruled
3
staves not ruled on grid
41
variable space, not on grid
31
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
158
not in dedicated space
53
provided, in dedicated space
43
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
14
made for complete additional staves
62
none
3
notation and staves extended into margin
131
notation extended into margin
72
other
7
partial additional staves
74
staveline added
34
staves extended into margin
14
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
153
blue
2
brown
81
dark brown
18
gold
3
light brown
5
red
13
red-brown
1
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
5
chant (Central European)
1
chant (Gothic)
2
chant (square)
15
full mensural
18
not specified
1
strene notation
1
void mensural
218
Monophonic Notation
absent
189
present
52
Level of Calligraphy
fair
106
high
81
poor
26
very high
30
very poor
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
18
cue notes
2
custodes
1
end symbol
27
none
7
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
pointers
13
repeat signs
53
signa congruentiae
73
signes-de-renvoi
99
space-filler
6
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
8
Dutch
15
English
4
Flemish
8
French
72
German
18
Italian
40
Latin
203
Spanish
18
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
3
fully texted with one or two texts
46
fully texted with one text
197
fully texted with two or more texts
24
fully texted with two texts
12
partially texted with one or two texts
13
partially texted with one text
49
partially texted with two or more texts
1
partially texted with two texts
2
provided with multiple incipits
4
provided with one or two incipits
22
provided with single incipit
83
provided with two incipits
6
untexted
82
varies
2
Type of Script
antiqua
5
cursive
38
cursive (Anglicana)
7
cursive (German)
22
cursive (Italianate)
1
cursive (bastarda)
53
cursive (humanistic)
34
cursive (italic)
17
display script
46
humanistic
3
hybrida
9
roman
2
rotonda
2
textura
54
various
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
105
high
88
poor
27
very high
31
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
144
blue
11
brown
92
dark brown
16
dark red
1
gold
2
green
1
grey
1
light brown
4
red
73
red-brown
1
reddish brown
2
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
140
yes
105
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
4
never
17
none visible
1
often
1
rarely
43
sometimes
1
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
17
occasionally
4
often
1
rarely
40
sometimes
2
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
11
partial borders: one- and two-sided
6
partial borders: one-sided
15
partial borders: three-sided
2
partial borders: two- and three-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
12
Painted Initials Frequency
always
9
never
8
normally
12
occasionally
7
often
9
rarely
34
sometimes
6
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic
1
calligraphic with decoration
5
decorated
35
decorated with grotesque heads
9
flourished
12
historiated
8
plain initials
8
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
8
Penned Initials Frequency
always
29
never
2
normally
73
occasionally
25
often
21
rarely
34
sometimes
27
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
107
calligraphic with decoration
37
calligraphic with grotesque heads
37
decorated
11
decorated with grotesque heads
8
flourished
41
historiated
1
littera notabilior
10
plain initials
41
zoomorphic initial
1
Planned Initials Frequency
always
7
never
13
normally
19
occasionally
13
often
18
rarely
30
sometimes
12
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
3
Other Decoration Frequency
always
6
never
20
normally
14
occasionally
16
often
19
rarely
18
sometimes
18
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
4
banner
5
decorated letters
10
decorative final long
33
diagrams
1
embellished final barline
7
end-symbol
11
littera notabilior
20
ornament
2
signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
2
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Berlin, Germany, Staatsbibliothek Preussischer Kulturbesitz, MS Germ. 8º 190, c. 1470-1500, All folios
Brussels, Belgium, Bibliothèque Royal Albert 1er/Koninklijke Bibliotheek Albert I, MS 215-216, between 1503-18, perhaps 1516, All folios
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