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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France
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Germany
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Italy
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Spain
4
Switzerland
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Cities
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1
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1
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1
Torgau
1
Venice
1
Vienna
1
Windsor
1
Wittenberg
1
Zaragoza
1
Production method
Manuscript
72
Printed work
1
Physical type
chansonnier
1
chant book with polyphony
1
choirbook
65
choirbook (single quire(s))
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbook (single)
1
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
Material
paper
34
paper (with parchment)
4
parchment
32
parchment (with paper)
2
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
oblong
9
upright
64
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
26
n/a
1
never
10
none visible
25
normally
5
occasionally
1
often
4
rarely
2
sometimes
4
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
34
brown
31
dark brown
7
gold
2
light brown
1
red
4
reddish brown
2
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
2
double rastrum
1
freehand
4
quadruple rastrum
2
single rastrum
61
straightedge
6
triple rastrum
6
Number of staves
1
4
10
39
11
19
12
8
13
3
2
9
3
6
4
10
5
17
6
31
7
24
8
34
9
34
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
16
2-part consecutive
3
2-part opening
28
2-part score
2
2-part single page
17
3-part consecutive
3
3-part opening
56
3-part score
1
3-part single page
15
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
73
4-part score
1
4-part single page
17
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
38
5-part single page
3
6-part opening
11
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
32
none
23
quadruple
5
quintuple
1
single
56
triple
17
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
65
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
9
staves not ruled
3
staves not ruled on grid
22
variable space, not on grid
7
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
50
not in dedicated space
21
provided, in dedicated space
14
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
6
made for complete additional staves
26
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
55
notation extended into margin
32
other
4
partial additional staves
32
staveline added
13
staves extended into margin
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
48
blue
1
brown
26
dark brown
5
gold
2
light brown
1
red
7
Type of Notation
chant (square)
8
full mensural
8
void mensural
69
Monophonic Notation
absent
59
present
19
Level of Calligraphy
fair
24
high
25
n/a
1
poor
5
very high
24
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
7
custodes
1
end symbol
16
none
1
pointers
7
repeat signs
25
signa congruentiae
42
signes-de-renvoi
49
space-filler
5
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
1
Dutch
7
English
2
Flemish
6
French
32
German
5
Italian
13
Latin
63
Spanish
9
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
16
fully texted with one text
66
fully texted with two or more texts
17
fully texted with two texts
6
partially texted with one or two texts
6
partially texted with one text
17
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
2
provided with one or two incipits
8
provided with single incipit
35
provided with two incipits
4
untexted
34
varies
1
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
15
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
5
cursive (bastarda)
31
cursive (humanistic)
3
cursive (italic)
4
display script
24
humanistic
2
hybrida
6
roman
2
rotonda
2
textura
13
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
26
high
30
n/a
1
poor
7
very high
20
Colour of Text
black
46
blue
4
brown
29
dark brown
6
gold
2
grey
1
light brown
1
red
37
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
43
yes
39
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
6
normally
1
often
1
rarely
27
sometimes
1
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
7
occasionally
1
rarely
23
sometimes
1
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
7
partial borders: one- and two-sided
3
partial borders: one-sided
6
partial borders: three-sided
2
partial borders: two- and three-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
5
Painted Initials Frequency
always
3
never
6
normally
5
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
24
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
2
decorated
12
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
4
historiated
2
plain initials
2
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
3
Penned Initials Frequency
always
5
never
2
normally
30
occasionally
17
often
10
rarely
19
sometimes
5
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
34
calligraphic with decoration
11
calligraphic with grotesque heads
14
decorated
5
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
14
historiated
1
littera notabilior
2
plain initials
11
Planned Initials Frequency
always
4
never
13
normally
11
occasionally
2
often
6
rarely
15
sometimes
7
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
2
Other Decoration Frequency
always
4
never
18
normally
6
occasionally
6
often
6
rarely
7
sometimes
4
Other Decoration Type
banner
2
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
13
embellished final barline
2
end-symbol
6
littera notabilior
5
ornament
2
signa congruentiae
1
vignette
1
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS Banco Rari 229 (olim Magliabechi XIX.59), 1492-1493, All folios
London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Royal 11 E. xi, 1516, All folios
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