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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Germany
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Great Britain
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Italy
24
Netherlands
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Spain
1
Switzerland
4
Cities
Arundel
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1
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2
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1
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1
Venice
7
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5
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1
Production method
Manuscript
66
Printed work
12
Physical type
chansonnier
2
choirbook
55
choirbook (fragment)
1
choirbook (single quire(s))
3
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
monophonic manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (complete set)
7
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
poetry collection with some notated music
1
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
tablebook
1
Material
paper
44
paper (with parchment)
2
parchment
25
parchment (with paper)
3
parchment and paper (mixed)
4
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
23
upright
54
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
13
n/a
13
never
11
none visible
29
normally
6
occasionally
1
often
4
rarely
2
sometimes
6
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
46
brown
20
dark brown
6
light brown
3
red
4
red-brown
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
2
freehand
6
printed staves
1
single rastrum
46
straightedge
14
triple rastrum
6
Number of staves
1
4
10
31
11
13
12
8
13
2
14
2
15
1
16
1
17
1
2
18
3
22
4
32
5
43
6
78
7
40
8
40
9
32
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
23
10-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
32
2-part score
2
2-part single page
22
3-part consecutive
6
3-part opening
56
3-part score
2
3-part single page
19
4-part consecutive
2
4-part opening
62
4-part score
1
4-part single page
17
5-part consecutive
2
5-part opening
33
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
15
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
31
none
26
quadruple
2
quintuple
1
single
59
triple
13
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
46
left below voice parts as part of grid
2
left between voice parts as part of grid
5
none
7
staves not ruled
3
staves not ruled on grid
19
variable space, not on grid
21
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
53
not in dedicated space
16
provided, in dedicated space
21
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
22
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
41
notation extended into margin
22
other
1
partial additional staves
27
staveline added
12
staves extended into margin
6
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
58
blue
1
brown
21
dark brown
6
light brown
3
red
5
red-brown
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
chant (square)
6
full mensural
8
strene notation
1
void mensural
74
Monophonic Notation
absent
66
present
15
Level of Calligraphy
fair
26
high
27
n/a
12
poor
7
very high
11
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
15
custodes
1
end symbol
12
none
1
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
pointers
6
repeat signs
17
signa congruentiae
38
signes-de-renvoi
38
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
7
English
4
Flemish
5
French
24
German
6
Italian
19
Latin
67
Spanish
8
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
17
fully texted with one text
66
fully texted with two or more texts
12
fully texted with two texts
5
partially texted with one or two texts
6
partially texted with one text
24
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
3
provided with one or two incipits
16
provided with single incipit
32
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
28
Type of Script
cursive
7
cursive (Anglicana)
5
cursive (German)
4
cursive (bastarda)
22
cursive (humanistic)
5
cursive (italic)
4
display script
23
hybrida
4
roman
4
rotonda
9
textura
16
Level of Calligraphy
fair
25
high
27
n/a
12
poor
8
very high
11
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
56
blue
5
brown
21
dark brown
6
dark red
1
green
1
grey
1
light brown
2
red
36
red-brown
1
reddish brown
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
46
yes
36
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
9
rarely
20
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
11
occasionally
2
rarely
14
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
6
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
5
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
5
Painted Initials Frequency
always
4
never
5
normally
3
occasionally
3
often
5
rarely
12
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
2
decorated
11
decorated with grotesque heads
5
flourished
5
historiated
3
plain initials
5
zoomorphic initial
3
Penned Initials Frequency
always
6
normally
20
occasionally
10
often
5
rarely
15
sometimes
7
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
35
calligraphic with decoration
7
calligraphic with grotesque heads
8
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
10
littera notabilior
3
plain initials
10
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
5
normally
8
occasionally
4
often
3
rarely
17
sometimes
5
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
3
Other Decoration Frequency
always
2
never
11
normally
4
occasionally
5
often
5
rarely
7
sometimes
5
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
banner
1
decorated letters
2
decorative final long
11
embellished final barline
2
end-symbol
4
littera notabilior
6
signa congruentiae
1
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Cambridge, Great Britain, Gonville and Caius College, MS 667/760, Late 1520s, All folios
Eton, Great Britain, Eton College Library, MS 178, c. 1500-04, All folios
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