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
8
Belgium
11
Czech Republic
1
France
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Germany
12
Great Britain
6
Italy
3
Netherlands
1
Switzerland
2
Cities
Arundel
1
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3
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8
Emmerich
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1
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10
Munich
10
Munich, Germany
1
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1
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2
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1
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1
Stirling
1
Switzerland
1
Utrecht
1
Venice
1
Vienna
7
Windsor
1
Production method
Manuscript
44
Printed work
1
Physical type
chansonnier
2
choirbook
30
choirbook (fragment)
1
choirbook (single quire(s))
1
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
monophonic manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
2
partbook (single)
2
partbooks (complete set)
1
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
poetry collection with some notated music
2
Material
paper
26
parchment
15
parchment (with paper)
2
parchment and paper (mixed)
2
Format
oblong
6
upright
39
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
5
n/a
1
never
6
none visible
19
normally
3
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
1
sometimes
7
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
34
brown
10
light brown
1
red
3
Ruling Medium
freehand
5
single rastrum
30
straightedge
14
Number of staves
1
6
10
19
11
10
12
6
13
2
14
2
15
1
16
1
17
1
2
21
3
24
4
29
5
45
6
36
7
31
8
31
9
22
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
8
10-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
5
2-part opening
18
2-part score
1
2-part single page
5
3-part consecutive
5
3-part opening
28
3-part single page
5
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
32
4-part single page
5
5-part consecutive
3
5-part opening
27
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
11
8-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
22
none
13
quadruple
3
single
37
triple
11
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
20
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
8
staves not ruled on grid
13
variable space, not on grid
22
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
32
not in dedicated space
2
provided, in dedicated space
14
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
12
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
20
notation extended into margin
6
other
1
partial additional staves
15
staveline added
4
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
40
blue
1
brown
8
dark brown
1
light brown
1
red
2
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
3
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
2
full mensural
5
void mensural
40
Monophonic Notation
absent
34
present
12
Level of Calligraphy
fair
13
high
21
n/a
1
poor
6
very high
7
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
end symbol
3
none
1
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
pointers
1
repeat signs
4
signa congruentiae
16
signes-de-renvoi
19
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
1
Dutch
3
English
3
Flemish
2
French
8
German
4
Italian
1
Latin
40
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
5
fully texted with one text
43
fully texted with two or more texts
6
fully texted with two texts
6
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
5
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
10
untexted
14
Type of Script
cursive
3
cursive (Anglicana)
4
cursive (German)
5
cursive (bastarda)
15
cursive (humanistic)
1
display script
23
rotonda
1
textura
16
Level of Calligraphy
fair
14
high
25
n/a
1
poor
1
very high
8
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
40
blue
3
brown
7
dark brown
1
dark red
1
green
1
light brown
1
red
29
Multiple Texts
no
29
yes
18
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
6
rarely
14
Borders Frequency
never
5
occasionally
2
rarely
9
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
3
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
4
Painted Initials Frequency
always
3
never
5
normally
4
occasionally
5
often
3
rarely
9
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
2
decorated
9
decorated with grotesque heads
5
flourished
4
historiated
2
plain initials
5
zoomorphic initial
4
Penned Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
12
occasionally
6
often
3
rarely
9
sometimes
7
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
22
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
9
littera notabilior
3
plain initials
7
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
2
occasionally
3
often
1
rarely
11
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
6
normally
6
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
3
sometimes
4
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
2
banner
1
decorated letters
3
decorative final long
5
diagrams
1
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
5
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Eton, Great Britain, Eton College Library, MS 178, c. 1500-04, All folios
Cambridge, Great Britain, Gonville and Caius College, MS 667/760, Late 1520s, All folios
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