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
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Great Britain
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Italy
24
Spain
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Switzerland
4
Cities
Antwerp
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Basel
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Bourges
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Tarazona
3
Toledo
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Venice
6
Vienna
3
Windsor
1
Production method
Manuscript
59
Printed work
13
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
52
choirbook (single quire(s))
1
partbook (single)
2
partbooks (complete set)
8
partbooks (incomplete set)
6
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
Material
paper
41
paper (with parchment)
2
parchment
26
parchment (with paper)
2
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
oblong
23
upright
49
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
20
n/a
13
never
5
none visible
23
normally
6
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
34
brown
21
dark brown
10
gold
1
light brown
3
red
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
4
freehand
5
quadruple rastrum
2
single rastrum
47
straightedge
5
triple rastrum
6
Number of staves
1
5
10
24
11
13
12
4
13
2
2
11
3
10
4
21
5
20
6
35
7
24
8
31
9
24
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
30
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
23
2-part score
2
2-part single page
12
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
46
3-part score
2
3-part single page
12
4-part opening
52
4-part score
1
4-part single page
16
5-part opening
28
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
8
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
29
none
24
quadruple
3
quintuple
1
single
56
triple
13
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
54
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
6
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
16
variable space, not on grid
6
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
49
not in dedicated space
17
provided, in dedicated space
12
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
4
made for complete additional staves
15
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
44
notation extended into margin
30
other
1
partial additional staves
20
staveline added
16
staves extended into margin
5
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
47
blue
1
brown
19
dark brown
8
gold
1
light brown
2
red
7
Type of Notation
chant (square)
3
full mensural
7
void mensural
69
Monophonic Notation
absent
63
present
9
Level of Calligraphy
fair
19
high
21
n/a
13
poor
4
very high
18
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
18
custodes
1
end symbol
13
pointers
5
repeat signs
26
signa congruentiae
72
signes-de-renvoi
41
space-filler
4
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
9
English
3
Flemish
4
French
32
German
3
Italian
14
Latin
58
Spanish
10
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
23
fully texted with one text
62
fully texted with two or more texts
13
fully texted with two texts
7
partially texted with one or two texts
5
partially texted with one text
25
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
14
provided with single incipit
32
provided with two incipits
3
untexted
27
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
10
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (German)
2
cursive (bastarda)
24
cursive (humanistic)
8
cursive (italic)
4
display script
19
hybrida
5
roman
5
rotonda
10
textura
9
Level of Calligraphy
fair
19
high
27
n/a
13
poor
6
very high
16
Colour of Text
black
45
blue
2
brown
23
dark brown
9
gold
1
light brown
2
red
27
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
37
yes
40
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
6
normally
1
rarely
21
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
6
occasionally
1
rarely
21
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
6
partial borders: one- and two-sided
3
partial borders: one-sided
5
partial borders: three-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
6
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
4
normally
6
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
15
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
11
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
4
historiated
1
plain initials
2
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
8
normally
24
occasionally
12
often
5
rarely
16
sometimes
5
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
25
calligraphic with decoration
13
calligraphic with grotesque heads
16
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
8
historiated
1
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
6
Planned Initials Frequency
never
9
normally
7
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
16
sometimes
3
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
2
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
15
normally
6
occasionally
6
often
2
rarely
8
sometimes
3
Other Decoration Type
banner
2
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
8
embellished final barline
2
end-symbol
6
littera notabilior
5
ornament
2
vignette
1
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Medicea-Laurenziana, MS Acquisti e doni 666, 1518, All folios
Seville, Spain, Biblioteca Capitular y Colombina, MS 5-1-43 (olim Z Tab. 135, N.° 33), c. 1470-85, All folios
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