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
4
Germany
10
Great Britain
8
Italy
50
Netherlands
1
Silesia
3
Spain
4
Switzerland
7
Cities
Antwerp
1
Arundel
1
Augsburg
4
Basel
6
Belgium
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Bologna
3
Bourges
1
Bruges
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Brussels
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Burgundy
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Casale Monferrato
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Cognac
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England
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Eton
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Ferrara
4
Flanders
1
Florence
19
Fossombrone
1
France
6
Germany
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Germany (South)
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Glarus, Switzerland
2
Halberstadt
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Hradec Králové
2
Innsbruck
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Italy
5
Italy (North)
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London
5
Mantua
3
Mechelen
19
Milan
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2
Munich
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4
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1
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2
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1
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1
Tarazona
3
Torgau
1
Utrecht
1
Venice
4
Vienna
1
Windsor
1
Wittenberg
1
Zagan
3
Zaragoza
1
Production method
Manuscript
132
Printed work
7
Physical type
chansonnier
2
choirbook
88
choirbook (fragment)
2
choirbook (single quire(s))
2
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
2
music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbook (fragment(s))
1
partbook (single)
9
partbooks (complete set)
17
partbooks (incomplete set)
9
poetry collection with some notated music
1
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
tablebook
1
Material
paper
80
paper (with parchment)
4
parchment
50
parchment (with paper)
3
parchment and paper (mixed)
2
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
42
upright
96
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
32
n/a
8
never
18
none visible
65
normally
8
occasionally
1
often
8
rarely
3
sometimes
5
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
59
brown
61
dark brown
13
gold
2
light brown
7
red
7
reddish brown
2
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
double rastrum
12
freehand
7
printed staves
4
quadruple rastrum
2
single rastrum
97
straightedge
15
triple rastrum
15
Number of staves
1
5
10
47
11
25
12
17
13
8
14
3
15
2
16
2
17
2
2
14
3
24
4
36
5
33
6
53
7
36
8
47
9
40
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
55
2-part consecutive
4
2-part opening
39
2-part score
1
2-part single page
22
3-part consecutive
5
3-part opening
74
3-part score
2
3-part single page
20
4-part consecutive
3
4-part opening
88
4-part score
1
4-part single page
20
5-part consecutive
3
5-part opening
46
5-part single page
2
6-part consecutive
1
6-part opening
17
7-part consecutive
1
7-part opening
2
8-part consecutive
1
8-part opening
2
9-part consecutive
1
9-part opening
1
n/a
5
Indentation for Initials
all staves indented
1
double
44
none
65
quadruple
4
quintuple
1
single
84
triple
21
varies
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
99
left below voice parts as part of grid
6
left between voice parts as part of grid
7
none
26
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
29
variable space, not on grid
12
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
97
not in dedicated space
33
provided, in dedicated space
24
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
5
made for complete additional staves
37
none
2
notation and staves extended into margin
86
notation extended into margin
42
other
4
partial additional staves
49
staveline added
18
staves extended into margin
11
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
91
brown
51
dark brown
8
gold
2
light brown
3
red
10
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
chant (square)
4
full mensural
10
not specified
1
void mensural
132
Monophonic Notation
absent
139
present
9
Level of Calligraphy
fair
56
high
48
n/a
7
poor
14
very high
23
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
15
cue notes
1
custodes
1
end symbol
14
none
4
pointers
8
repeat signs
39
signa congruentiae
61
signes-de-renvoi
60
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
5
Dutch
11
English
2
Flemish
5
French
57
German
13
Italian
32
Latin
115
Spanish
13
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
36
fully texted with one text
115
fully texted with two or more texts
15
fully texted with two texts
6
partially texted with one or two texts
11
partially texted with one text
37
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
17
provided with single incipit
59
provided with two incipits
5
untexted
55
varies
2
Type of Script
antiqua
2
cursive
23
cursive (Anglicana)
3
cursive (German)
11
cursive (bastarda)
41
cursive (humanistic)
16
cursive (italic)
11
display script
28
humanistic
2
hybrida
6
roman
3
rotonda
7
textura
23
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
52
high
54
n/a
7
poor
14
very high
23
Colour of Text
black
85
blue
6
brown
56
dark brown
7
gold
1
grey
1
light brown
2
red
42
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
81
yes
66
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
3
never
8
none visible
1
often
1
rarely
31
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
7
occasionally
2
rarely
30
sometimes
1
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
8
partial borders: one- and two-sided
2
partial borders: one-sided
11
partial borders: three-sided
2
partial borders: two- and three-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
10
Painted Initials Frequency
always
6
never
7
normally
9
occasionally
5
often
5
rarely
27
sometimes
3
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
2
decorated
26
decorated with grotesque heads
7
flourished
6
historiated
7
plain initials
5
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
6
Penned Initials Frequency
always
19
never
2
normally
48
occasionally
15
often
15
rarely
21
sometimes
11
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
53
calligraphic with decoration
19
calligraphic with grotesque heads
22
decorated
7
decorated with grotesque heads
6
flourished
23
historiated
1
littera notabilior
4
plain initials
25
Planned Initials Frequency
always
7
never
11
normally
12
occasionally
7
often
7
rarely
21
sometimes
8
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
3
Other Decoration Frequency
always
5
never
15
normally
8
occasionally
9
often
12
rarely
8
sometimes
8
Other Decoration Type
banner
4
decorated letters
5
decorative final long
17
diagrams
1
embellished final barline
3
end-symbol
5
littera notabilior
10
ornament
2
signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, fonds français MS 1597 (olim Colbert 1625), c. 1500, All folios
Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 9, c. 1515, All folios
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