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
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Belgium
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France
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Germany
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Great Britain
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Italy
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Netherlands
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Spain
5
Switzerland
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Antwerp
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1
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3
Production method
Manuscript
85
Physical type
chansonnier
2
choirbook
68
monophonic manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
2
partbook (single)
2
partbooks (complete set)
3
partbooks (incomplete set)
2
poetry collection with some notated music
1
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
tablebook
1
Material
paper
45
paper (with parchment)
2
parchment
34
parchment (with paper)
2
parchment and paper (mixed)
2
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
12
upright
72
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
20
never
9
none visible
37
normally
7
occasionally
1
often
6
rarely
3
sometimes
6
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
46
brown
27
dark brown
8
gold
1
light brown
3
red
4
red-brown
1
reddish brown
2
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
9
freehand
6
printed staves
2
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
70
straightedge
7
triple rastrum
7
Number of staves
1
5
10
37
11
21
12
9
13
2
14
1
15
1
16
1
17
1
2
13
3
16
4
23
5
26
6
43
7
33
8
43
9
37
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
23
12-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
4
2-part opening
34
2-part score
2
2-part single page
21
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
65
3-part score
3
3-part single page
18
4-part consecutive
2
4-part opening
69
4-part score
1
4-part single page
18
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
42
5-part single page
4
6-part consecutive
1
6-part opening
19
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
1
Indentation for Initials
all staves indented
1
double
32
none
39
quadruple
4
quintuple
1
single
54
triple
17
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
69
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
3
none
8
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
26
variable space, not on grid
12
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
53
not in dedicated space
28
provided, in dedicated space
16
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
6
made for complete additional staves
29
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
62
notation extended into margin
44
other
2
partial additional staves
33
staveline added
20
staves extended into margin
8
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
54
blue
2
brown
28
dark brown
9
gold
2
light brown
3
red
5
red-brown
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
chant (square)
5
full mensural
5
strene notation
1
void mensural
84
Monophonic Notation
absent
68
present
19
Level of Calligraphy
fair
28
high
38
poor
5
very high
18
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
10
cue notes
2
custodes
1
end symbol
19
pointers
6
repeat signs
31
signa congruentiae
41
signes-de-renvoi
55
space-filler
3
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
11
English
3
Flemish
4
French
36
German
2
Italian
18
Latin
75
Spanish
7
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
3
fully texted with one or two texts
22
fully texted with one text
74
fully texted with two or more texts
14
fully texted with two texts
8
partially texted with one or two texts
9
partially texted with one text
25
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
2
provided with one or two incipits
12
provided with single incipit
35
provided with two incipits
2
untexted
35
Type of Script
cursive
18
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (bastarda)
29
cursive (humanistic)
5
cursive (italic)
7
display script
26
humanistic
2
hybrida
8
roman
2
rotonda
1
textura
19
Level of Calligraphy
fair
28
high
35
poor
10
very high
19
Colour of Text
black
53
blue
3
brown
31
dark brown
9
gold
1
light brown
3
red
35
red-brown
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
42
yes
49
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
7
rarely
24
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
7
occasionally
1
rarely
29
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
10
partial borders: one- and two-sided
3
partial borders: one-sided
8
partial borders: three-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
10
Painted Initials Frequency
always
3
never
5
normally
6
occasionally
5
often
7
rarely
19
sometimes
3
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic
1
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
20
decorated with grotesque heads
8
flourished
6
historiated
4
plain initials
3
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
5
Penned Initials Frequency
always
4
normally
36
occasionally
13
often
12
rarely
18
sometimes
9
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
46
calligraphic with decoration
14
calligraphic with grotesque heads
14
decorated
5
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
15
historiated
1
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
11
Planned Initials Frequency
never
7
normally
9
occasionally
3
often
4
rarely
22
sometimes
7
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
3
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
14
normally
4
occasionally
7
often
9
rarely
7
sometimes
3
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
4
banner
3
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
10
embellished final barline
4
end-symbol
7
littera notabilior
5
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Seville, Spain, Biblioteca Capitular y Colombina, MS 5-1-43 (olim Z Tab. 135, N.° 33), c. 1470-85, All folios
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