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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Belgium
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Czech Republic
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Germany
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Great Britain
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Italy
22
Portugal
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Silesia
3
Spain
2
Switzerland
3
Cities
Antwerp
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Arundel
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3
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Florence
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France
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Germany (South)
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Toledo
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Venice
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Zagan
3
Zaragoza
1
Production method
Manuscript
53
Physical type
choirbook
26
choirbook (fragment)
1
choirbook (single quire(s))
1
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
monophonic manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
2
partbook (fragment(s))
1
partbook (single)
5
partbooks (complete set)
8
partbooks (incomplete set)
5
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
tablebook
1
Material
paper
40
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
10
parchment (with paper)
1
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
14
upright
38
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
never
2
none visible
53
rarely
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
16
brown
34
dark brown
3
gold
1
light brown
2
red
5
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
8
freehand
4
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
38
straightedge
3
triple rastrum
8
Number of staves
1
3
10
11
11
7
12
5
13
4
14
1
15
1
16
1
17
1
2
3
3
8
4
12
5
7
6
12
7
7
8
13
9
7
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
26
2-part consecutive
4
2-part opening
17
2-part single page
9
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
22
3-part single page
9
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
26
4-part single page
9
5-part consecutive
2
5-part opening
15
6-part opening
4
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
2
n/a
2
Indentation for Initials
double
6
none
37
single
21
triple
1
varies
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
37
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
3
none
15
staves not ruled on grid
4
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
34
not in dedicated space
18
provided, in dedicated space
8
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
16
none
2
notation and staves extended into margin
32
notation extended into margin
17
other
1
partial additional staves
16
staveline added
6
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
27
brown
27
dark brown
3
gold
1
light brown
2
red
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
chant (Central European)
1
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
2
full mensural
3
void mensural
50
Monophonic Notation
absent
48
present
9
Level of Calligraphy
fair
28
high
18
poor
6
very high
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
3
end symbol
4
none
2
pointers
4
repeat signs
16
signa congruentiae
16
signes-de-renvoi
16
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
6
Dutch
4
Flemish
1
French
24
German
4
Italian
13
Latin
46
Spanish
3
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
18
fully texted with one text
41
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
3
partially texted with one or two texts
4
partially texted with one text
18
partially texted with two or more texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
5
provided with single incipit
25
provided with two incipits
2
untexted
26
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
12
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
5
cursive (bastarda)
6
cursive (humanistic)
8
cursive (italic)
6
display script
5
humanistic
1
hybrida
3
roman
2
rotonda
1
textura
10
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
26
high
23
poor
8
very high
3
Colour of Text
black
25
blue
6
brown
28
dark brown
1
gold
1
grey
1
light brown
2
red
12
Multiple Texts
no
36
yes
21
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
2
none visible
1
rarely
6
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
2
occasionally
1
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one- and two-sided
2
partial borders: one-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
always
4
normally
1
occasionally
1
rarely
5
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
9
flourished
1
historiated
4
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
6
normally
19
occasionally
3
often
9
rarely
5
sometimes
5
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
18
calligraphic with decoration
10
calligraphic with grotesque heads
8
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
13
historiated
1
littera notabilior
2
plain initials
10
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
4
occasionally
3
often
3
rarely
6
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
always
4
never
2
normally
3
occasionally
3
often
6
rarely
2
sometimes
4
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorated letters
5
decorative final long
8
diagrams
1
embellished final barline
3
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
6
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Hradec Králové, Czech Republic, Muzeum Východních Čech, Knihovna, MS Hr-6 (II A 6) (olim BI), 1505, All folios
Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS Banco Rari 229 (olim Magliabechi XIX.59), 1492-1493, All folios
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