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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Austria
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Italy
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Netherlands
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Silesia
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Spain
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Switzerland
9
Cities
Antwerp
1
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4
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Brussels
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Florence
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France
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Germany (South)
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Italy (North)
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London
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1
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Siena
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1
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1
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1
Utrecht
1
Venice
8
Verona
2
Vienna
7
Windsor
1
Wittenberg
1
Zagan
3
Zaragoza
1
Production method
Manuscript
134
Printed work
14
Physical type
chansonnier
2
choirbook
100
choirbook (fragment(s))
3
choirbook (fragment)
2
choirbook (single quire(s))
4
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
2
monophonic manuscript with interpolated polyphony
2
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
2
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
2
partbook (single)
7
partbooks (complete set)
16
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
poetry collection with some notated music
2
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
2
Material
paper
83
paper (with parchment)
7
parchment
50
parchment (with paper)
4
parchment and paper (mixed)
4
Format
oblong
36
upright
112
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
37
n/a
15
never
28
none visible
45
normally
11
occasionally
3
often
9
rarely
1
sometimes
7
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
92
brown
39
dark brown
6
gold
1
light brown
4
n/a
1
red
6
reddish brown
3
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
double rastrum
8
freehand
9
printed staves
5
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
97
straightedge
19
triple rastrum
3
Number of staves
1
5
10
59
11
30
12
25
13
9
14
4
15
3
16
2
17
2
2
19
3
29
4
40
5
53
6
62
7
48
8
58
9
54
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
41
10-part opening
1
12-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
7
2-part opening
44
2-part single page
18
3-part consecutive
8
3-part opening
73
3-part score
2
3-part single page
22
4-part consecutive
3
4-part opening
102
4-part single page
23
5-part consecutive
5
5-part opening
57
5-part single page
4
6-part consecutive
1
6-part opening
25
7-part consecutive
1
7-part opening
2
8-part consecutive
1
8-part opening
4
9-part consecutive
1
9-part opening
1
n/a
4
Indentation for Initials
all staves indented
1
double
61
none
55
quadruple
6
single
98
triple
24
varies
3
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
91
left below voice parts as part of grid
8
left between voice parts as part of grid
9
none
19
staves not ruled
4
staves not ruled on grid
36
variable space, not on grid
27
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
112
not in dedicated space
22
provided, in dedicated space
21
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
6
made for complete additional staves
35
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
72
notation extended into margin
39
other
5
partial additional staves
42
staveline added
14
staves extended into margin
8
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
148
blue
1
brown
18
dark brown
4
gold
2
red
12
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
3
chant (Central European)
1
chant (square)
11
full mensural
11
not specified
1
strene notation
1
void mensural
137
Monophonic Notation
absent
122
present
33
Level of Calligraphy
fair
45
high
57
n/a
14
poor
12
very high
25
very poor
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
22
custodes
2
end symbol
17
none
4
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
pointers
5
repeat signs
20
signa congruentiae
55
signes-de-renvoi
66
space-filler
3
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
5
Dutch
7
English
3
Flemish
6
French
37
German
12
Italian
19
Latin
132
Spanish
6
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
17
fully texted with one text
130
fully texted with two or more texts
21
fully texted with two texts
5
partially texted with one or two texts
4
partially texted with one text
23
partially texted with two or more texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
2
provided with one or two incipits
20
provided with single incipit
40
provided with two incipits
2
untexted
42
varies
1
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
17
cursive (Anglicana)
6
cursive (German)
13
cursive (bastarda)
39
cursive (humanistic)
16
cursive (italic)
5
display script
41
humanistic
3
hybrida
3
roman
4
rotonda
11
textura
39
Level of Calligraphy
fair
53
high
54
n/a
14
poor
11
very high
28
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
132
blue
6
brown
28
dark brown
5
dark red
1
green
1
grey
1
red
58
reddish brown
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
92
yes
64
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
3
never
14
none visible
1
normally
1
often
1
rarely
37
Borders Frequency
never
14
occasionally
4
often
1
rarely
32
sometimes
1
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
7
partial borders: one- and two-sided
5
partial borders: one-sided
13
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
9
Painted Initials Frequency
always
5
never
8
normally
8
occasionally
6
often
8
rarely
31
sometimes
3
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic
1
calligraphic with decoration
3
decorated
24
decorated with grotesque heads
8
flourished
10
historiated
8
plain initials
8
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
5
Penned Initials Frequency
always
19
never
2
normally
52
occasionally
17
often
11
rarely
22
sometimes
18
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
68
calligraphic with decoration
19
calligraphic with grotesque heads
21
decorated
9
decorated with grotesque heads
6
flourished
29
littera notabilior
6
plain initials
27
Planned Initials Frequency
always
5
never
13
normally
7
occasionally
10
often
11
rarely
21
sometimes
7
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
always
3
never
19
normally
11
occasionally
8
often
13
rarely
10
sometimes
12
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
3
banner
6
decorated letters
5
decorative final long
21
diagrams
1
embellished final barline
4
end-symbol
7
littera notabilior
11
ornament
2
signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
2
vignette
1
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Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, fonds français MS 2245, c. 1490-8, All folios
Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, MS Rés. Vmc. 57, c. 1470, All folios
Florence, Italy, Conservatorio di Musica Luigi Cherubini, MS Basevi 2440, 1515-1525, All folios
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