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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Countries
Austria
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Belgium
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France
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Germany
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Italy
40
Spain
11
Switzerland
1
Cities
Antwerp
1
Barcelona
1
Basel
1
Belgium
1
Bologna
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Bruges
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Brussels
7
Catalonia
2
Corbie
1
Ferrara
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Florence
17
Fossombrone
2
France
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Germany (South)
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Girona
1
Glarus, Switzerland
1
Italy
3
Italy (North)
4
Lyons
1
Mantua
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Mechelen
12
Milan
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Modena
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Munich
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Tarazona
4
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1
Venice
4
Verona
1
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1
Vienna
2
Wittenberg
1
Zaragoza
1
Production method
Manuscript
81
Printed work
10
Physical type
choirbook
64
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
2
monophonic manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
2
partbook (single)
2
partbooks (complete set)
10
partbooks (incomplete set)
4
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
2
printed treatise with added polyphony
1
tablebook
1
Material
paper
56
paper (with parchment)
4
parchment
27
parchment (with paper)
2
parchment and paper (mixed)
2
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
27
upright
63
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
19
n/a
10
never
11
none visible
38
normally
4
occasionally
2
often
4
rarely
1
sometimes
4
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
33
brown
32
dark brown
13
gold
1
light brown
4
red
6
red-brown
1
reddish brown
3
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
double rastrum
9
freehand
2
quadruple rastrum
2
single rastrum
59
straightedge
6
triple rastrum
11
Number of staves
1
3
10
32
11
12
12
6
2
7
3
12
4
22
5
19
6
36
7
22
8
29
9
25
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
32
12-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
24
2-part score
1
2-part single page
19
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
51
3-part score
2
3-part single page
16
4-part consecutive
2
4-part opening
64
4-part score
1
4-part single page
23
5-part opening
32
5-part single page
3
6-part opening
12
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
27
none
42
quadruple
1
single
58
triple
12
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
62
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
4
none
14
staves not ruled
3
staves not ruled on grid
19
variable space, not on grid
7
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
57
not in dedicated space
28
provided, in dedicated space
18
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
5
made for complete additional staves
22
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
56
notation extended into margin
38
other
3
partial additional staves
29
staveline added
21
staves extended into margin
9
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
51
brown
30
dark brown
13
gold
1
light brown
4
red
3
red-brown
1
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
5
full mensural
6
void mensural
88
Monophonic Notation
absent
75
present
19
Level of Calligraphy
fair
38
high
31
n/a
10
poor
2
very high
13
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
20
cue notes
1
custodes
2
end symbol
15
pointers
9
repeat signs
38
signa congruentiae
48
signes-de-renvoi
47
space-filler
5
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
9
Flemish
4
French
36
German
2
Italian
34
Latin
73
Spanish
14
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
35
fully texted with one text
70
fully texted with two or more texts
9
fully texted with two texts
6
partially texted with one or two texts
10
partially texted with one text
29
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
15
provided with single incipit
43
provided with two incipits
5
untexted
36
Type of Script
Italic
1
antiqua
1
cursive
13
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
24
cursive (humanistic)
16
cursive (italic)
12
display script
17
humanistic
3
hybrida
8
roman
6
rotonda
6
textura
11
Level of Calligraphy
fair
34
high
34
n/a
10
poor
9
very high
13
Colour of Text
black
47
blue
3
brown
35
dark brown
13
gold
1
grey
1
light brown
3
red
26
red-brown
1
reddish brown
2
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
48
yes
51
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
10
normally
1
rarely
19
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
12
occasionally
1
rarely
20
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
7
partial borders: one- and two-sided
4
partial borders: one-sided
5
partial borders: three-sided
2
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
3
Painted Initials Frequency
always
3
never
4
normally
4
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
17
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
2
decorated
14
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
2
historiated
3
plain initials
1
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
9
never
1
normally
36
occasionally
10
often
10
rarely
16
sometimes
8
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
39
calligraphic with decoration
14
calligraphic with grotesque heads
14
decorated
4
decorated with grotesque heads
5
flourished
11
historiated
1
littera notabilior
3
plain initials
16
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
7
normally
9
occasionally
4
often
8
rarely
16
sometimes
5
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
3
Other Decoration Frequency
always
4
never
11
normally
4
occasionally
5
often
7
rarely
9
sometimes
6
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
2
banner
4
decorated letters
4
decorative final long
11
embellished final barline
3
end-symbol
6
littera notabilior
7
ornament
1
signes-de-renvoi
1
vignette
1
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Uppsala, Sweden, Universitetsbiblioteket, MS Vokalmusik i Handskrift 76b, c. 1515-35, All folios
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