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
Belgium
12
England
1
France
1
Germany
7
Great Britain
4
Italy
9
Italy (North)
1
Portugal
1
Switzerland
3
Cities
Antwerp
1
Arundel
2
Augsburg
1
Basel
3
Bologna
1
Brussels
10
Cambrai
1
Casale Monferrato
2
Coimbra
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England
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Ferrara
5
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3
Germany (South)
1
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1
Italy (North)
1
Leipzig
1
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1
Mechelen
11
Munich
3
Northamptonshire
1
Rome
1
Staffarda
1
Stirling
1
Torgau
1
Turin
1
Vienna
1
Wittenberg
2
Production method
Manuscript
42
Physical type
choirbook
35
choirbook (fragment(s))
1
choirbook (single quire(s))
2
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
printed book with interpolated polyphony
1
printed treatise with added polyphony
1
Material
paper
23
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
14
parchment (with paper)
2
parchment and paper (mixed)
2
Format
upright
42
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
11
never
6
none visible
17
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
4
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
33
brown
11
red
2
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
freehand
4
single rastrum
35
straightedge
7
Number of staves
1
3
10
25
11
15
12
9
13
3
14
2
15
2
16
1
17
1
2
6
3
7
4
11
5
17
6
21
7
23
8
29
9
42
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
8
10-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
19
2-part single page
9
3-part consecutive
5
3-part opening
31
3-part score
1
3-part single page
10
4-part consecutive
3
4-part opening
36
4-part single page
7
5-part consecutive
3
5-part opening
23
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
13
8-part opening
4
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
20
none
20
quadruple
1
single
30
triple
9
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
31
left below voice parts as part of grid
3
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
6
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
11
variable space, not on grid
13
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
35
not in dedicated space
9
provided, in dedicated space
6
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
17
notation and staves extended into margin
24
notation extended into margin
8
other
1
partial additional staves
16
staveline added
1
staves extended into margin
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
37
brown
8
dark brown
1
red
3
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
2
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
2
full mensural
3
strene notation
1
void mensural
41
Monophonic Notation
absent
30
present
16
Level of Calligraphy
fair
13
high
17
poor
6
very high
8
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
3
end symbol
3
none
1
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
pointers
2
repeat signs
5
signa congruentiae
13
signes-de-renvoi
25
Copying of Text
Language
English
1
Flemish
3
French
10
German
2
Italian
2
Latin
40
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
2
fully texted with one text
42
fully texted with two or more texts
8
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one text
4
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
4
provided with single incipit
9
untexted
10
varies
1
Type of Script
cursive
3
cursive (Anglicana)
5
cursive (German)
3
cursive (bastarda)
14
cursive (humanistic)
3
display script
18
textura
15
various
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
17
high
16
poor
3
very high
10
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
37
blue
3
brown
8
dark brown
1
dark red
1
green
1
red
22
Multiple Texts
no
28
yes
18
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
4
rarely
17
Borders Frequency
never
5
occasionally
3
rarely
11
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
3
partial borders: one- and two-sided
2
partial borders: one-sided
3
partial borders: two-sided
6
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
3
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
9
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic
1
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
7
decorated with grotesque heads
5
flourished
5
historiated
2
plain initials
1
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
3
never
1
normally
18
occasionally
10
often
3
rarely
9
sometimes
6
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
25
calligraphic with decoration
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
11
littera notabilior
2
plain initials
5
Planned Initials Frequency
always
2
never
3
normally
3
occasionally
3
often
4
rarely
7
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
6
normally
2
occasionally
3
often
2
rarely
2
sometimes
4
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
2
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
6
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
1
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Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 3, 1518-20, All folios
Brussels, Belgium, Bibliothèque Royal Albert 1er/Koninklijke Bibliotheek Albert I, MS IV.922, c. 1520, one quire (117-125) c. 1515, All folios
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