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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Germany
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Great Britain
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Italy
39
Netherlands
1
Portugal
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Spain
5
Switzerland
11
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Fossombrone
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France
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Germany
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Germany (South)
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1
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1
Venice
5
Vic
1
Vienna
3
Windsor
1
Wittenberg
1
Zaragoza
1
Production method
Manuscript
100
Printed work
10
Physical type
choirbook
70
choirbook (fragment(s))
4
choirbook (fragment)
2
choirbook (single quire(s))
4
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
monophonic manuscript with interpolated polyphony
3
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
2
partbook (fragment(s))
1
partbook (fragment)
1
partbook (single)
6
partbooks (complete set)
8
partbooks (incomplete set)
3
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
2
printed book with interpolated polyphony
1
Material
paper
83
paper (with parchment)
3
parchment
19
parchment (with paper)
2
parchment and paper (mixed)
3
Format
oblong
23
upright
87
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
20
n/a
11
never
25
none visible
50
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
4
rarely
1
sometimes
4
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
57
brown
38
dark brown
6
gold
1
light brown
3
n/a
1
red
5
reddish brown
2
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
double rastrum
9
freehand
8
printed staves
2
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
73
straightedge
16
triple rastrum
5
Number of staves
1
3
10
45
11
20
12
21
13
10
14
5
15
4
16
1
17
1
2
8
3
13
4
22
5
32
6
40
7
29
8
38
9
34
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
33
10-part opening
1
12-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
3
2-part opening
30
2-part single page
11
3-part consecutive
4
3-part opening
47
3-part single page
13
4-part consecutive
2
4-part opening
75
4-part single page
13
5-part consecutive
3
5-part opening
43
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
20
7-part opening
2
8-part opening
2
n/a
2
Indentation for Initials
double
35
none
55
quadruple
1
single
62
triple
8
varies
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
66
left below voice parts as part of grid
6
left between voice parts as part of grid
9
none
19
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
16
variable space, not on grid
17
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
110
not in dedicated space
5
provided, in dedicated space
5
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
5
made for complete additional staves
25
none
2
notation and staves extended into margin
51
notation extended into margin
23
other
4
partial additional staves
27
staveline added
10
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
87
brown
28
dark brown
7
gold
1
red
5
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
9
full mensural
7
not specified
1
void mensural
102
Monophonic Notation
absent
95
present
24
Level of Calligraphy
fair
43
high
42
n/a
10
poor
15
very high
8
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
18
cue notes
2
end symbol
9
none
7
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
pointers
3
repeat signs
10
signa congruentiae
34
signes-de-renvoi
43
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
2
Dutch
4
English
1
Flemish
2
French
20
German
7
Italian
11
Latin
104
Spanish
7
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
5
fully texted with one text
100
fully texted with two or more texts
2
fully texted with two texts
3
partially texted with one text
21
provided with multiple incipits
2
provided with one or two incipits
13
provided with single incipit
29
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
32
varies
2
Type of Script
antiqua
5
cursive
18
cursive (Anglicana)
5
cursive (German)
10
cursive (Italianate)
1
cursive (bastarda)
13
cursive (humanistic)
14
cursive (italic)
6
display script
20
humanistic
3
hybrida
3
roman
3
rotonda
10
textura
34
various
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
47
high
46
n/a
10
poor
13
very high
9
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
82
blue
3
brown
35
dark brown
7
dark red
1
gold
1
green
1
red
29
reddish brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
110
yes
12
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
11
none visible
1
normally
1
rarely
18
Borders Frequency
never
12
occasionally
2
rarely
14
sometimes
1
Borders Size
full borders
3
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
7
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
5
Painted Initials Frequency
always
4
never
3
normally
4
occasionally
3
often
2
rarely
14
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
15
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
4
historiated
4
plain initials
4
zoomorphic initial
4
Penned Initials Frequency
always
16
never
2
normally
26
occasionally
11
often
10
rarely
14
sometimes
14
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
54
calligraphic with decoration
11
calligraphic with grotesque heads
10
decorated
5
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
20
historiated
1
littera notabilior
7
plain initials
15
Planned Initials Frequency
always
7
never
4
normally
9
occasionally
8
often
10
rarely
12
sometimes
5
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
always
4
never
8
normally
8
occasionally
5
often
10
rarely
7
sometimes
14
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
2
banner
3
decorated letters
7
decorative final long
16
embellished final barline
6
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
9
ornament
2
signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
1
vignette
1
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS II.I.232 (olim Magliabechi XIX.58), c. 1515-1521, All folios
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