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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37
Italy (North)
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Netherlands
1
Silesia
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Spain
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Switzerland
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Antwerp
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Basel
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1
Turin
1
Utrecht
1
Venice
2
Verona
1
Vienna
5
Wittenberg
1
Zagan
3
Zaragoza
1
Production method
Manuscript
126
Physical type
chansonnier
1
chant book with polyphony
1
choirbook
100
choirbook (fragment)
1
choirbook (single quire(s))
3
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
monophonic manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
2
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
2
partbook (single)
2
partbooks (complete set)
6
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
poetry collection with some notated music
1
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
2
tablebook
1
Material
paper
66
paper (with parchment)
5
parchment
51
parchment (with paper)
2
parchment and paper (mixed)
2
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
15
upright
110
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
34
never
16
none visible
55
normally
8
occasionally
3
often
8
rarely
2
sometimes
8
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
69
brown
45
dark brown
9
light brown
7
red
6
red-brown
1
reddish brown
3
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
5
freehand
5
single rastrum
126
straightedge
4
triple rastrum
2
Number of staves
1
4
10
56
11
28
12
18
13
7
14
2
15
1
2
15
3
19
4
22
5
29
6
46
7
41
8
57
9
51
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
27
12-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
6
2-part opening
56
2-part score
1
2-part single page
25
3-part consecutive
4
3-part opening
85
3-part score
2
3-part single page
25
4-part consecutive
2
4-part opening
102
4-part score
1
4-part single page
26
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
57
5-part single page
3
6-part opening
21
7-part opening
2
8-part opening
3
n/a
4
Indentation for Initials
double
43
none
59
quadruple
6
quintuple
1
single
81
triple
25
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
97
left below voice parts as part of grid
7
left between voice parts as part of grid
6
none
12
staves not ruled
3
staves not ruled on grid
34
variable space, not on grid
15
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
86
not in dedicated space
34
provided, in dedicated space
19
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
6
made for complete additional staves
43
none
2
notation and staves extended into margin
82
notation extended into margin
45
other
4
partial additional staves
43
staveline added
16
staves extended into margin
8
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
92
brown
38
dark brown
6
light brown
2
red
6
red-brown
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
chant (square)
9
full mensural
5
void mensural
124
Monophonic Notation
absent
103
present
32
Level of Calligraphy
fair
47
high
54
poor
11
very high
25
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
9
cue notes
1
custodes
1
end symbol
16
none
6
pointers
7
repeat signs
30
signa congruentiae
45
signes-de-renvoi
72
space-filler
4
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
4
Dutch
9
Flemish
7
French
50
German
12
Italian
19
Latin
113
Spanish
8
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
22
fully texted with one text
113
fully texted with two or more texts
20
fully texted with two texts
8
partially texted with one or two texts
10
partially texted with one text
25
partially texted with two or more texts
1
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
3
untexted
47
varies
2
Type of Script
antiqua
4
cursive
17
cursive (German)
9
cursive (Italianate)
1
cursive (bastarda)
48
cursive (humanistic)
12
cursive (italic)
6
display script
37
humanistic
3
hybrida
7
roman
1
rotonda
1
textura
32
Level of Calligraphy
fair
49
high
53
poor
12
very high
28
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
89
blue
8
brown
42
dark brown
7
dark red
1
gold
1
green
1
grey
1
light brown
2
red
49
red-brown
1
reddish brown
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
71
yes
66
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
3
never
10
none visible
1
rarely
35
sometimes
1
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
10
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
33
sometimes
1
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
10
partial borders: one- and two-sided
4
partial borders: one-sided
9
partial borders: three-sided
2
partial borders: two- and three-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
11
Painted Initials Frequency
always
5
never
7
normally
6
occasionally
4
often
6
rarely
24
sometimes
3
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic
1
calligraphic with decoration
2
decorated
20
decorated with grotesque heads
6
flourished
7
historiated
4
plain initials
2
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
4
Penned Initials Frequency
always
11
never
2
normally
55
occasionally
17
often
13
rarely
22
sometimes
15
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
69
calligraphic with decoration
24
calligraphic with grotesque heads
25
decorated
4
decorated with grotesque heads
5
flourished
27
historiated
1
littera notabilior
3
plain initials
17
Planned Initials Frequency
always
3
never
13
normally
9
occasionally
9
often
11
rarely
18
sometimes
8
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
2
Other Decoration Frequency
always
4
never
19
normally
8
occasionally
9
often
11
rarely
10
sometimes
9
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
3
banner
4
decorated letters
5
decorative final long
15
embellished final barline
5
end-symbol
7
littera notabilior
11
ornament
1
signes-de-renvoi
1
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London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Royal 20 A. xvi, c. 1480-90, All folios
Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS Banco Rari 229 (olim Magliabechi XIX.59), 1492-1493, All folios
Munich, Germany, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Musica MS 6 (= MaiM 2), c. 1508-30, All folios
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