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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Belgium
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Czech Republic
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France
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Germany
13
Great Britain
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Italy
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Netherlands
2
Switzerland
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Cities
Arundel
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Maastricht
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Schonenberg nr. Bocholt
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1
Stirling
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Switzerland
1
Utrecht
1
Venice
5
Vienna
7
Windsor
1
Production method
Manuscript
54
Printed work
7
Physical type
chansonnier
2
choirbook
40
choirbook (fragment(s))
1
choirbook (fragment)
1
choirbook (single quire(s))
2
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
monophonic manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbook (fragment)
1
partbook (single)
2
partbooks (complete set)
3
partbooks (incomplete set)
2
poetry collection with some notated music
2
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
Material
paper
39
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
17
parchment (with paper)
2
parchment and paper (mixed)
2
Format
oblong
17
upright
44
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
7
n/a
8
never
10
none visible
24
normally
4
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
1
sometimes
6
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
41
brown
14
dark brown
1
gold
1
light brown
1
red
3
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
freehand
6
printed staves
1
single rastrum
36
straightedge
15
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
1
5
10
24
11
11
12
7
13
2
14
2
15
1
16
1
17
1
2
21
3
25
4
35
5
61
6
47
7
35
8
35
9
26
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
17
10-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
5
2-part opening
21
2-part score
1
2-part single page
6
3-part consecutive
5
3-part opening
37
3-part single page
8
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
43
4-part single page
11
5-part consecutive
3
5-part opening
30
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
13
8-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
27
none
17
quadruple
3
single
49
triple
12
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
31
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
7
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
17
variable space, not on grid
23
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
43
not in dedicated space
5
provided, in dedicated space
17
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
15
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
24
notation extended into margin
7
other
2
partial additional staves
18
staveline added
6
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
53
blue
1
brown
11
dark brown
1
gold
1
light brown
1
red
3
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
3
chant (square)
3
full mensural
5
void mensural
55
Monophonic Notation
absent
49
present
13
Level of Calligraphy
fair
15
high
25
n/a
7
poor
8
very high
9
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
9
custodes
1
end symbol
4
none
1
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
pointers
1
repeat signs
7
signa congruentiae
22
signes-de-renvoi
24
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
1
Dutch
4
English
3
Flemish
2
French
12
German
4
Italian
8
Latin
50
Spanish
2
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
9
fully texted with one text
55
fully texted with two or more texts
6
fully texted with two texts
6
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
9
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
6
provided with single incipit
14
untexted
18
Type of Script
cursive
4
cursive (Anglicana)
4
cursive (German)
5
cursive (bastarda)
16
cursive (humanistic)
5
cursive (italic)
2
display script
23
hybrida
1
roman
4
rotonda
3
textura
17
Level of Calligraphy
fair
17
high
28
n/a
7
poor
4
very high
9
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
51
blue
3
brown
12
dark brown
2
dark red
1
green
1
light brown
1
red
30
Multiple Texts
no
39
yes
23
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
6
often
1
rarely
16
Borders Frequency
never
6
occasionally
2
rarely
11
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
4
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
3
partial borders: two-sided
4
Painted Initials Frequency
always
3
never
6
normally
4
occasionally
5
often
3
rarely
10
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
2
decorated
10
decorated with grotesque heads
5
flourished
4
historiated
3
plain initials
5
zoomorphic initial
4
Penned Initials Frequency
always
6
normally
14
occasionally
7
often
3
rarely
10
sometimes
9
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
26
calligraphic with decoration
4
calligraphic with grotesque heads
6
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
11
littera notabilior
4
plain initials
10
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
3
occasionally
3
often
2
rarely
14
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
6
normally
6
occasionally
2
often
4
rarely
4
sometimes
5
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
2
banner
1
decorated letters
3
decorative final long
8
diagrams
1
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
4
littera notabilior
4
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Coimbra, Portugal, Biblioteca Geral da Universidade, MS M.12, First half 16th century, All folios
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