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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Germany
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Great Britain
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Italy
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Switzerland
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Cities
Antwerp
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Bologna
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Italy (North)
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1
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Vienna
8
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Production method
Manuscript
112
Printed work
5
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
83
choirbook (fragment(s))
6
choirbook (fragment)
2
choirbook (single quire(s))
5
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbook (single)
2
partbooks (complete set)
11
partbooks (incomplete set)
3
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
printed treatise with added polyphony
1
tablebook
1
Material
paper
70
paper (with parchment)
3
parchment
39
parchment (with paper)
3
parchment and paper (mixed)
2
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
27
upright
89
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
24
n/a
5
never
23
none visible
43
normally
8
occasionally
1
often
4
rarely
3
sometimes
9
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
56
brown
41
dark brown
8
gold
2
light brown
7
red
2
reddish brown
3
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
2
double rastrum
13
freehand
10
printed staves
4
quadruple rastrum
2
single rastrum
79
straightedge
9
triple rastrum
11
Number of staves
1
6
10
39
11
21
12
16
13
4
14
3
15
1
2
16
3
27
4
32
5
33
6
46
7
40
8
50
9
39
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
34
12-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
34
2-part score
2
2-part single page
15
3-part consecutive
3
3-part opening
67
3-part score
3
3-part single page
19
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
84
4-part score
1
4-part single page
22
5-part opening
39
5-part single page
3
6-part opening
17
8-part opening
2
n/a
4
Indentation for Initials
double
37
none
49
quadruple
5
quintuple
1
single
71
triple
16
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
77
left below voice parts as part of grid
5
left between voice parts as part of grid
7
none
20
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
24
variable space, not on grid
15
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
76
not in dedicated space
27
provided, in dedicated space
21
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
25
none
3
notation and staves extended into margin
64
notation extended into margin
34
other
1
partial additional staves
28
staveline added
15
staves extended into margin
6
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
75
blue
1
brown
40
dark brown
5
gold
2
light brown
2
red
6
Type of Notation
chant (square)
7
full mensural
5
strene notation
1
void mensural
113
Monophonic Notation
absent
99
present
20
Level of Calligraphy
fair
38
high
42
n/a
5
poor
14
very high
22
very poor
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
14
cue notes
1
custodes
1
end symbol
9
none
6
pointers
9
repeat signs
31
signa congruentiae
50
signes-de-renvoi
53
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
8
English
4
Flemish
5
French
45
German
6
Italian
26
Latin
93
Spanish
7
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
26
fully texted with one text
94
fully texted with two or more texts
15
fully texted with two texts
10
partially texted with one or two texts
8
partially texted with one text
25
partially texted with two texts
2
provided with multiple incipits
3
provided with one or two incipits
14
provided with single incipit
49
provided with two incipits
5
untexted
42
varies
1
Type of Script
Italic
1
antiqua
1
cursive
18
cursive (Anglicana)
3
cursive (German)
9
cursive (Italianate)
1
cursive (bastarda)
32
cursive (humanistic)
15
cursive (italic)
9
display script
27
humanistic
1
hybrida
3
roman
4
rotonda
2
textura
21
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
36
high
46
n/a
5
poor
13
very high
20
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
66
blue
6
brown
43
dark brown
4
dark red
1
gold
1
green
1
grey
1
light brown
2
red
38
Multiple Texts
no
61
yes
59
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
6
none visible
1
normally
1
often
1
rarely
32
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
8
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
28
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
8
partial borders: one- and two-sided
3
partial borders: one-sided
8
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
11
Painted Initials Frequency
always
3
never
4
normally
8
occasionally
3
often
5
rarely
18
sometimes
4
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic
1
decorated
20
decorated with grotesque heads
4
flourished
7
historiated
3
plain initials
3
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
9
normally
38
occasionally
15
often
10
rarely
22
sometimes
13
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
43
calligraphic with decoration
13
calligraphic with grotesque heads
15
decorated
7
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
16
historiated
1
littera notabilior
4
plain initials
18
Planned Initials Frequency
always
5
never
9
normally
10
occasionally
5
often
3
rarely
18
sometimes
6
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
2
Other Decoration Frequency
always
4
never
14
normally
9
occasionally
7
often
6
rarely
9
sometimes
6
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
2
banner
3
decorated letters
4
decorative final long
13
embellished final barline
3
end-symbol
6
littera notabilior
8
signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
1
vignette
1
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Brussels, Belgium, Bibliothèque Royal Albert 1er/Koninklijke Bibliotheek Albert I, MS IV.90, 1511, Discantus partbook (All folios)
Brussels, Belgium, Bibliothèque Royal Albert 1er/Koninklijke Bibliotheek Albert I, MS IV.1274, , Altus partbook (All folios)
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