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
8
Belgium
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France
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Germany
13
Great Britain
3
Italy
19
Netherlands
1
Spain
2
Switzerland
3
Cities
Augsburg
4
Barcelona
1
Basel
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Bologna
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Brussels
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England
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Ferrara
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Florence
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Fossombrone
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France
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Germany (South)
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1
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Italy (North)
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London
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Mechelen
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Munich
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Paris
2
Pisa
1
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1
Seville
1
Utrecht
1
Venice
5
Vienna
7
Windsor
1
Production method
Manuscript
57
Printed work
10
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
50
choirbook (fragment)
1
choirbook (single quire(s))
2
monophonic manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
1
partbooks (complete set)
7
poetry collection with some notated music
1
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
tablebook
1
Material
paper
41
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
20
parchment (with paper)
2
parchment and paper (mixed)
3
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
18
upright
48
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
11
n/a
10
never
10
none visible
20
normally
6
occasionally
2
often
5
rarely
2
sometimes
6
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
41
brown
17
dark brown
4
light brown
1
red
4
reddish brown
2
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
2
freehand
4
single rastrum
45
straightedge
7
triple rastrum
6
Number of staves
1
2
10
26
11
10
12
5
2
17
3
21
4
31
5
36
6
67
7
37
8
37
9
27
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
20
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
29
2-part score
1
2-part single page
19
3-part consecutive
4
3-part opening
49
3-part score
2
3-part single page
14
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
55
4-part score
1
4-part single page
15
5-part opening
31
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
15
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
31
none
24
quadruple
1
quintuple
1
single
53
triple
12
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
4
none
7
staves not ruled
3
staves not ruled on grid
18
variable space, not on grid
21
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
48
not in dedicated space
14
provided, in dedicated space
16
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
19
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
35
notation extended into margin
18
partial additional staves
23
staveline added
10
staves extended into margin
5
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
50
brown
18
dark brown
5
light brown
3
red
4
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
chant (square)
3
full mensural
5
strene notation
1
void mensural
65
Monophonic Notation
absent
56
present
14
Level of Calligraphy
fair
23
high
24
n/a
10
poor
5
very high
11
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
13
custodes
1
end symbol
11
none
1
pointers
5
repeat signs
13
signa congruentiae
35
signes-de-renvoi
30
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
4
English
3
Flemish
5
French
19
German
6
Italian
13
Latin
58
Spanish
6
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
12
fully texted with one text
60
fully texted with two or more texts
12
fully texted with two texts
6
partially texted with one or two texts
4
partially texted with one text
17
provided with multiple incipits
3
provided with one or two incipits
13
provided with single incipit
24
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
22
Type of Script
cursive
5
cursive (Anglicana)
3
cursive (German)
4
cursive (bastarda)
20
cursive (humanistic)
1
cursive (italic)
4
display script
24
hybrida
4
roman
3
rotonda
8
textura
17
Level of Calligraphy
fair
20
high
26
n/a
10
poor
6
very high
11
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
50
blue
2
brown
18
dark brown
4
light brown
2
red
32
reddish brown
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
40
yes
31
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
9
rarely
16
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
10
occasionally
1
rarely
14
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
6
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
5
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
4
Painted Initials Frequency
always
3
never
5
normally
2
occasionally
3
often
5
rarely
12
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
2
decorated
9
decorated with grotesque heads
6
flourished
5
historiated
2
plain initials
5
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
19
occasionally
8
often
5
rarely
14
sometimes
5
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
29
calligraphic with decoration
6
calligraphic with grotesque heads
5
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
9
littera notabilior
2
plain initials
6
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
5
normally
7
occasionally
5
often
4
rarely
14
sometimes
3
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
3
Other Decoration Frequency
always
3
never
11
normally
4
occasionally
4
often
5
rarely
7
sometimes
3
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
2
banner
1
decorated letters
2
decorative final long
8
embellished final barline
2
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
6
signa congruentiae
1
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Basel, Switzerland, Öffentliche Bibliothek der Universität, MS F IX 55, c. 1507-1510, All folios
Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, MS Rés. Vmc. 57, c. 1470, All folios
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