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
9
Belgium
8
France
6
Germany
20
Great Britain
7
Italy
52
Netherlands
2
Silesia
3
Spain
2
Switzerland
1
Cities
Arundel
1
Augsburg
3
Belgium
1
Bologna
5
Bourges
1
Brussels
7
Cognac
1
Emmerich
1
England
2
Eton
1
Ferrara
6
Florence
16
Fossombrone
2
France
7
Germany (South)
4
Glarus, Switzerland
2
Innsbruck
1
Italy
3
Italy (North)
2
Köln
1
Leipzig
1
London
4
Lyons
1
Maastricht
1
Mantua
2
Mechelen
8
Milan
4
Modena
6
Munich
11
Munich, Germany
1
Naples
1
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1
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2
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2
Pordenone
1
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4
Siena
2
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1
St Gall
1
Troyes
1
Utrecht
1
Venice
5
Vic
1
Vienna
8
Windsor
1
Wittenberg
2
Zagan
3
Zaragoza
1
Zwickau
1
Production method
Manuscript
118
Printed work
11
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
92
choirbook (fragment)
2
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
2
partbook (fragment)
1
partbook (single)
2
partbooks (complete set)
16
partbooks (incomplete set)
4
poetry collection with some notated music
2
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
printed treatise with added polyphony
1
single leaf
1
tablebook
1
Material
paper
80
paper (with parchment)
5
parchment
37
parchment (with paper)
4
parchment and paper (mixed)
3
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
32
upright
96
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
26
n/a
12
never
20
none visible
47
normally
10
occasionally
3
often
5
rarely
1
sometimes
11
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
61
brown
50
dark brown
7
gold
1
light brown
5
red
5
red-brown
1
reddish brown
3
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
double rastrum
16
freehand
5
printed staves
1
single rastrum
85
straightedge
17
triple rastrum
10
Number of staves
1
4
10
46
11
22
12
18
13
8
14
6
15
4
16
1
17
1
2
20
3
26
4
38
5
39
6
53
7
37
8
41
9
36
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
37
12-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
40
2-part score
2
2-part single page
16
3-part consecutive
4
3-part opening
59
3-part score
2
3-part single page
20
4-part consecutive
2
4-part opening
89
4-part score
1
4-part single page
15
5-part consecutive
2
5-part opening
45
5-part single page
3
6-part consecutive
1
6-part opening
21
7-part consecutive
1
7-part opening
1
8-part consecutive
1
8-part opening
3
9-part consecutive
1
9-part opening
1
n/a
3
Indentation for Initials
all staves indented
1
double
36
none
63
quadruple
3
quintuple
1
single
78
triple
13
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
85
left below voice parts as part of grid
2
left between voice parts as part of grid
8
none
15
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
25
variable space, not on grid
17
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
92
not in dedicated space
26
provided, in dedicated space
22
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
4
made for complete additional staves
28
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
70
notation extended into margin
36
other
2
partial additional staves
38
staveline added
14
staves extended into margin
7
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
89
blue
1
brown
39
dark brown
7
gold
1
light brown
2
red
8
red-brown
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
2
chant (square)
4
full mensural
9
strene notation
1
void mensural
122
Monophonic Notation
absent
108
present
26
Level of Calligraphy
fair
51
high
52
n/a
11
poor
7
very high
16
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
14
cue notes
2
end symbol
10
none
3
pointers
5
repeat signs
25
signa congruentiae
48
signes-de-renvoi
43
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
3
Dutch
3
English
4
Flemish
3
French
40
German
11
Italian
22
Latin
109
Spanish
5
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
24
fully texted with one text
109
fully texted with two or more texts
12
fully texted with two texts
7
partially texted with one or two texts
7
partially texted with one text
24
partially texted with two or more texts
1
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
2
provided with one or two incipits
16
provided with single incipit
40
provided with two incipits
4
untexted
39
varies
1
Type of Script
antiqua
5
cursive
10
cursive (Anglicana)
4
cursive (German)
9
cursive (Italianate)
1
cursive (bastarda)
25
cursive (humanistic)
15
cursive (italic)
13
display script
22
humanistic
2
hybrida
4
roman
3
rotonda
9
textura
35
Level of Calligraphy
fair
47
high
53
n/a
11
poor
8
very high
15
Colour of Text
black
79
blue
3
brown
46
dark brown
6
dark red
1
green
1
grey
1
light brown
2
red
39
red-brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
80
yes
53
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
9
normally
1
often
1
rarely
24
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
8
occasionally
2
rarely
26
sometimes
1
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
8
partial borders: one- and two-sided
4
partial borders: one-sided
11
partial borders: two- and three-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
7
Painted Initials Frequency
always
5
never
5
normally
9
occasionally
4
often
6
rarely
17
sometimes
3
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic
1
calligraphic with decoration
4
decorated
21
decorated with grotesque heads
5
flourished
9
historiated
4
plain initials
6
zoomorphic initial
3
Penned Initials Frequency
always
17
never
1
normally
40
occasionally
10
often
7
rarely
16
sometimes
14
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
51
calligraphic with decoration
16
calligraphic with grotesque heads
19
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
18
historiated
1
littera notabilior
4
plain initials
21
zoomorphic initial
1
Planned Initials Frequency
always
3
never
7
normally
8
occasionally
7
often
7
rarely
18
sometimes
4
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
always
5
never
11
normally
9
occasionally
7
often
9
rarely
9
sometimes
8
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
4
banner
4
decorated letters
6
decorative final long
15
embellished final barline
5
end-symbol
6
littera notabilior
5
ornament
2
signes-de-renvoi
1
vignette
1
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS Banco Rari 229 (olim Magliabechi XIX.59), 1492-1493, All folios
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