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
9
Belgium
17
France
3
Germany
14
Italy
13
Netherlands
1
Silesia
3
Spain
1
Switzerland
4
Cities
Antwerp
1
Augsburg
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Basel
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Belgium
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Bourges
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Brussels
15
Cognac
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Munich
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1
Utrecht
1
Venice
1
Vienna
8
Zagan
3
Production method
Manuscript
71
Physical type
choirbook
58
choirbook (fragment(s))
2
choirbook (single quire(s))
3
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
partbook (fragment(s))
1
partbooks (complete set)
3
poetry collection with some notated music
1
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
tablebook
1
Material
paper
39
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
29
parchment (with paper)
2
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
6
upright
64
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
21
never
9
none visible
25
normally
4
occasionally
2
often
6
rarely
2
sometimes
7
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
47
brown
19
dark brown
1
gold
1
light brown
3
red
2
reddish brown
2
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
freehand
3
single rastrum
71
straightedge
1
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
1
3
10
29
11
15
12
9
13
1
2
16
3
18
4
26
5
28
6
41
7
37
8
41
9
35
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
16
12-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
29
2-part single page
11
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
50
3-part single page
11
4-part opening
60
4-part single page
12
5-part opening
34
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
15
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
3
Indentation for Initials
double
30
none
27
quadruple
4
quintuple
1
single
55
triple
14
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
48
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
8
staves not ruled
3
staves not ruled on grid
23
variable space, not on grid
19
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
48
not in dedicated space
18
provided, in dedicated space
12
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
18
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
43
notation extended into margin
22
partial additional staves
20
staveline added
5
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
56
brown
18
gold
1
light brown
1
red
3
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
chant (square)
3
full mensural
1
void mensural
71
Monophonic Notation
absent
60
present
14
Level of Calligraphy
fair
20
high
28
poor
8
very high
20
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
4
end symbol
5
none
3
pointers
4
repeat signs
16
signa congruentiae
28
signes-de-renvoi
38
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
3
Dutch
4
Flemish
3
French
24
German
7
Italian
8
Latin
63
Spanish
2
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
8
fully texted with one text
69
fully texted with two or more texts
16
fully texted with two texts
8
partially texted with one or two texts
6
partially texted with one text
11
partially texted with two or more texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
3
provided with one or two incipits
9
provided with single incipit
27
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
24
Type of Script
cursive
4
cursive (German)
8
cursive (bastarda)
28
cursive (humanistic)
3
cursive (italic)
3
display script
30
humanistic
1
hybrida
4
roman
1
textura
23
Level of Calligraphy
fair
15
high
35
poor
6
very high
20
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
54
blue
4
brown
17
dark brown
1
dark red
1
green
1
grey
1
light brown
1
red
36
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
40
yes
35
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
4
often
1
rarely
26
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
4
occasionally
1
rarely
23
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
6
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
6
partial borders: two- and three-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
10
Painted Initials Frequency
always
3
never
5
normally
4
occasionally
3
often
4
rarely
16
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic
1
decorated
12
decorated with grotesque heads
4
flourished
4
historiated
2
plain initials
2
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
4
normally
29
occasionally
10
often
6
rarely
15
sometimes
9
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
29
calligraphic with decoration
6
calligraphic with grotesque heads
6
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
12
historiated
1
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
7
Planned Initials Frequency
never
9
normally
5
occasionally
3
often
4
rarely
12
sometimes
3
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
2
Other Decoration Frequency
always
4
never
13
normally
5
occasionally
3
often
4
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
2
decorated letters
2
decorative final long
5
embellished final barline
2
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
6
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, fonds français MS 1597 (olim Colbert 1625), c. 1500, All folios
Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 9, c. 1515, All folios
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