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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Czech Republic
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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
6
Switzerland
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Cities
Augsburg
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Tarazona
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3
Verona
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1
Windsor
1
Wittenberg
1
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1
Production method
Manuscript
78
Printed work
4
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
53
choirbook (fragment)
1
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)
8
partbooks (incomplete set)
8
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
Material
paper
48
paper (with parchment)
4
parchment
27
parchment (with paper)
1
parchment and paper (mixed)
2
Format
oblong
24
upright
58
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
29
n/a
5
never
15
none visible
29
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
4
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
41
brown
31
dark brown
9
gold
1
light brown
1
red
3
reddish brown
2
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
double rastrum
7
freehand
1
printed staves
5
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
58
straightedge
9
triple rastrum
6
Number of staves
1
2
10
38
11
18
12
10
13
4
14
1
2
6
3
11
4
16
5
20
6
27
7
20
8
28
9
31
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
33
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
25
2-part single page
10
3-part consecutive
3
3-part opening
42
3-part single page
9
4-part consecutive
2
4-part opening
54
4-part single page
10
5-part opening
36
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
12
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
n/a
5
Indentation for Initials
double
37
none
32
quadruple
6
single
47
triple
19
varies
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
65
left below voice parts as part of grid
4
left between voice parts as part of grid
5
none
13
staves not ruled
3
staves not ruled on grid
19
variable space, not on grid
7
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
82
not in dedicated space
5
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
4
made for complete additional staves
20
notation and staves extended into margin
48
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
60
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
79
Monophonic Notation
absent
69
present
19
Level of Calligraphy
fair
30
high
27
n/a
4
poor
6
very high
19
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
8
custodes
1
end symbol
8
none
2
pointers
3
repeat signs
17
signa congruentiae
38
signes-de-renvoi
41
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
2
Dutch
6
English
1
Flemish
4
French
30
German
6
Italian
12
Latin
72
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
71
fully texted with two or more texts
15
fully texted with two texts
3
partially texted with one text
10
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
4
provided with single incipit
25
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
23
varies
2
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
17
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
4
cursive (bastarda)
26
cursive (humanistic)
11
cursive (italic)
5
display script
25
humanistic
2
hybrida
3
roman
3
rotonda
4
textura
15
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
28
high
36
n/a
4
poor
5
very high
17
Colour of Text
black
55
blue
3
brown
26
dark brown
7
gold
1
red
32
Multiple Texts
no
47
yes
41
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
6
normally
1
rarely
27
Borders Frequency
never
7
occasionally
1
rarely
23
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
6
partial borders: one- and two-sided
3
partial borders: one-sided
8
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
23
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
12
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
2
historiated
4
plain initials
3
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
13
never
2
normally
33
occasionally
13
often
9
rarely
15
sometimes
7
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
33
calligraphic with decoration
9
calligraphic with grotesque heads
12
decorated
7
decorated with grotesque heads
4
flourished
12
historiated
1
littera notabilior
4
plain initials
14
Planned Initials Frequency
always
6
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
4
occasionally
4
often
5
rarely
6
sometimes
4
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
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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Munich, Germany, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Musica MS 52 (olim H.C.65; = MaiM 91), c. 1510 - after 1523, All folios
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