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
4
Great Britain
6
Italy
21
Italy (North)
1
Netherlands
1
Portugal
1
Spain
1
Switzerland
1
Cities
Augsburg
2
Bologna
4
Casale Monferrato
2
Catalonia
1
Coimbra
1
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Florence
9
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2
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Switzerland
1
Turin
1
Utrecht
1
Verona
2
Windsor
1
Wittenberg
1
Production method
Manuscript
42
Physical type
choirbook
29
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (complete set)
8
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
poetry collection with some notated music
1
Material
paper
33
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
6
parchment and paper (mixed)
2
Format
oblong
15
upright
27
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
4
never
14
none visible
21
normally
3
occasionally
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
16
brown
19
dark brown
6
light brown
3
red
3
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
2
freehand
2
printed staves
4
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
26
straightedge
6
triple rastrum
8
Number of staves
10
9
11
9
12
1
13
2
14
1
2
5
3
14
4
7
5
8
6
13
7
9
8
10
9
9
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
17
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
16
2-part score
1
2-part single page
8
3-part consecutive
3
3-part opening
24
3-part score
2
3-part single page
8
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
28
4-part score
1
4-part single page
8
5-part opening
13
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
3
8-part opening
1
n/a
3
Indentation for Initials
double
10
none
22
single
19
triple
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
10
staves not ruled on grid
6
variable space, not on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
26
not in dedicated space
16
provided, in dedicated space
8
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
3
made for complete additional staves
12
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
27
notation extended into margin
13
other
2
partial additional staves
14
staveline added
7
staves extended into margin
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
21
brown
21
dark brown
4
light brown
2
red
4
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
5
full mensural
5
not specified
1
strene notation
1
void mensural
39
Monophonic Notation
absent
32
present
15
Level of Calligraphy
fair
36
high
10
poor
4
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
3
end symbol
9
none
1
pointers
6
repeat signs
10
signa congruentiae
12
signes-de-renvoi
16
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
2
English
2
Flemish
1
French
16
German
3
Italian
12
Latin
35
Spanish
6
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
11
fully texted with one text
32
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
3
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
8
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
17
provided with two incipits
2
untexted
20
varies
1
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
12
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (German)
2
cursive (bastarda)
5
cursive (humanistic)
6
cursive (italic)
8
display script
2
humanistic
1
rotonda
2
textura
8
various
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
42
high
8
poor
3
Colour of Text
black
22
blue
1
brown
24
dark brown
4
light brown
2
red
9
reddish brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
26
yes
19
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
4
rarely
3
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
3
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
3
never
2
normally
2
rarely
3
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
4
flourished
4
plain initials
3
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
3
never
1
normally
12
occasionally
4
often
6
rarely
8
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
18
calligraphic with decoration
7
calligraphic with grotesque heads
7
decorated
5
flourished
7
littera notabilior
2
plain initials
13
Planned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
5
occasionally
4
often
5
rarely
4
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
normally
3
occasionally
4
often
3
rarely
8
sometimes
4
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
2
decorative final long
11
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
4
littera notabilior
3
ornament
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, fonds français MS 2245, c. 1490-8, All folios
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