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
Belgium
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England
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France
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Germany
3
Great Britain
4
Italy
14
Italy (North)
1
Spain
2
Switzerland
3
Cities
Basel
2
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1
Brussels
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Florence
5
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5
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3
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1
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1
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1
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Production method
Manuscript
36
Physical type
choirbook
22
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
2
partbook (single)
2
partbooks (complete set)
4
partbooks (incomplete set)
2
printed book with interpolated polyphony
1
printed treatise with added polyphony
1
Material
paper
25
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
8
parchment and paper (mixed)
2
Format
oblong
12
upright
24
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
3
n/a
1
never
12
none visible
16
normally
2
sometimes
4
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
6
brown
16
dark brown
6
light brown
5
red
3
red-brown
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
3
freehand
4
printed staves
3
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
22
straightedge
9
triple rastrum
4
Number of staves
1
2
10
8
11
5
12
2
13
1
14
1
2
4
3
9
4
6
5
7
6
12
7
11
8
12
9
11
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
11
2-part opening
14
2-part score
2
2-part single page
11
3-part consecutive
3
3-part opening
24
3-part score
1
3-part single page
9
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
25
4-part score
1
4-part single page
9
5-part opening
7
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
2
8-part opening
1
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
4
none
20
single
19
triple
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
29
left below voice parts as part of grid
3
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
2
staves not ruled on grid
2
variable space, not on grid
4
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
19
not in dedicated space
12
provided, in dedicated space
8
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
15
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
23
notation extended into margin
15
other
1
partial additional staves
11
staveline added
7
staves extended into margin
6
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
16
blue
1
brown
19
dark brown
2
light brown
3
red
3
red-brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
3
full mensural
2
void mensural
35
Monophonic Notation
absent
30
present
8
Level of Calligraphy
fair
28
high
8
poor
4
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
end symbol
10
none
1
pointers
3
repeat signs
14
signa congruentiae
16
signes-de-renvoi
23
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
5
English
2
Flemish
1
French
19
German
5
Italian
14
Latin
30
Spanish
6
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
13
fully texted with one text
28
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
6
partially texted with one text
13
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
6
provided with single incipit
22
provided with two incipits
2
untexted
23
varies
1
Type of Script
cursive
13
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (German)
2
cursive (bastarda)
7
cursive (humanistic)
9
cursive (italic)
3
display script
2
humanistic
1
hybrida
2
rotonda
1
textura
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
36
high
6
poor
3
Colour of Text
black
15
blue
2
brown
22
dark brown
4
light brown
3
red
9
red-brown
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
23
yes
18
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
3
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
1
occasionally
1
rarely
3
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one- and two-sided
2
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
1
occasionally
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
2
decorated
4
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
4
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
5
normally
9
occasionally
2
often
5
rarely
5
sometimes
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
19
calligraphic with decoration
7
calligraphic with grotesque heads
8
decorated
2
flourished
8
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
7
Planned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
6
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
6
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
2
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
normally
4
occasionally
4
often
5
rarely
5
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
2
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
8
end-symbol
5
littera notabilior
2
ornament
1
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Brussels, Belgium, Bibliothèque Royal Albert 1er/Koninklijke Bibliotheek Albert I, MS 228, c. 1515, with additions around 1519, All folios
Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 4, c. 1516-18, All folios
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