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
2
Belgium
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France
1
Germany
4
Great Britain
1
Italy
16
Silesia
3
Spain
1
Cities
Antwerp
1
Brussels
1
Cambrai
1
Ferrara
1
Florence
5
Italy (North)
1
Leipzig
1
London
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Mantua
1
Mechelen
1
Milan
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Munich
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Naples
3
Pordenone
1
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2
Schonenberg nr. Bocholt
1
Seville
1
Switzerland
1
Venice
2
Verona
1
Vienna
2
Windsor
1
Zagan
3
Production method
Manuscript
32
Physical type
choirbook
22
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
monophonic manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
2
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbooks (complete set)
3
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
Material
paper
23
parchment
7
parchment and paper (mixed)
2
Format
oblong
7
upright
25
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
2
never
5
none visible
19
normally
3
often
2
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
13
brown
15
light brown
1
red
3
red-brown
1
reddish brown
3
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
2
freehand
2
single rastrum
24
straightedge
4
triple rastrum
4
Number of staves
1
2
10
8
11
4
12
3
13
2
14
1
2
3
3
4
4
8
5
6
6
11
7
11
8
10
9
8
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
7
2-part consecutive
4
2-part opening
11
2-part single page
8
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
22
3-part single page
11
4-part opening
23
4-part single page
8
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
9
6-part opening
5
7-part opening
1
n/a
2
Indentation for Initials
double
4
none
32
single
9
triple
3
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
25
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
3
none
4
staves not ruled on grid
4
variable space, not on grid
4
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
21
not in dedicated space
13
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
13
notation and staves extended into margin
18
notation extended into margin
11
partial additional staves
15
staveline added
5
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
23
brown
8
dark brown
1
light brown
1
red
1
red-brown
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
full mensural
2
void mensural
29
Monophonic Notation
absent
25
present
9
Level of Calligraphy
fair
18
high
12
poor
1
very high
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
4
none
1
pointers
3
repeat signs
6
signa congruentiae
9
signes-de-renvoi
18
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
3
Dutch
2
English
1
Flemish
1
French
14
German
5
Italian
10
Latin
30
Spanish
6
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
7
fully texted with one text
21
fully texted with two or more texts
2
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
7
partially texted with two or more texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
16
untexted
16
varies
1
Type of Script
cursive
6
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
3
cursive (bastarda)
4
cursive (humanistic)
6
cursive (italic)
3
display script
3
humanistic
1
hybrida
3
textura
8
Level of Calligraphy
fair
19
high
10
poor
3
very high
3
Colour of Text
black
20
blue
2
brown
11
dark brown
2
light brown
1
red
7
red-brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
18
yes
16
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
rarely
3
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
historiated
1
plain initials
1
trompe l'oeil
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
5
normally
13
occasionally
5
often
6
rarely
4
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
17
calligraphic with decoration
6
calligraphic with grotesque heads
6
decorated
1
flourished
10
littera notabilior
2
plain initials
8
Planned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
5
rarely
5
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
normally
5
occasionally
2
often
3
sometimes
4
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
2
decorative final long
3
diagrams
1
embellished final barline
3
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
3
signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS Magliabechi XIX.107bis, 1510-1513, All folios
Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, nouvelles acquisitions françaises MS 1817, c. 1514-23, All folios
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