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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Italy
49
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Spain
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Florence
12
Fossombrone
2
France
4
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10
Germany (South)
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Glarus, Switzerland
1
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3
Innsbruck
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Italy
6
Italy (North)
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London
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Munich
12
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1
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5
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1
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2
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3
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2
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1
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1
Tarazona
4
Toledo
1
Torgau
1
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1
Turin
1
Venice
8
Verona
1
Vic
1
Vienna
8
Wittenberg
3
Zagan
3
Zaragoza
1
Zwickau
1
Production method
Manuscript
134
Printed work
15
Physical type
choirbook
84
choirbook (fragment(s))
6
choirbook (fragment)
1
choirbook (single quire(s))
5
monophonic manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
2
music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
2
partbook (fragment(s))
1
partbook (fragment)
1
partbook (single)
7
partbooks (complete set)
23
partbooks (incomplete set)
8
poetry collection with some notated music
1
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
2
printed book with interpolated polyphony
1
printed treatise with added polyphony
1
Material
paper
149
Format
oblong
50
upright
99
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
16
n/a
15
never
37
none visible
66
normally
4
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
1
sometimes
8
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
63
brown
57
dark brown
18
light brown
5
red
2
reddish brown
2
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
2
double rastrum
14
freehand
13
printed staves
4
single rastrum
92
straightedge
17
triple rastrum
9
Number of staves
1
4
10
37
11
19
12
18
13
6
14
2
2
21
3
34
4
44
5
41
6
52
7
32
8
35
9
30
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
60
12-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
6
2-part opening
38
2-part score
2
2-part single page
25
3-part consecutive
5
3-part opening
60
3-part score
1
3-part single page
22
4-part consecutive
4
4-part opening
91
4-part score
1
4-part single page
29
5-part opening
43
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
16
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
4
n/a
5
Indentation for Initials
double
35
none
77
single
78
triple
5
varies
3
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
82
left below voice parts as part of grid
8
left between voice parts as part of grid
9
none
27
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
11
variable space, not on grid
22
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
105
not in dedicated space
27
provided, in dedicated space
23
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
10
made for complete additional staves
36
none
2
notation and staves extended into margin
70
notation extended into margin
37
other
7
partial additional staves
42
staveline added
20
staves extended into margin
10
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
90
blue
2
brown
58
dark brown
13
gold
1
light brown
2
red
1
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
4
chant (Central European)
1
chant (Gothic)
2
chant (square)
10
full mensural
4
void mensural
142
Monophonic Notation
absent
120
present
31
Level of Calligraphy
fair
74
high
40
n/a
15
poor
23
very poor
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
25
cue notes
2
custodes
1
end symbol
16
none
6
pointers
6
repeat signs
29
signa congruentiae
47
signes-de-renvoi
47
space-filler
4
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
6
Dutch
8
English
1
Flemish
2
French
38
German
15
Italian
27
Latin
128
Spanish
13
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
26
fully texted with one text
122
fully texted with two or more texts
5
fully texted with two texts
7
partially texted with one or two texts
6
partially texted with one text
35
partially texted with two or more texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
22
provided with single incipit
49
untexted
51
varies
2
Type of Script
Italic
1
antiqua
2
cursive
32
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
20
cursive (Italianate)
1
cursive (bastarda)
10
cursive (humanistic)
24
cursive (italic)
13
display script
20
humanistic
2
hybrida
6
roman
5
rotonda
11
textura
28
various
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
74
high
41
n/a
15
poor
24
very high
3
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
81
blue
4
brown
67
dark brown
12
dark red
1
green
1
light brown
1
red
31
reddish brown
2
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
96
yes
56
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
14
normally
1
rarely
7
Borders Frequency
never
13
rarely
2
Borders Size
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
3
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
6
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
5
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
2
historiated
1
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
14
never
1
normally
33
occasionally
13
often
15
rarely
17
sometimes
18
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
60
calligraphic with decoration
23
calligraphic with grotesque heads
19
decorated
7
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
20
historiated
1
littera notabilior
7
plain initials
29
Planned Initials Frequency
always
6
never
1
normally
12
occasionally
6
often
12
rarely
13
sometimes
7
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
2
Other Decoration Frequency
always
4
never
4
normally
9
occasionally
10
often
8
rarely
10
sometimes
11
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
2
banner
2
decorated letters
6
decorative final long
20
embellished final barline
5
end-symbol
7
littera notabilior
14
vignette
1
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Berlin, Germany, Staatsbibliothek Preussischer Kulturbesitz, MS Mus. 40021 (olim Z 21), c. 1485-1500, All folios
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