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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Belgium
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Germany
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Great Britain
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Italy
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Portugal
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Silesia
3
Spain
4
Switzerland
4
Cities
Antwerp
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Basel
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Brussels
6
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England
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France
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5
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1
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1
Venice
1
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1
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2
Zagan
3
Zaragoza
1
Production method
Manuscript
67
Printed work
2
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
51
choirbook (fragment)
1
choirbook (single quire(s))
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
partbooks (complete set)
11
partbooks (incomplete set)
2
single leaf
1
Material
paper
44
paper (with parchment)
4
parchment
19
parchment (with paper)
2
Format
oblong
14
upright
55
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
14
n/a
2
never
8
none visible
32
normally
7
occasionally
3
often
2
rarely
1
sometimes
3
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
32
brown
22
dark brown
8
gold
1
light brown
4
red
3
reddish brown
3
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
6
freehand
3
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
50
straightedge
6
triple rastrum
8
Number of staves
1
4
10
31
11
15
12
9
13
3
14
3
15
1
2
10
3
13
4
18
5
18
6
26
7
21
8
29
9
22
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
23
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
26
2-part single page
12
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
45
3-part score
1
3-part single page
12
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
52
4-part single page
17
5-part opening
35
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
15
8-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
24
none
35
quadruple
1
single
39
triple
8
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
47
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
12
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
17
variable space, not on grid
8
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
46
not in dedicated space
19
provided, in dedicated space
10
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
5
made for complete additional staves
23
none
2
notation and staves extended into margin
46
notation extended into margin
26
other
2
partial additional staves
29
staveline added
11
staves extended into margin
5
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
47
brown
22
dark brown
4
gold
1
light brown
1
red
2
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
5
full mensural
5
void mensural
67
Monophonic Notation
absent
59
present
12
Level of Calligraphy
fair
30
high
25
n/a
2
poor
4
very high
9
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
10
end symbol
13
none
2
pointers
6
repeat signs
19
signa congruentiae
33
signes-de-renvoi
38
space-filler
3
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
3
Dutch
5
English
1
Flemish
2
French
27
German
4
Italian
13
Latin
63
Spanish
6
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
16
fully texted with one text
57
fully texted with two or more texts
5
fully texted with two texts
5
partially texted with one or two texts
4
partially texted with one text
14
partially texted with two or more texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
7
provided with single incipit
31
untexted
24
Type of Script
antiqua
2
cursive
11
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
6
cursive (bastarda)
16
cursive (humanistic)
6
cursive (italic)
7
display script
12
humanistic
1
hybrida
4
roman
3
rotonda
1
textura
16
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
32
high
27
n/a
2
poor
6
very high
10
Colour of Text
black
46
blue
1
brown
23
dark brown
7
gold
1
light brown
1
red
20
reddish brown
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
41
yes
32
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
2
never
8
none visible
1
rarely
11
Borders Frequency
never
8
occasionally
1
rarely
16
Borders Size
full borders
5
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
7
partial borders: two-sided
4
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
2
normally
3
occasionally
3
often
2
rarely
12
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
14
decorated with grotesque heads
4
flourished
3
historiated
3
plain initials
1
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
10
normally
28
occasionally
8
often
4
rarely
11
sometimes
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
34
calligraphic with decoration
11
calligraphic with grotesque heads
15
decorated
4
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
16
historiated
1
plain initials
14
Planned Initials Frequency
always
2
never
2
normally
7
occasionally
5
often
5
rarely
14
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
2
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
6
normally
5
occasionally
4
often
4
rarely
8
sometimes
8
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
2
banner
3
decorated letters
2
decorative final long
11
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
8
ornament
1
signa congruentiae
1
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Verona, Italy, Biblioteca Capitolare, MS DCCLIX, c. 1480-1490, All folios
Verona, Italy, Biblioteca Capitolare, MS DCCLVIII, c. 1500, All folios
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