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
6
Belgium
2
Czech Republic
2
France
1
Germany
14
Great Britain
2
Italy
12
Portugal
1
Silesia
3
Switzerland
1
Cities
Augsburg
1
Basel
1
Brussels
2
Casale Monferrato
1
Catalonia
1
Coimbra
1
Emmerich
1
Ferrara
1
Florence
3
France
1
Germany
1
Germany (South)
1
Glarus, Switzerland
1
Hradec Králové
2
Italy (North)
1
Köln
1
London
1
Mantua
2
Mechelen
2
Milan
1
Modena
1
Munich
8
Munich, Germany
1
Naples
2
Padua
1
Paris
1
Rome
3
Schonenberg nr. Bocholt
1
Stirling
1
Switzerland
1
Venice
1
Verona
1
Vienna
6
Wittenberg
3
Zagan
3
Production method
Manuscript
43
Printed work
1
Physical type
choirbook
32
choirbook (fragment)
1
monophonic manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbook (single)
3
partbooks (complete set)
4
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
poetry collection with some notated music
1
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
Material
paper
44
Format
oblong
8
upright
36
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
6
n/a
1
never
8
none visible
16
normally
3
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
1
sometimes
5
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
23
brown
16
dark brown
4
light brown
2
red
2
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
2
freehand
3
single rastrum
35
straightedge
6
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
1
2
10
16
11
8
12
3
2
11
3
13
4
20
5
18
6
19
7
16
8
16
9
13
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
13
10-part opening
1
12-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
15
2-part score
1
2-part single page
6
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
22
3-part single page
6
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
32
4-part single page
7
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
16
6-part opening
8
8-part opening
3
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
13
none
22
single
28
triple
2
varies
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
22
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
2
staves not ruled on grid
6
variable space, not on grid
16
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
33
not in dedicated space
8
provided, in dedicated space
5
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
13
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
21
notation extended into margin
9
other
2
partial additional staves
12
staveline added
4
staves extended into margin
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
33
blue
2
brown
14
dark brown
2
gold
1
red
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
4
chant (Central European)
1
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
3
full mensural
2
void mensural
42
Monophonic Notation
absent
29
present
15
Level of Calligraphy
fair
22
high
20
n/a
1
poor
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
end symbol
5
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
pointers
2
repeat signs
4
signa congruentiae
13
signes-de-renvoi
15
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
5
Dutch
2
English
1
French
10
German
5
Italian
5
Latin
44
Spanish
2
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
5
fully texted with one text
39
fully texted with two or more texts
4
fully texted with two texts
4
partially texted with one or two texts
4
partially texted with one text
7
partially texted with two or more texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
3
provided with single incipit
13
untexted
15
Type of Script
cursive
7
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
5
cursive (bastarda)
4
cursive (humanistic)
2
cursive (italic)
3
display script
17
hybrida
2
rotonda
1
textura
20
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
23
high
23
n/a
1
poor
2
very high
3
Colour of Text
black
33
blue
5
brown
18
dark brown
4
dark red
1
green
1
red
28
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
29
yes
19
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
4
rarely
4
Borders Frequency
never
3
rarely
3
Borders Size
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
6
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
5
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
2
historiated
1
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
7
normally
12
occasionally
6
often
5
rarely
7
sometimes
7
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
28
calligraphic with decoration
9
calligraphic with grotesque heads
9
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
16
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
9
Planned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
6
rarely
5
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
always
2
normally
5
occasionally
4
often
4
rarely
4
sometimes
5
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
2
decorated letters
4
decorative final long
10
embellished final barline
2
end-symbol
5
littera notabilior
4
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