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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Czech Republic
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Germany
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Great Britain
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Italy
73
Italy (North)
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Portugal
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Silesia
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Spain
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Bologna
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France
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Germany (South)
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1
Staffarda
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Venice
2
Verona
2
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2
Zagan
3
Production method
Manuscript
111
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
79
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
3
music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
2
partbook (single)
4
partbooks (complete set)
9
partbooks (incomplete set)
3
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
2
printed treatise with added polyphony
1
tablebook
1
Material
paper
80
paper (with parchment)
4
parchment
25
parchment (with paper)
1
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
27
upright
83
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
18
never
18
none visible
58
normally
8
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
2
sometimes
5
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
33
brown
54
dark brown
14
gold
2
light brown
6
n/a
1
red
6
red-brown
1
reddish brown
4
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
3
double rastrum
20
freehand
5
quadruple rastrum
2
single rastrum
79
straightedge
7
triple rastrum
16
Number of staves
1
3
10
30
11
17
12
16
13
6
14
3
15
3
16
1
17
1
2
6
3
14
4
20
5
13
6
29
7
16
8
19
9
24
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
29
12-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
4
2-part opening
37
2-part score
1
2-part single page
22
3-part consecutive
4
3-part opening
61
3-part score
1
3-part single page
23
4-part consecutive
5
4-part opening
81
4-part score
1
4-part single page
24
5-part consecutive
2
5-part opening
38
5-part single page
2
6-part consecutive
1
6-part opening
16
7-part consecutive
1
7-part opening
1
8-part consecutive
1
8-part opening
5
9-part consecutive
1
9-part opening
1
n/a
3
Indentation for Initials
all staves indented
1
double
18
none
73
quadruple
2
single
40
triple
7
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
84
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
7
none
16
staves not ruled on grid
10
variable space, not on grid
8
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
73
not in dedicated space
36
provided, in dedicated space
13
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
6
made for complete additional staves
34
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
72
notation extended into margin
48
other
3
partial additional staves
39
staveline added
19
staves extended into margin
9
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
68
blue
1
brown
45
dark brown
9
gold
3
light brown
2
red
4
red-brown
1
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (Central European)
1
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
6
full mensural
7
not specified
1
void mensural
106
Monophonic Notation
absent
92
present
23
Level of Calligraphy
fair
60
high
43
poor
4
very high
7
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
5
cue notes
2
end symbol
14
none
3
pointers
10
repeat signs
28
signa congruentiae
29
signes-de-renvoi
50
space-filler
3
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
4
Dutch
10
Flemish
2
French
41
German
6
Italian
32
Latin
97
Spanish
11
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
28
fully texted with one text
87
fully texted with two or more texts
6
fully texted with two texts
3
partially texted with one or two texts
9
partially texted with one text
24
partially texted with two or more texts
1
partially texted with two texts
2
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
13
provided with single incipit
49
provided with two incipits
3
untexted
46
Type of Script
antiqua
5
cursive
17
cursive (German)
6
cursive (Italianate)
1
cursive (bastarda)
15
cursive (humanistic)
21
cursive (italic)
17
display script
12
humanistic
1
hybrida
4
roman
2
rotonda
1
textura
29
various
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
60
high
38
poor
10
very high
10
Colour of Text
black
61
blue
6
brown
56
dark brown
6
dark red
1
gold
1
green
1
grey
1
light brown
1
red
23
red-brown
1
reddish brown
2
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
64
yes
53
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
often
1
rarely
14
Borders Frequency
never
2
occasionally
1
rarely
16
Borders Size
full borders
3
partial borders: one- and two-sided
2
partial borders: one-sided
6
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
6
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
6
occasionally
4
often
6
rarely
11
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic
1
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
17
decorated with grotesque heads
5
flourished
4
historiated
5
plain initials
2
zoomorphic initial
4
Penned Initials Frequency
always
15
normally
38
occasionally
10
often
13
rarely
12
sometimes
12
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
55
calligraphic with decoration
22
calligraphic with grotesque heads
21
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
28
historiated
1
littera notabilior
5
plain initials
23
Planned Initials Frequency
always
4
normally
10
occasionally
7
often
10
rarely
10
sometimes
8
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
3
Other Decoration Frequency
always
4
normally
9
occasionally
6
often
15
rarely
12
sometimes
9
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
4
banner
2
decorated letters
8
decorative final long
20
diagrams
1
embellished final barline
7
end-symbol
8
littera notabilior
10
ornament
1
signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
2
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Basel, Switzerland, Öffentliche Bibliothek der Universität, MS F VI 26 b, First quarter of the 16th century, All folios
Basel, Switzerland, Öffentliche Bibliothek der Universität, MS F IX 55, c. 1507-1510, All folios
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