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
1
France
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Germany
5
Great Britain
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Italy
20
Netherlands
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Spain
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Cities
Augsburg
1
Bourges
1
Casale Monferrato
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Florence
10
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6
Germany (South)
1
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1
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Segovia
1
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1
Siena
2
Stirling
1
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1
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1
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1
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1
Production method
Manuscript
40
Physical type
choirbook
30
partbook (fragment)
1
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (complete set)
5
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
poetry collection with some notated music
1
printed treatise with added polyphony
1
Material
paper
30
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
9
Format
oblong
10
upright
30
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
7
never
10
none visible
21
normally
2
occasionally
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
7
brown
27
dark brown
6
light brown
3
red
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
2
double rastrum
5
freehand
1
single rastrum
28
straightedge
6
triple rastrum
7
Number of staves
10
12
11
9
12
5
13
2
14
1
2
4
3
7
4
7
5
8
6
14
7
10
8
8
9
10
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
12
10-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
10
2-part score
1
2-part single page
8
3-part consecutive
5
3-part opening
23
3-part score
1
3-part single page
9
4-part consecutive
3
4-part opening
27
4-part score
1
4-part single page
10
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
11
6-part opening
6
8-part opening
1
n/a
2
Indentation for Initials
double
1
none
25
quintuple
1
single
21
triple
1
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
27
left below voice parts as part of grid
2
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
9
staves not ruled on grid
3
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
18
not in dedicated space
17
provided, in dedicated space
11
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
3
made for complete additional staves
16
notation and staves extended into margin
31
notation extended into margin
16
other
1
partial additional staves
18
staveline added
8
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
10
brown
40
light brown
1
red
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
chant (square)
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
40
Monophonic Notation
absent
33
present
11
Level of Calligraphy
fair
25
high
13
poor
8
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
cue notes
1
end symbol
7
none
1
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
pointers
3
repeat signs
16
signa congruentiae
11
signes-de-renvoi
17
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
4
Flemish
1
French
23
German
6
Italian
13
Latin
33
Spanish
4
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
15
fully texted with one text
32
fully texted with two texts
3
partially texted with one or two texts
5
partially texted with one text
11
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
7
provided with single incipit
19
provided with two incipits
3
untexted
21
varies
2
Type of Script
cursive
9
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
3
cursive (bastarda)
8
cursive (humanistic)
5
cursive (italic)
7
display script
2
hybrida
5
roman
1
rotonda
1
textura
6
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
25
high
15
poor
5
Colour of Text
black
9
brown
37
dark brown
1
light brown
1
red
5
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
24
yes
23
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
3
rarely
6
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
1
rarely
5
Borders Size
full borders
3
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
3
Painted Initials Frequency
always
3
never
2
normally
5
occasionally
1
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
8
flourished
2
historiated
1
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
4
never
1
normally
9
occasionally
4
often
5
rarely
7
sometimes
5
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
13
calligraphic with decoration
10
calligraphic with grotesque heads
8
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
4
historiated
1
littera notabilior
3
plain initials
10
Planned Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
6
occasionally
3
often
3
rarely
5
sometimes
3
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
6
rarely
4
sometimes
3
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorated letters
2
decorative final long
6
embellished final barline
2
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
2
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Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 4, c. 1516-18, All folios
Brussels, Belgium, Bibliothèque Royal Albert 1er/Koninklijke Bibliotheek Albert I, MS 228, c. 1515, with additions around 1519, All folios
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