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
2
Belgium
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Czech Republic
2
France
1
Germany
7
Great Britain
4
Italy
23
Italy (North)
1
Portugal
1
Silesia
3
Spain
4
Switzerland
2
Cities
Antwerp
1
Arundel
1
Augsburg
2
Barcelona
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Basel
2
Bologna
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Brussels
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Cambrai
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Coimbra
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England
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Ferrara
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Florence
9
France
3
Germany
1
Germany (South)
2
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2
Innsbruck
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Italy (North)
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2
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3
Milan
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2
Munich
4
Naples
1
Netherlands
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3
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1
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1
Switzerland
1
Tarazona
1
Toledo
1
Turin
1
Venice
1
Vic
1
Vienna
1
Zagan
3
Production method
Manuscript
62
Physical type
choirbook
41
choirbook (fragment)
1
choirbook (single quire(s))
1
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
monophonic manuscript with interpolated polyphony
3
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
2
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
2
partbook (single)
5
partbooks (complete set)
3
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
single leaf
1
Material
paper
39
paper (with parchment)
2
parchment
19
parchment and paper (mixed)
2
Format
oblong
11
upright
51
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
never
2
none visible
62
rarely
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
23
brown
31
dark brown
3
gold
1
light brown
1
n/a
1
red
7
reddish brown
2
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
double rastrum
7
freehand
6
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
42
straightedge
14
triple rastrum
6
Number of staves
1
4
10
23
11
13
12
6
13
3
14
3
15
1
16
1
17
1
2
9
3
10
4
15
5
19
6
19
7
15
8
23
9
19
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
16
10-part opening
1
12-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
5
2-part opening
23
2-part single page
11
3-part consecutive
3
3-part opening
32
3-part single page
14
4-part consecutive
2
4-part opening
40
4-part single page
12
5-part consecutive
3
5-part opening
26
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
8
8-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
16
none
35
quadruple
2
single
32
triple
4
varies
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
43
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
3
none
12
staves not ruled on grid
9
variable space, not on grid
8
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
43
not in dedicated space
17
provided, in dedicated space
12
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
6
made for complete additional staves
21
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
38
notation extended into margin
19
other
1
partial additional staves
22
staveline added
9
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
36
brown
26
dark brown
5
gold
1
light brown
3
red
3
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
chant (Central European)
1
chant (Gothic)
2
chant (square)
3
full mensural
6
void mensural
56
Monophonic Notation
absent
49
present
16
Level of Calligraphy
fair
29
high
26
poor
5
very high
6
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
5
cue notes
1
end symbol
5
none
1
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
pointers
5
repeat signs
18
signa congruentiae
22
signes-de-renvoi
28
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
5
Dutch
6
Flemish
1
French
20
German
6
Italian
10
Latin
55
Spanish
3
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
15
fully texted with one text
56
fully texted with two or more texts
3
fully texted with two texts
6
partially texted with one or two texts
4
partially texted with one text
14
partially texted with two or more texts
1
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
4
provided with single incipit
29
provided with two incipits
3
untexted
29
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
10
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (German)
8
cursive (Italianate)
1
cursive (bastarda)
12
cursive (humanistic)
6
cursive (italic)
5
display script
12
hybrida
5
roman
2
textura
18
various
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
28
high
35
poor
5
very high
6
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
38
blue
5
brown
25
dark brown
5
gold
1
light brown
3
red
19
Multiple Texts
no
43
yes
28
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
2
never
6
none visible
1
rarely
11
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
6
occasionally
2
rarely
10
sometimes
1
Borders Size
full borders
4
partial borders: one- and two-sided
3
partial borders: one-sided
3
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
4
Painted Initials Frequency
always
5
never
2
normally
5
occasionally
4
often
1
rarely
7
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
2
decorated
13
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
2
historiated
4
plain initials
2
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
7
normally
23
occasionally
7
often
8
rarely
8
sometimes
7
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
27
calligraphic with decoration
12
calligraphic with grotesque heads
9
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
15
historiated
1
littera notabilior
5
plain initials
11
Planned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
9
occasionally
3
often
5
rarely
11
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
4
never
5
normally
5
occasionally
5
often
9
rarely
2
sometimes
7
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
2
decorated letters
7
decorative final long
9
diagrams
1
embellished final barline
3
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
10
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Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, nouvelles acquisitions françaises MS 1817, c. 1514-23, All folios
Cambridge, Great Britain, Magdalene College, MS Pepys 1760, c. 1509-c. 1514, All folios
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