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
5
Belgium
26
Czech Republic
1
England
1
France
7
Germany
17
Great Britain
13
Italy
69
Italy (North)
1
Netherlands
1
Silesia
3
Spain
7
Switzerland
10
Cities
Antwerp
1
Arundel
2
Augsburg
3
Barcelona
1
Basel
9
Belgium
1
Bologna
5
Bourges
1
Bruges
3
Brussels
15
Burgundy
1
Cambrai
1
Casale Monferrato
1
Catalonia
2
Cognac
1
England
2
Eton
1
Ferrara
7
Flanders
1
Florence
24
Fossombrone
2
France
9
Freiburg
2
Germany
4
Germany (South)
4
Girona
1
Glarus, Switzerland
2
Halberstadt
1
Hradec Králové
1
Italy
6
Italy (North)
6
Leipzig
2
London
8
Lyons
1
Mantua
4
Mechelen
21
Milan
3
Modena
4
Munich
8
Munich, Germany
1
Naples
5
Netherlands
2
Northamptonshire
1
Padua
1
Paris
2
Pisa
1
Pordenone
1
Portugal
1
Rome
5
Savoy, France
1
Segovia
1
Seville
1
Siena
2
Spain
2
St Gall
1
Staffarda
1
Stirling
1
Switzerland
1
Tarazona
1
Toledo
1
Torgau
1
Troyes
1
Turin
1
Utrecht
1
Venice
8
Verona
1
Vic
1
Vienna
5
Windsor
1
Wittenberg
1
Zagan
3
Zaragoza
1
Production method
Manuscript
181
Printed work
15
Physical type
chansonnier
2
chant book with polyphony
1
choirbook
133
choirbook (fragment)
2
choirbook (single quire(s))
5
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
2
monophonic manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
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 (single)
6
partbooks (complete set)
22
partbooks (incomplete set)
5
poetry collection with some notated music
1
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
118
paper (with parchment)
6
parchment
63
parchment (with paper)
4
parchment and paper (mixed)
5
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
54
upright
141
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
40
n/a
16
never
31
none visible
84
normally
13
occasionally
3
often
8
rarely
3
sometimes
9
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
96
brown
68
dark brown
17
gold
1
light brown
9
red
10
red-brown
1
reddish brown
5
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
double rastrum
18
freehand
13
printed staves
5
quadruple rastrum
2
single rastrum
126
straightedge
29
triple rastrum
16
Number of staves
1
9
10
72
11
37
12
28
13
11
14
7
15
4
16
2
17
2
2
24
3
39
4
48
5
52
6
78
7
54
8
70
9
65
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
59
10-part opening
1
12-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
8
2-part opening
65
2-part score
2
2-part single page
37
3-part consecutive
12
3-part opening
112
3-part score
3
3-part single page
38
4-part consecutive
6
4-part opening
138
4-part score
1
4-part single page
40
5-part consecutive
6
5-part opening
71
5-part single page
5
6-part consecutive
1
6-part opening
28
7-part consecutive
1
7-part opening
2
8-part consecutive
1
8-part opening
4
9-part consecutive
1
9-part opening
1
n/a
5
Indentation for Initials
all staves indented
1
double
59
none
93
quadruple
6
quintuple
1
single
118
triple
25
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
133
left below voice parts as part of grid
11
left between voice parts as part of grid
11
none
28
staves not ruled
4
staves not ruled on grid
37
variable space, not on grid
23
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
129
not in dedicated space
49
provided, in dedicated space
38
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
10
made for complete additional staves
53
none
3
notation and staves extended into margin
109
notation extended into margin
63
other
5
partial additional staves
64
staveline added
30
staves extended into margin
13
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
138
blue
2
brown
57
dark brown
15
gold
2
light brown
5
red
12
red-brown
1
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
13
full mensural
15
strene notation
1
void mensural
188
Monophonic Notation
absent
164
present
40
Level of Calligraphy
fair
78
high
70
n/a
15
poor
16
very high
28
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
27
cue notes
1
custodes
2
end symbol
26
none
6
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
pointers
13
repeat signs
49
signa congruentiae
77
signes-de-renvoi
93
space-filler
6
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
4
Dutch
14
English
4
Flemish
8
French
70
German
16
Italian
43
Latin
165
Spanish
14
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
3
fully texted with one or two texts
43
fully texted with one text
162
fully texted with two or more texts
22
fully texted with two texts
10
partially texted with one or two texts
13
partially texted with one text
44
partially texted with two or more texts
1
partially texted with two texts
2
provided with multiple incipits
3
provided with one or two incipits
28
provided with single incipit
79
provided with two incipits
5
untexted
72
varies
2
Type of Script
Italic
1
antiqua
4
cursive
28
cursive (Anglicana)
7
cursive (German)
16
cursive (Italianate)
1
cursive (bastarda)
50
cursive (humanistic)
25
cursive (italic)
16
display script
38
humanistic
3
hybrida
8
roman
6
rotonda
12
textura
36
Level of Calligraphy
fair
80
high
69
n/a
15
poor
18
very high
30
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
130
blue
9
brown
67
dark brown
13
dark red
1
gold
2
green
1
grey
1
light brown
4
red
59
red-brown
1
reddish brown
2
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
112
yes
95
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
4
never
18
none visible
1
normally
1
rarely
41
sometimes
1
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
19
occasionally
4
often
1
rarely
37
sometimes
1
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
11
partial borders: one- and two-sided
5
partial borders: one-sided
12
partial borders: three-sided
2
partial borders: two- and three-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
12
Painted Initials Frequency
always
7
never
7
normally
10
occasionally
5
often
9
rarely
29
sometimes
5
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic
1
calligraphic with decoration
3
decorated
31
decorated with grotesque heads
7
flourished
11
historiated
7
plain initials
6
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
6
Penned Initials Frequency
always
21
never
2
normally
68
occasionally
22
often
18
rarely
31
sometimes
20
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
84
calligraphic with decoration
33
calligraphic with grotesque heads
33
decorated
11
decorated with grotesque heads
8
flourished
32
historiated
1
littera notabilior
8
plain initials
36
Planned Initials Frequency
always
5
never
13
normally
16
occasionally
10
often
12
rarely
30
sometimes
11
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
3
Other Decoration Frequency
always
4
never
21
normally
11
occasionally
16
often
14
rarely
17
sometimes
16
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
3
banner
6
decorated letters
6
decorative final long
29
diagrams
1
embellished final barline
5
end-symbol
10
littera notabilior
16
ornament
2
signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
1
vignette
1
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS II.I.350 (olim Magliabechi XXXVI. 113), 1514-1521, All folios
Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 12, 1515-20, All folios
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