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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Great Britain
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Netherlands
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Portugal
1
Spain
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Switzerland
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Cities
Antwerp
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Florence
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London
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Milan
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Munich
3
Naples
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Schonenberg nr. Bocholt
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Torgau
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Utrecht
1
Vienna
3
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1
Production method
Manuscript
50
Printed work
3
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
38
choirbook (fragment)
1
choirbook (single quire(s))
1
monophonic manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
partbook (fragment(s))
1
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (complete set)
7
poetry collection with some notated music
1
Material
paper
28
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
22
parchment (with paper)
2
Format
oblong
8
upright
45
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
15
n/a
3
never
10
none visible
18
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
4
rarely
2
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
53
brown
11
gold
1
red
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
2
freehand
3
printed staves
4
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
42
straightedge
5
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
1
3
10
26
11
14
12
11
13
6
14
2
15
1
16
1
17
1
2
8
3
11
4
13
5
16
6
21
7
18
8
25
9
26
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
18
2-part consecutive
4
2-part opening
21
2-part single page
10
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
28
3-part single page
6
4-part consecutive
2
4-part opening
37
4-part single page
7
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
26
6-part consecutive
1
6-part opening
10
7-part consecutive
1
7-part opening
1
8-part consecutive
1
8-part opening
4
9-part consecutive
1
9-part opening
1
n/a
4
Indentation for Initials
all staves indented
1
double
29
none
21
quadruple
3
single
34
triple
16
varies
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
38
left below voice parts as part of grid
2
left between voice parts as part of grid
3
none
10
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
20
variable space, not on grid
7
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
42
not in dedicated space
9
provided, in dedicated space
9
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
14
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
32
notation extended into margin
14
other
2
partial additional staves
17
staveline added
5
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
49
brown
7
dark brown
2
gold
1
red
5
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
2
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
3
full mensural
3
void mensural
51
Monophonic Notation
absent
43
present
15
Level of Calligraphy
fair
17
high
17
n/a
3
poor
4
very high
15
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
6
end symbol
6
none
2
pointers
1
repeat signs
8
signa congruentiae
21
signes-de-renvoi
26
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
1
Dutch
2
English
1
Flemish
4
French
14
German
3
Italian
4
Latin
52
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
4
fully texted with one text
50
fully texted with two or more texts
13
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one text
9
provided with one or two incipits
7
provided with single incipit
10
untexted
14
varies
2
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
11
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
3
cursive (bastarda)
19
cursive (humanistic)
1
display script
18
humanistic
1
hybrida
1
roman
2
rotonda
2
textura
12
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
15
high
18
n/a
3
poor
2
very high
18
Colour of Text
black
48
blue
2
brown
8
dark brown
1
gold
1
grey
1
red
22
Multiple Texts
no
27
yes
28
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
6
none visible
1
rarely
17
Borders Frequency
never
5
occasionally
1
rarely
17
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
4
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
5
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
5
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
4
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
6
rarely
15
sometimes
3
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic
1
decorated
11
decorated with grotesque heads
5
flourished
4
historiated
4
plain initials
2
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
4
never
1
normally
21
occasionally
8
often
8
rarely
8
sometimes
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
17
calligraphic with decoration
4
calligraphic with grotesque heads
5
decorated
7
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
11
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
7
Planned Initials Frequency
always
3
never
10
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
9
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
12
normally
2
occasionally
3
often
3
rarely
2
sometimes
3
Other Decoration Type
banner
3
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
2
embellished final barline
2
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
4
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS Banco Rari 229 (olim Magliabechi XIX.59), 1492-1493, All folios
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