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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Spain
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Switzerland
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Antwerp
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Germany (South)
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Venice
6
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1
Vienna
2
Windsor
1
Wittenberg
1
Zagan
3
Zaragoza
1
Production method
Manuscript
120
Printed work
10
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
91
choirbook (fragment(s))
1
choirbook (fragment)
2
choirbook (single quire(s))
4
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
3
music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbook (single)
4
partbooks (complete set)
13
partbooks (incomplete set)
3
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
printed treatise with added polyphony
1
single leaf
1
Material
paper
80
paper (with parchment)
5
parchment
41
parchment (with paper)
2
parchment and paper (mixed)
2
Format
oblong
32
upright
98
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
27
n/a
10
never
19
none visible
58
normally
6
occasionally
2
often
6
rarely
2
sometimes
7
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
63
brown
48
dark brown
11
gold
1
light brown
6
red
6
reddish brown
3
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
double rastrum
15
freehand
8
quadruple rastrum
2
single rastrum
82
straightedge
17
triple rastrum
15
Number of staves
1
5
10
55
11
26
12
16
13
6
14
4
15
2
16
1
17
1
2
14
3
19
4
33
5
32
6
48
7
37
8
50
9
44
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
38
2-part consecutive
4
2-part opening
38
2-part single page
20
3-part consecutive
6
3-part opening
73
3-part single page
21
4-part consecutive
5
4-part opening
99
4-part single page
20
5-part consecutive
2
5-part opening
51
5-part single page
3
6-part consecutive
1
6-part opening
17
7-part consecutive
1
7-part opening
2
8-part consecutive
1
8-part opening
3
9-part consecutive
1
9-part opening
1
n/a
2
Indentation for Initials
all staves indented
1
double
45
none
63
quadruple
3
single
81
triple
20
varies
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
91
left below voice parts as part of grid
4
left between voice parts as part of grid
8
none
22
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
28
variable space, not on grid
17
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
95
not in dedicated space
28
provided, in dedicated space
22
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
6
made for complete additional staves
38
none
3
notation and staves extended into margin
77
notation extended into margin
37
other
4
partial additional staves
47
staveline added
16
staves extended into margin
9
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
92
blue
1
brown
41
dark brown
7
gold
2
light brown
4
red
7
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
4
full mensural
7
void mensural
126
Monophonic Notation
absent
130
present
9
Level of Calligraphy
fair
52
high
43
n/a
10
poor
12
very high
22
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
20
cue notes
1
custodes
1
end symbol
14
none
5
pointers
9
repeat signs
31
signa congruentiae
55
signes-de-renvoi
63
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
4
Dutch
8
English
2
Flemish
4
French
50
German
12
Italian
27
Latin
111
Spanish
7
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
28
fully texted with one text
107
fully texted with two or more texts
13
fully texted with two texts
5
partially texted with one or two texts
9
partially texted with one text
30
partially texted with two or more texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
18
provided with single incipit
57
provided with two incipits
5
untexted
52
varies
2
Type of Script
Italic
1
antiqua
3
cursive
17
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (German)
15
cursive (Italianate)
1
cursive (bastarda)
38
cursive (humanistic)
14
cursive (italic)
12
display script
28
humanistic
2
hybrida
4
roman
4
rotonda
8
textura
24
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
52
high
48
n/a
10
poor
13
very high
23
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
85
blue
3
brown
50
dark brown
5
gold
1
light brown
3
red
42
reddish brown
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
83
yes
59
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
2
never
11
none visible
1
rarely
29
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
12
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
30
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
8
partial borders: one- and two-sided
3
partial borders: one-sided
12
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
7
Painted Initials Frequency
always
3
never
5
normally
7
occasionally
6
often
7
rarely
25
sometimes
4
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
3
decorated
24
decorated with grotesque heads
9
flourished
7
historiated
5
plain initials
4
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
4
Penned Initials Frequency
always
13
never
2
normally
51
occasionally
18
often
11
rarely
20
sometimes
12
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
55
calligraphic with decoration
19
calligraphic with grotesque heads
20
decorated
5
decorated with grotesque heads
5
flourished
23
historiated
1
littera notabilior
5
plain initials
22
zoomorphic initial
1
Planned Initials Frequency
always
7
never
11
normally
11
occasionally
10
often
11
rarely
22
sometimes
10
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
2
Other Decoration Frequency
always
3
never
15
normally
8
occasionally
11
often
13
rarely
9
sometimes
7
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
2
banner
4
decorated letters
5
decorative final long
16
diagrams
1
embellished final barline
3
end-symbol
4
littera notabilior
11
ornament
2
signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Munich, Germany, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Musica MS 6 (= MaiM 2), c. 1508-30, All folios
Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS Banco Rari 229 (olim Magliabechi XIX.59), 1492-1493, All folios
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