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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Italy
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Netherlands
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Spain
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Switzerland
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1
Venice
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Verona
1
Vienna
1
Windsor
1
Wittenberg
1
Zaragoza
1
Production method
Manuscript
118
Physical type
chansonnier
1
chant book with polyphony
1
choirbook
81
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
music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
2
partbook (fragment)
1
partbook (single)
6
partbooks (complete set)
10
partbooks (incomplete set)
8
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
Material
paper
66
paper (with parchment)
5
parchment
43
parchment (with paper)
2
parchment and paper (mixed)
2
Format
oblong
31
upright
87
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
34
n/a
1
never
21
none visible
48
normally
6
occasionally
1
often
6
rarely
2
sometimes
5
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
46
brown
51
dark brown
16
gold
2
light brown
5
red
6
reddish brown
3
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
2
double rastrum
9
freehand
5
printed staves
5
quadruple rastrum
2
single rastrum
85
straightedge
12
triple rastrum
13
Number of staves
1
4
10
47
11
23
12
11
13
4
14
1
2
12
3
19
4
22
5
26
6
41
7
31
8
44
9
41
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
41
2-part consecutive
3
2-part opening
35
2-part score
2
2-part single page
22
3-part consecutive
4
3-part opening
70
3-part score
2
3-part single page
17
4-part consecutive
2
4-part opening
81
4-part score
1
4-part single page
20
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
42
5-part single page
3
6-part opening
14
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
2
n/a
5
Indentation for Initials
double
40
none
49
quadruple
6
quintuple
1
single
75
triple
21
varies
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
93
left below voice parts as part of grid
4
left between voice parts as part of grid
5
none
19
staves not ruled
3
staves not ruled on grid
27
variable space, not on grid
9
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
81
not in dedicated space
31
provided, in dedicated space
19
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
7
made for complete additional staves
35
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
77
notation extended into margin
43
other
5
partial additional staves
43
staveline added
24
staves extended into margin
8
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
68
blue
1
brown
47
dark brown
12
gold
2
light brown
3
red
7
Type of Notation
chant (Central European)
1
chant (square)
9
full mensural
9
void mensural
113
Monophonic Notation
absent
99
present
24
Level of Calligraphy
fair
50
high
40
poor
10
very high
26
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
11
custodes
1
end symbol
19
none
2
pointers
8
repeat signs
40
signa congruentiae
52
signes-de-renvoi
62
space-filler
5
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
3
Dutch
12
English
2
Flemish
6
French
53
German
9
Italian
29
Latin
97
Spanish
14
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
34
fully texted with one text
98
fully texted with two or more texts
18
fully texted with two texts
7
partially texted with one or two texts
9
partially texted with one text
27
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
2
provided with one or two incipits
11
provided with single incipit
52
provided with two incipits
5
untexted
49
varies
2
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
27
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
6
cursive (bastarda)
41
cursive (humanistic)
15
cursive (italic)
10
display script
29
humanistic
2
hybrida
8
roman
2
rotonda
2
textura
16
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
48
high
50
poor
11
very high
23
Colour of Text
black
65
blue
7
brown
52
dark brown
11
gold
2
grey
1
light brown
2
red
45
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
61
yes
66
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
8
often
1
rarely
31
sometimes
1
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
9
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
30
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
6
Painted Initials Frequency
always
4
never
6
normally
8
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
29
sometimes
4
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
2
decorated
21
decorated with grotesque heads
4
flourished
6
historiated
6
plain initials
3
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
5
Penned Initials Frequency
always
15
never
2
normally
41
occasionally
19
often
14
rarely
24
sometimes
13
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
50
calligraphic with decoration
17
calligraphic with grotesque heads
22
decorated
9
decorated with grotesque heads
5
flourished
18
historiated
1
littera notabilior
5
plain initials
22
Planned Initials Frequency
always
6
never
13
normally
13
occasionally
5
often
9
rarely
20
sometimes
9
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
2
Other Decoration Frequency
always
4
never
19
normally
6
occasionally
10
often
8
rarely
12
sometimes
5
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
banner
4
decorated letters
3
decorative final long
17
embellished final barline
2
end-symbol
6
littera notabilior
8
ornament
2
signa congruentiae
1
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Other decoration type: decorative final long
Painted initials type: flourished
Colour of notation: red
Type of notation: strene notation
Physical format: upright
Presence absence of text: fully texted with one or two texts
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London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Royal 11 E. xi, 1516, All folios
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