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
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Belgium
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Germany
6
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Italy
32
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Spain
1
Switzerland
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2
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6
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Production method
Manuscript
68
Printed work
12
Physical type
chansonnier
2
choirbook
60
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (complete set)
9
partbooks (incomplete set)
2
poetry collection with some notated music
1
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
tablebook
1
Material
paper
48
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
29
parchment (with paper)
2
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
22
upright
57
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
16
n/a
12
never
6
none visible
31
normally
5
occasionally
1
often
5
rarely
3
sometimes
5
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
45
brown
21
dark brown
6
gold
1
light brown
3
red
2
red-brown
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
9
freehand
4
printed staves
2
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
55
straightedge
5
triple rastrum
7
Number of staves
1
4
10
31
11
18
12
9
13
2
14
1
15
1
16
1
17
1
2
9
3
13
4
27
5
28
6
43
7
27
8
36
9
29
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
26
12-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
4
2-part opening
23
2-part score
1
2-part single page
15
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
52
3-part score
2
3-part single page
11
4-part consecutive
2
4-part opening
61
4-part score
1
4-part single page
16
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
34
5-part single page
2
6-part consecutive
1
6-part opening
15
7-part consecutive
1
7-part opening
1
8-part consecutive
1
8-part opening
3
9-part consecutive
1
9-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
all staves indented
1
double
33
none
33
quadruple
3
quintuple
1
single
54
triple
15
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
59
left between voice parts as part of grid
3
none
8
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
22
variable space, not on grid
10
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
53
not in dedicated space
19
provided, in dedicated space
18
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
4
made for complete additional staves
21
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
49
notation extended into margin
31
other
1
partial additional staves
26
staveline added
13
staves extended into margin
7
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
53
blue
1
brown
24
dark brown
5
gold
2
light brown
3
red
4
red-brown
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
full mensural
3
void mensural
79
Monophonic Notation
absent
80
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
21
high
31
n/a
12
poor
5
very high
15
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
18
cue notes
2
custodes
2
end symbol
12
pointers
5
repeat signs
27
signa congruentiae
46
signes-de-renvoi
43
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
10
English
1
Flemish
2
French
32
German
2
Italian
20
Latin
65
Spanish
4
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
20
fully texted with one text
68
fully texted with two or more texts
10
fully texted with two texts
6
partially texted with one or two texts
9
partially texted with one text
25
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
16
provided with single incipit
32
provided with two incipits
2
untexted
29
Type of Script
Italic
1
cursive
13
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (bastarda)
27
cursive (humanistic)
4
cursive (italic)
7
display script
22
humanistic
1
hybrida
5
roman
6
rotonda
7
textura
13
Level of Calligraphy
fair
20
high
29
n/a
12
poor
8
very high
16
Colour of Text
black
52
blue
3
brown
27
dark brown
5
gold
1
light brown
3
red
28
red-brown
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
42
yes
40
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
5
rarely
20
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
4
occasionally
1
rarely
26
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
9
partial borders: one- and two-sided
3
partial borders: one-sided
8
partial borders: three-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
8
Painted Initials Frequency
always
3
never
5
normally
6
occasionally
5
often
5
rarely
17
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
19
decorated with grotesque heads
8
flourished
4
historiated
4
plain initials
2
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
5
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
28
occasionally
11
often
10
rarely
14
sometimes
6
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
31
calligraphic with decoration
9
calligraphic with grotesque heads
10
decorated
5
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
10
historiated
1
plain initials
9
Planned Initials Frequency
never
6
normally
8
occasionally
3
often
3
rarely
18
sometimes
7
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
3
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
11
normally
3
occasionally
6
often
9
rarely
4
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
4
banner
3
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
6
embellished final barline
3
end-symbol
4
littera notabilior
5
signes-de-renvoi
1
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London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Egerton 3051, c. 1500, All folios
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