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
France
2
Germany
6
Great Britain
5
Italy
13
Netherlands
1
Spain
2
Switzerland
10
Cities
Augsburg
1
Austria
1
Basel
10
Bologna
6
Emmerich
1
Ferrara
1
Florence
1
France
2
Germany
9
Germany (South)
1
Glarus, Switzerland
2
Halberstadt
1
Italy
1
Italy (North)
2
Köln
1
Leipzig
2
London
5
Maastricht
1
Mantua
1
Naples
2
Padua
1
Paris
1
Pisa
1
Rome
2
Seville
2
Torgau
1
Troyes
1
Venice
1
Verona
1
Zwickau
1
Production method
Manuscript
43
Physical type
choirbook
18
choirbook (fragment(s))
6
choirbook (fragment)
1
choirbook (single quire(s))
3
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
2
music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbook (fragment)
1
partbook (single)
2
partbooks (complete set)
5
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
poetry collection with some notated music
1
printed treatise with added polyphony
1
Material
paper
43
Format
oblong
10
upright
33
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
n/a
1
never
43
none visible
3
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
19
brown
16
dark brown
4
light brown
3
red
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
double rastrum
3
freehand
8
printed staves
5
single rastrum
22
straightedge
11
Number of staves
1
1
10
11
11
5
12
8
13
5
14
4
15
2
2
3
3
9
4
6
5
9
6
11
7
9
8
10
9
8
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
14
2-part consecutive
3
2-part opening
5
2-part score
1
2-part single page
7
3-part consecutive
3
3-part opening
16
3-part single page
9
4-part consecutive
3
4-part opening
26
4-part single page
6
5-part opening
8
6-part opening
2
n/a
3
Indentation for Initials
double
5
none
22
single
18
triple
1
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
24
left below voice parts as part of grid
2
left between voice parts as part of grid
6
none
13
staves not ruled on grid
2
variable space, not on grid
4
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
32
not in dedicated space
5
provided, in dedicated space
8
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
12
none
2
notation and staves extended into margin
20
notation extended into margin
8
other
4
partial additional staves
9
staveline added
2
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
27
blue
1
brown
17
dark brown
4
light brown
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
chant (square)
5
full mensural
2
not specified
1
void mensural
38
Monophonic Notation
absent
34
present
10
Level of Calligraphy
fair
28
high
6
poor
12
very poor
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
6
end symbol
4
none
5
pointers
2
repeat signs
2
signa congruentiae
6
signes-de-renvoi
9
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
2
English
1
Flemish
1
French
11
German
7
Italian
6
Latin
38
Spanish
4
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
3
fully texted with one text
35
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
9
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
7
provided with single incipit
16
untexted
19
varies
2
Type of Script
antiqua
2
cursive
15
cursive (German)
10
cursive (bastarda)
1
cursive (humanistic)
11
cursive (italic)
3
display script
1
humanistic
1
hybrida
2
rotonda
1
textura
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
30
high
3
poor
13
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
24
brown
20
dark brown
4
red
3
reddish brown
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
35
yes
9
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
4
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
never
2
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
2
normally
2
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
2
flourished
2
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
7
never
1
normally
3
occasionally
3
often
5
rarely
6
sometimes
6
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
15
calligraphic with decoration
5
calligraphic with grotesque heads
5
decorated
4
flourished
2
littera notabilior
2
plain initials
11
Planned Initials Frequency
always
4
normally
2
occasionally
3
often
5
rarely
2
sometimes
3
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
3
often
2
rarely
5
sometimes
3
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
2
decorative final long
5
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
1
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Production method: Manuscript
Material: paper
Pricking frequency: never
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Zwickau, Germany, Ratsschulbibliothek, MS 106,4, First half of 16th century, All folios
Regensburg, Germany, Bischöfliche Zentralbibliothek, MS C 98, second quarter of the 16th century, All folios
St Gall, Switzerland, Stiftsbibliothek, MS 463, c. 1540 or slightly later, All folios
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