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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Countries
Austria
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Belgium
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Czech Republic
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France
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Germany
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Great Britain
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Italy
25
Portugal
1
Silesia
3
Spain
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Switzerland
4
Cities
Antwerp
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Arundel
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Augsburg
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Basel
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Bologna
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Brussels
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France
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Germany (South)
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Glarus, Switzerland
2
Halberstadt
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1
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1
Venice
4
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1
Vienna
6
Windsor
1
Wittenberg
1
Zagan
3
Zaragoza
1
Production method
Manuscript
94
Printed work
12
Physical type
chansonnier
2
chant book with polyphony
1
choirbook
72
choirbook (fragment)
1
choirbook (single quire(s))
1
monophonic manuscript with interpolated polyphony
2
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
2
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
2
partbook (single)
6
partbooks (complete set)
15
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
Material
paper
54
paper (with parchment)
4
parchment
45
parchment (with paper)
2
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
oblong
30
upright
76
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
30
n/a
13
never
14
none visible
32
normally
8
occasionally
2
often
8
sometimes
5
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
69
brown
28
dark brown
5
gold
1
light brown
1
n/a
1
red
7
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
2
freehand
2
printed staves
5
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
73
straightedge
13
triple rastrum
2
Number of staves
1
5
10
42
11
20
12
12
13
7
14
2
15
2
16
2
17
2
2
15
3
21
4
28
5
36
6
45
7
33
8
45
9
41
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
37
12-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
5
2-part opening
37
2-part single page
16
3-part consecutive
4
3-part opening
55
3-part score
1
3-part single page
13
4-part consecutive
2
4-part opening
72
4-part single page
16
5-part consecutive
4
5-part opening
45
5-part single page
2
6-part consecutive
1
6-part opening
16
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
3
Indentation for Initials
all staves indented
1
double
50
none
32
quadruple
5
single
78
triple
19
varies
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
68
left below voice parts as part of grid
5
left between voice parts as part of grid
6
none
14
staves not ruled
3
staves not ruled on grid
30
variable space, not on grid
16
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
82
not in dedicated space
16
provided, in dedicated space
15
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
5
made for complete additional staves
27
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
52
notation extended into margin
23
other
4
partial additional staves
32
staveline added
9
staves extended into margin
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
102
brown
12
dark brown
4
gold
1
red
8
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
chant (Central European)
1
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
8
full mensural
9
void mensural
98
Monophonic Notation
absent
86
present
25
Level of Calligraphy
fair
31
high
35
n/a
12
poor
5
very high
26
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
17
custodes
1
end symbol
12
none
2
pointers
6
repeat signs
16
signa congruentiae
45
signes-de-renvoi
49
space-filler
3
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
6
Dutch
4
English
2
Flemish
6
French
31
German
9
Italian
12
Latin
94
Spanish
4
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
13
fully texted with one text
96
fully texted with two or more texts
21
fully texted with two texts
6
partially texted with one or two texts
3
partially texted with one text
18
partially texted with two or more texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
13
provided with single incipit
30
provided with two incipits
2
untexted
31
varies
1
Type of Script
Italic
1
antiqua
2
cursive
14
cursive (Anglicana)
3
cursive (German)
8
cursive (bastarda)
31
cursive (humanistic)
5
cursive (italic)
2
display script
37
humanistic
2
hybrida
2
roman
3
rotonda
9
textura
31
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
31
high
42
n/a
12
poor
5
very high
26
Colour of Text
black
106
blue
7
brown
13
dark brown
4
dark red
1
gold
1
green
1
red
49
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
62
yes
50
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
3
never
9
none visible
1
often
1
rarely
32
sometimes
1
Borders Frequency
never
10
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
28
sometimes
2
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
6
partial borders: one- and two-sided
3
partial borders: one-sided
11
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
8
Painted Initials Frequency
always
4
never
6
normally
6
occasionally
5
often
6
rarely
30
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic
1
calligraphic with decoration
3
decorated
21
decorated with grotesque heads
5
flourished
9
historiated
6
plain initials
5
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
4
Penned Initials Frequency
always
12
never
2
normally
37
occasionally
13
often
9
rarely
16
sometimes
11
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
42
calligraphic with decoration
13
calligraphic with grotesque heads
14
decorated
8
decorated with grotesque heads
4
flourished
21
littera notabilior
3
plain initials
19
Planned Initials Frequency
always
4
never
13
normally
4
occasionally
3
often
7
rarely
15
sometimes
4
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
always
3
never
19
normally
5
occasionally
5
often
10
rarely
6
sometimes
9
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
2
banner
4
decorated letters
3
decorative final long
15
diagrams
1
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
7
ornament
2
signa congruentiae
1
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Mechelen, Belgium, Archief en Stadsbibliotheek, MS s.s., c. 1515, All folios
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