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
3
Czech Republic
1
Germany
1
Great Britain
1
Italy
21
Italy (North)
1
Silesia
2
Spain
2
Switzerland
1
Cities
Basel
1
Brussels
2
Casale Monferrato
2
Catalonia
1
Florence
9
Germany (South)
1
Girona
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Hradec Králové
1
Italy
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London
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Naples
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Portugal
1
Rome
2
Spain
1
Staffarda
1
Tarazona
1
Turin
1
Venice
1
Verona
1
Zagan
2
Production method
Manuscript
37
Physical type
choirbook
23
music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbook (single)
2
partbooks (complete set)
7
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
tablebook
1
Material
paper
37
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
11
upright
25
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
5
never
3
none visible
25
normally
1
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
9
brown
20
dark brown
9
light brown
1
red
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
6
freehand
2
printed staves
1
single rastrum
24
straightedge
5
triple rastrum
7
Number of staves
1
1
10
12
11
6
12
4
13
1
2
3
3
10
4
10
5
6
6
7
7
5
8
4
9
7
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
15
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
12
2-part single page
7
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
20
3-part single page
9
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
23
4-part single page
11
5-part opening
13
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
5
8-part opening
1
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
7
none
23
single
14
triple
1
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
27
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
6
staves not ruled on grid
3
variable space, not on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
23
not in dedicated space
12
provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
5
made for complete additional staves
9
notation and staves extended into margin
26
notation extended into margin
14
other
2
partial additional staves
14
staveline added
7
staves extended into margin
5
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
19
blue
1
brown
17
dark brown
4
gold
1
light brown
1
red
1
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
3
full mensural
1
void mensural
37
Monophonic Notation
absent
30
present
7
Level of Calligraphy
fair
21
high
15
poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
cue notes
1
end symbol
6
pointers
2
repeat signs
13
signa congruentiae
10
signes-de-renvoi
17
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
3
Dutch
2
French
17
German
3
Italian
13
Latin
34
Spanish
3
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
11
fully texted with one text
24
fully texted with two or more texts
2
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
4
partially texted with one text
8
partially texted with two or more texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
7
provided with single incipit
17
untexted
15
Type of Script
cursive
9
cursive (German)
4
cursive (Italianate)
1
cursive (bastarda)
5
cursive (humanistic)
6
cursive (italic)
8
display script
5
hybrida
2
roman
1
textura
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
20
high
14
poor
5
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
16
blue
2
brown
22
dark brown
4
red
10
reddish brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
15
yes
24
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
never
2
rarely
2
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
often
1
rarely
3
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
2
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
37
occasionally
3
often
1
rarely
4
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
21
calligraphic with decoration
13
calligraphic with grotesque heads
13
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
10
historiated
1
littera notabilior
3
plain initials
11
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
1
occasionally
3
often
1
rarely
6
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
normally
4
occasionally
7
often
3
rarely
1
sometimes
3
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorated letters
3
decorative final long
8
embellished final barline
3
end-symbol
4
littera notabilior
4
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Material: paper
Penned initials frequency: normally
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Hradec Králové, Czech Republic, Muzeum Východních Čech, Knihovna, MS Hr-26 (II A 21) (olim 8707), First half of 16th century, All folios
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