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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France
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Germany
10
Great Britain
3
Italy
21
Netherlands
1
Portugal
1
Spain
2
Switzerland
3
Cities
Arundel
1
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2
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2
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6
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10
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1
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1
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1
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1
Venice
1
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1
Wittenberg
3
Zaragoza
1
Production method
Manuscript
71
Physical type
chansonnier
2
choirbook
54
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
2
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbook (fragment(s))
1
partbook (single)
2
partbooks (complete set)
1
poetry collection with some notated music
2
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
printed book with interpolated polyphony
1
Material
paper
38
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
28
parchment (with paper)
3
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
oblong
10
upright
61
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
22
never
14
none visible
24
normally
5
often
3
rarely
1
sometimes
4
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
46
brown
20
dark brown
3
gold
1
light brown
1
red
6
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
5
freehand
4
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
54
straightedge
9
triple rastrum
3
Number of staves
1
3
10
34
11
16
12
13
13
9
14
4
15
4
16
1
17
1
2
9
3
11
4
14
5
19
6
21
7
18
8
26
9
30
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
15
2-part consecutive
6
2-part opening
21
2-part single page
14
3-part consecutive
4
3-part opening
42
3-part single page
11
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
58
4-part single page
9
5-part consecutive
3
5-part opening
35
5-part single page
1
6-part consecutive
1
6-part opening
14
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
1
Indentation for Initials
all staves indented
1
double
26
none
34
quadruple
6
single
42
triple
18
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
54
left below voice parts as part of grid
4
left between voice parts as part of grid
7
none
9
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
14
variable space, not on grid
9
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
57
not in dedicated space
9
provided, in dedicated space
9
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
3
made for complete additional staves
20
notation and staves extended into margin
43
notation extended into margin
19
other
4
partial additional staves
24
staveline added
9
staves extended into margin
5
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
66
brown
10
dark brown
5
gold
1
red
6
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
5
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
5
full mensural
5
void mensural
67
Monophonic Notation
absent
57
present
17
Level of Calligraphy
fair
27
high
25
poor
8
very high
16
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
4
end symbol
9
none
3
pointers
5
repeat signs
9
signa congruentiae
22
signes-de-renvoi
39
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
2
English
1
Flemish
5
French
22
German
7
Italian
10
Latin
66
Spanish
6
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
7
fully texted with one text
64
fully texted with two or more texts
10
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
11
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
4
provided with single incipit
20
provided with two incipits
2
untexted
23
varies
1
Type of Script
antiqua
5
cursive
9
cursive (Anglicana)
3
cursive (German)
7
cursive (Italianate)
1
cursive (bastarda)
22
cursive (humanistic)
7
cursive (italic)
5
display script
18
humanistic
2
hybrida
2
rotonda
1
textura
17
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
32
high
25
poor
6
very high
16
Colour of Text
black
71
blue
3
brown
11
dark brown
3
red
30
reddish brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
50
yes
26
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
8
often
1
rarely
19
Borders Frequency
never
6
occasionally
3
often
1
rarely
19
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
6
partial borders: one- and two-sided
3
partial borders: one-sided
10
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
3
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
5
normally
4
occasionally
5
often
5
rarely
19
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
2
decorated
16
decorated with grotesque heads
6
flourished
5
historiated
4
plain initials
3
zoomorphic initial
3
Penned Initials Frequency
always
9
never
1
normally
23
occasionally
11
often
6
rarely
10
sometimes
7
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
35
calligraphic with decoration
9
calligraphic with grotesque heads
11
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
18
littera notabilior
3
plain initials
10
Planned Initials Frequency
always
4
never
9
normally
3
occasionally
4
often
9
rarely
10
sometimes
3
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
2
never
13
normally
4
occasionally
3
often
8
rarely
6
sometimes
8
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
2
banner
4
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
12
diagrams
1
embellished final barline
2
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
6
ornament
2
signa congruentiae
1
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London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Egerton 3051, c. 1500, All folios
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