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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Belgium
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Czech Republic
3
France
5
Germany
8
Great Britain
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Italy
26
Netherlands
1
Spain
5
Switzerland
2
Cities
Antwerp
1
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4
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1
Basel
1
Belgium
1
Bologna
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Bourges
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Florence
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France
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Germany
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Germany (South)
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2
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1
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1
Torgau
1
Venice
1
Verona
1
Vienna
1
Windsor
1
Wittenberg
1
Zaragoza
1
Production method
Manuscript
86
Printed work
1
Physical type
chant book with polyphony
1
choirbook
73
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
1
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)
1
partbook (single)
2
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
Material
paper
41
paper (with parchment)
3
parchment
39
parchment (with paper)
2
parchment and paper (mixed)
2
Format
upright
87
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
26
n/a
1
never
13
none visible
33
normally
6
occasionally
1
often
5
rarely
2
sometimes
4
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
39
brown
36
dark brown
8
gold
1
light brown
6
red
5
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
2
double rastrum
3
freehand
3
quadruple rastrum
2
single rastrum
74
straightedge
8
triple rastrum
4
Number of staves
1
3
10
45
11
21
12
10
13
4
14
1
2
9
3
6
4
11
5
18
6
31
7
32
8
43
9
38
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
20
2-part consecutive
3
2-part opening
35
2-part single page
19
3-part consecutive
4
3-part opening
62
3-part score
1
3-part single page
16
4-part consecutive
2
4-part opening
71
4-part single page
20
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
38
5-part single page
3
6-part opening
12
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
2
n/a
4
Indentation for Initials
double
35
none
32
quadruple
5
quintuple
1
single
63
triple
18
varies
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
70
left below voice parts as part of grid
2
left between voice parts as part of grid
5
none
12
staves not ruled
3
staves not ruled on grid
25
variable space, not on grid
8
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
60
not in dedicated space
25
provided, in dedicated space
14
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
7
made for complete additional staves
31
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
58
notation extended into margin
35
other
5
partial additional staves
31
staveline added
14
staves extended into margin
5
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
56
brown
31
dark brown
6
gold
1
light brown
3
red
7
Type of Notation
chant (Central European)
1
chant (square)
7
full mensural
7
void mensural
83
Monophonic Notation
absent
69
present
23
Level of Calligraphy
fair
31
high
31
n/a
1
poor
7
very high
23
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
9
custodes
1
end symbol
15
none
2
pointers
8
repeat signs
26
signa congruentiae
43
signes-de-renvoi
53
space-filler
5
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
3
Dutch
8
English
1
Flemish
5
French
37
German
5
Italian
14
Latin
75
Spanish
8
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
20
fully texted with one text
76
fully texted with two or more texts
16
fully texted with two texts
7
partially texted with one or two texts
9
partially texted with one text
21
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
2
provided with one or two incipits
11
provided with single incipit
37
provided with two incipits
4
untexted
36
varies
2
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
18
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
4
cursive (bastarda)
35
cursive (humanistic)
4
cursive (italic)
3
display script
26
humanistic
2
hybrida
8
roman
2
rotonda
3
textura
17
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
30
high
36
n/a
1
poor
10
very high
21
Colour of Text
black
52
blue
6
brown
34
dark brown
8
gold
2
grey
1
light brown
2
red
39
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
48
yes
47
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
7
normally
1
rarely
28
sometimes
1
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
8
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
29
sometimes
1
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
9
partial borders: one- and two-sided
4
partial borders: one-sided
9
partial borders: three-sided
2
partial borders: two- and three-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
6
Painted Initials Frequency
always
4
never
6
normally
7
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
24
sometimes
3
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
17
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
4
historiated
4
plain initials
3
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
7
never
2
normally
35
occasionally
16
often
10
rarely
23
sometimes
9
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
40
calligraphic with decoration
13
calligraphic with grotesque heads
17
decorated
5
decorated with grotesque heads
4
flourished
14
historiated
1
littera notabilior
4
plain initials
11
Planned Initials Frequency
always
5
never
13
normally
11
occasionally
5
often
6
rarely
16
sometimes
7
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
always
3
never
19
normally
6
occasionally
6
often
7
rarely
6
sometimes
5
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
banner
4
decorated letters
4
decorative final long
10
embellished final barline
2
end-symbol
5
littera notabilior
5
ornament
2
vignette
1
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS Banco Rari 229 (olim Magliabechi XIX.59), 1492-1493, All folios
Hradec Králové, Czech Republic, Muzeum Východních Čech, Knihovna, MS Hr-6 (II A 6) (olim BI), 1505, All folios
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