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
3
England
1
France
2
Germany
5
Great Britain
5
Italy
42
Italy (North)
1
Netherlands
1
Portugal
1
Silesia
3
Spain
10
Switzerland
2
Cities
Augsburg
1
Austria
1
Basel
2
Belgium
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Bologna
6
Brussels
3
Cambrai
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Casale Monferrato
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1
Ferrara
2
Florence
9
France
4
Germany
1
Germany (South)
1
Girona
1
Glarus, Switzerland
1
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Italy
5
Italy (North)
1
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3
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4
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5
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2
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2
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1
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1
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4
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1
Troyes
1
Turin
1
Venice
5
Vic
1
Wittenberg
2
Zagan
3
Zaragoza
1
Zwickau
1
Production method
Manuscript
92
Printed work
3
Physical type
choirbook
65
choirbook (single quire(s))
2
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
2
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbook (fragment)
1
partbook (single)
3
partbooks (complete set)
8
partbooks (incomplete set)
8
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
2
printed book with interpolated polyphony
1
tablebook
1
Material
paper
95
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
26
upright
68
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
16
n/a
4
never
24
none visible
50
normally
2
often
1
sometimes
4
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
32
brown
49
dark brown
13
light brown
3
red
2
reddish brown
2
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
2
double rastrum
15
freehand
6
printed staves
5
single rastrum
70
straightedge
7
triple rastrum
6
Number of staves
1
1
10
26
11
16
12
16
13
5
14
2
15
2
2
3
3
8
4
17
5
16
6
22
7
13
8
17
9
21
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
35
2-part consecutive
4
2-part opening
30
2-part score
2
2-part single page
20
3-part consecutive
3
3-part opening
49
3-part score
1
3-part single page
21
4-part consecutive
2
4-part opening
70
4-part score
1
4-part single page
23
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
33
5-part single page
3
6-part opening
12
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
2
n/a
3
Indentation for Initials
double
18
none
50
single
48
triple
3
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
95
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
4
staves not ruled on grid
4
variable space, not on grid
6
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
70
not in dedicated space
25
provided, in dedicated space
8
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
11
made for complete additional staves
38
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
65
notation extended into margin
34
other
6
partial additional staves
39
staveline added
19
staves extended into margin
9
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
53
blue
2
brown
40
dark brown
11
gold
1
red
1
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
2
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
10
full mensural
4
void mensural
92
Monophonic Notation
absent
74
present
23
Level of Calligraphy
fair
55
high
30
n/a
3
poor
7
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
9
cue notes
2
end symbol
16
none
4
pointers
6
repeat signs
22
signa congruentiae
30
signes-de-renvoi
44
space-filler
4
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
6
Dutch
7
English
1
Flemish
1
French
33
German
6
Italian
17
Latin
84
Spanish
13
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
19
fully texted with one text
79
fully texted with two or more texts
5
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
7
partially texted with one text
22
partially texted with two or more texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
3
provided with one or two incipits
13
provided with single incipit
37
untexted
44
Type of Script
antiqua
4
cursive
24
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
8
cursive (Italianate)
1
cursive (bastarda)
11
cursive (humanistic)
19
cursive (italic)
6
display script
9
humanistic
2
hybrida
6
roman
2
rotonda
3
textura
14
various
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
53
high
31
n/a
3
poor
13
very high
1
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
46
blue
3
brown
49
dark brown
12
red
18
reddish brown
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
59
yes
39
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
7
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
never
7
rarely
2
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
occasionally
1
rarely
5
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
13
normally
27
occasionally
9
often
16
rarely
12
sometimes
14
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
49
calligraphic with decoration
24
calligraphic with grotesque heads
22
decorated
7
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
19
historiated
1
littera notabilior
5
plain initials
20
Planned Initials Frequency
always
3
never
1
normally
9
occasionally
4
often
13
rarely
12
sometimes
6
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
3
Other Decoration Frequency
always
3
never
3
normally
5
occasionally
8
often
8
rarely
9
sometimes
8
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
banner
1
decorated letters
6
decorative final long
18
embellished final barline
6
end-symbol
7
littera notabilior
8
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Brussels, Belgium, Bibliothèque Royal Albert 1er/Koninklijke Bibliotheek Albert I, MS IV.922, c. 1520, one quire (117-125) c. 1515, All folios
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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