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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Great Britain
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Italy
36
Netherlands
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Portugal
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Spain
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Switzerland
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Cities
Antwerp
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2
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1
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1
Utrecht
1
Venice
5
Vic
1
Vienna
3
Windsor
1
Wittenberg
3
Zaragoza
1
Production method
Manuscript
103
Printed work
9
Physical type
choirbook
76
choirbook (fragment(s))
1
choirbook (fragment)
2
choirbook (single quire(s))
4
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
monophonic manuscript with interpolated polyphony
2
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
2
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
2
partbook (fragment)
1
partbook (single)
5
partbooks (complete set)
7
partbooks (incomplete set)
2
poetry collection with some notated music
2
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
2
printed book with interpolated polyphony
1
single leaf
1
Material
paper
74
paper (with parchment)
3
parchment
31
parchment (with paper)
2
parchment and paper (mixed)
2
Format
oblong
22
upright
90
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
20
n/a
9
never
22
none visible
54
normally
5
occasionally
1
often
4
rarely
1
sometimes
4
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
56
brown
39
dark brown
8
gold
1
light brown
3
n/a
1
red
8
reddish brown
3
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
double rastrum
6
freehand
10
printed staves
1
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
73
straightedge
20
triple rastrum
5
Number of staves
1
5
10
40
11
21
12
18
13
9
14
5
15
3
16
2
17
2
2
13
3
18
4
25
5
34
6
45
7
30
8
39
9
36
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
31
10-part opening
1
12-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
7
2-part opening
35
2-part score
2
2-part single page
16
3-part consecutive
6
3-part opening
54
3-part score
1
3-part single page
20
4-part consecutive
3
4-part opening
82
4-part score
1
4-part single page
17
5-part consecutive
5
5-part opening
43
5-part single page
1
6-part consecutive
1
6-part opening
17
7-part consecutive
1
7-part opening
2
8-part consecutive
1
8-part opening
4
9-part consecutive
1
9-part opening
1
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
all staves indented
1
double
31
none
51
quadruple
1
single
72
triple
6
varies
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
71
left below voice parts as part of grid
4
left between voice parts as part of grid
7
none
18
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
19
variable space, not on grid
18
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
90
not in dedicated space
16
provided, in dedicated space
17
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
7
made for complete additional staves
29
none
3
notation and staves extended into margin
55
notation extended into margin
27
other
4
partial additional staves
34
staveline added
15
staves extended into margin
6
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
85
blue
1
brown
33
dark brown
9
gold
1
light brown
1
red
7
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
5
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
10
full mensural
11
void mensural
103
Monophonic Notation
absent
92
present
29
Level of Calligraphy
fair
44
high
42
n/a
9
poor
15
very high
11
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
16
cue notes
1
end symbol
17
none
3
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
pointers
5
repeat signs
16
signa congruentiae
38
signes-de-renvoi
47
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
2
Dutch
5
English
2
Flemish
3
French
25
German
9
Italian
14
Latin
105
Spanish
8
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
9
fully texted with one text
104
fully texted with two or more texts
2
fully texted with two texts
3
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
26
provided with multiple incipits
2
provided with one or two incipits
13
provided with single incipit
39
provided with two incipits
3
untexted
42
varies
1
Type of Script
antiqua
3
cursive
19
cursive (Anglicana)
5
cursive (German)
11
cursive (bastarda)
15
cursive (humanistic)
11
cursive (italic)
6
display script
21
humanistic
3
hybrida
4
roman
3
rotonda
10
textura
37
various
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
48
high
47
n/a
9
poor
14
very high
13
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
81
blue
6
brown
38
dark brown
9
dark red
1
gold
1
green
1
grey
1
light brown
1
red
39
reddish brown
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
112
yes
15
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
2
never
11
none visible
1
normally
1
rarely
17
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
10
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
13
sometimes
1
Borders Size
full borders
4
partial borders: one- and two-sided
2
partial borders: one-sided
6
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
5
Painted Initials Frequency
always
6
never
4
normally
6
occasionally
3
often
4
rarely
14
sometimes
4
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
3
decorated
19
decorated with grotesque heads
4
flourished
6
historiated
6
plain initials
6
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
5
Penned Initials Frequency
always
13
never
2
normally
25
occasionally
13
often
14
rarely
15
sometimes
16
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
56
calligraphic with decoration
19
calligraphic with grotesque heads
16
decorated
6
decorated with grotesque heads
4
flourished
24
historiated
1
littera notabilior
6
plain initials
20
zoomorphic initial
1
Planned Initials Frequency
always
6
never
4
normally
10
occasionally
8
often
10
rarely
17
sometimes
9
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
2
Other Decoration Frequency
always
4
never
6
normally
9
occasionally
9
often
14
rarely
8
sometimes
14
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
2
banner
5
decorated letters
6
decorative final long
21
diagrams
1
embellished final barline
4
end-symbol
4
littera notabilior
11
ornament
2
signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
1
vignette
1
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Coimbra, Portugal, Biblioteca Geral da Universidade, MS M.12, First half 16th century, All folios
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