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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Czech Republic
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France
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Germany
6
Great Britain
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Italy
23
Netherlands
1
Spain
6
Switzerland
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Cities
Augsburg
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Barcelona
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Basel
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Brussels
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Casale Monferrato
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Italy
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Italy (North)
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Tarazona
3
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1
Venice
1
Verona
1
Vienna
1
Windsor
1
Wittenberg
1
Zaragoza
1
Production method
Manuscript
74
Printed work
2
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
49
monophonic manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
2
partbook (fragment)
1
partbook (single)
4
partbooks (complete set)
7
partbooks (incomplete set)
8
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
Material
paper
44
paper (with parchment)
3
parchment
26
parchment (with paper)
1
parchment and paper (mixed)
2
Format
oblong
21
upright
55
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
28
n/a
3
never
13
none visible
29
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
39
brown
31
dark brown
9
gold
1
red
3
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
double rastrum
6
freehand
1
printed staves
5
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
55
straightedge
9
triple rastrum
6
Number of staves
1
2
10
36
11
18
12
10
13
4
14
1
2
5
3
10
4
14
5
17
6
24
7
19
8
27
9
30
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
31
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
24
2-part single page
10
3-part consecutive
3
3-part opening
39
3-part single page
7
4-part consecutive
2
4-part opening
50
4-part single page
9
5-part opening
33
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
11
7-part opening
1
n/a
5
Indentation for Initials
double
35
none
29
quadruple
5
single
43
triple
18
varies
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
62
left below voice parts as part of grid
4
left between voice parts as part of grid
4
none
12
staves not ruled
3
staves not ruled on grid
19
variable space, not on grid
6
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
76
not in dedicated space
5
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
4
made for complete additional staves
19
notation and staves extended into margin
47
notation extended into margin
23
other
3
partial additional staves
24
staveline added
10
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
54
brown
21
dark brown
10
gold
1
light brown
1
red
6
Type of Notation
chant (Central European)
1
chant (square)
7
full mensural
6
void mensural
73
Monophonic Notation
absent
63
present
19
Level of Calligraphy
fair
29
high
24
n/a
2
poor
6
very high
19
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
6
custodes
1
end symbol
8
none
2
pointers
3
repeat signs
17
signa congruentiae
36
signes-de-renvoi
39
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
2
Dutch
6
English
1
Flemish
4
French
28
German
6
Italian
11
Latin
68
Spanish
7
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
14
fully texted with one text
65
fully texted with two or more texts
15
fully texted with two texts
3
partially texted with one text
9
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
3
provided with single incipit
23
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
22
varies
2
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
17
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
4
cursive (bastarda)
25
cursive (humanistic)
10
cursive (italic)
4
display script
24
humanistic
2
hybrida
3
roman
3
rotonda
2
textura
14
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
27
high
33
n/a
2
poor
5
very high
17
Colour of Text
black
51
blue
3
brown
25
dark brown
7
gold
1
red
31
Multiple Texts
no
43
yes
39
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
6
normally
1
rarely
26
Borders Frequency
never
7
occasionally
1
rarely
21
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
6
partial borders: one- and two-sided
3
partial borders: one-sided
6
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
3
Painted Initials Frequency
never
6
normally
5
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
22
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
10
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
2
historiated
3
plain initials
3
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
11
never
2
normally
33
occasionally
13
often
8
rarely
14
sometimes
7
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
29
calligraphic with decoration
9
calligraphic with grotesque heads
11
decorated
7
decorated with grotesque heads
4
flourished
11
historiated
1
littera notabilior
4
plain initials
13
Planned Initials Frequency
always
5
never
13
normally
7
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
11
sometimes
4
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
always
3
never
18
normally
3
occasionally
4
often
5
rarely
6
sometimes
4
Other Decoration Type
banner
2
decorated letters
3
decorative final long
11
embellished final barline
2
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
3
ornament
2
signa congruentiae
1
vignette
1
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London, Great Britain, Lambeth Palace Library, MS 1, Late 1520s, All folios
London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Royal Appendix 58, c. 1515-40, All folios
London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Additional 5465, c. 1500, All folios
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