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
7
Belgium
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Czech Republic
3
France
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Germany
16
Great Britain
6
Italy
46
Netherlands
1
Silesia
3
Spain
9
Switzerland
4
Cities
Antwerp
1
Augsburg
5
Barcelona
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Basel
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Belgium
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Bologna
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Bourges
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Bruges
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Brussels
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Cambrai
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Casale Monferrato
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Catalonia
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Ferrara
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Flanders
1
Florence
20
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2
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Germany (South)
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Glarus, Switzerland
2
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3
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18
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11
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1
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1
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2
Siena
2
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2
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1
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1
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3
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1
Torgau
1
Venice
4
Verona
1
Vienna
6
Windsor
1
Wittenberg
1
Zagan
3
Zaragoza
1
Production method
Manuscript
135
Printed work
8
Physical type
chansonnier
1
chant book with polyphony
1
choirbook
94
choirbook (single quire(s))
1
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
2
monophonic manuscript with interpolated polyphony
2
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
2
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)
6
partbooks (complete set)
18
partbooks (incomplete set)
8
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
tablebook
1
Material
paper
93
paper (with parchment)
4
parchment
41
parchment (with paper)
2
parchment and paper (mixed)
3
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
39
upright
103
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
34
n/a
9
never
21
none visible
58
normally
8
occasionally
3
often
6
rarely
2
sometimes
8
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
65
brown
56
dark brown
15
gold
2
light brown
5
red
8
reddish brown
2
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
2
double rastrum
10
freehand
6
printed staves
5
quadruple rastrum
2
single rastrum
101
straightedge
13
triple rastrum
13
Number of staves
1
5
10
50
11
23
12
13
13
4
14
1
2
20
3
28
4
37
5
38
6
58
7
42
8
55
9
47
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
52
2-part consecutive
5
2-part opening
44
2-part score
2
2-part single page
26
3-part consecutive
4
3-part opening
81
3-part score
2
3-part single page
23
4-part consecutive
2
4-part opening
96
4-part score
1
4-part single page
26
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
52
5-part single page
4
6-part opening
17
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
2
n/a
5
Indentation for Initials
double
52
none
59
quadruple
5
quintuple
1
single
93
triple
20
varies
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
101
left below voice parts as part of grid
4
left between voice parts as part of grid
6
none
19
staves not ruled
3
staves not ruled on grid
30
variable space, not on grid
17
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
101
not in dedicated space
36
provided, in dedicated space
20
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
7
made for complete additional staves
40
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
83
notation extended into margin
48
other
5
partial additional staves
50
staveline added
25
staves extended into margin
10
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
94
blue
1
brown
47
dark brown
12
gold
2
light brown
3
red
7
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
chant (Central European)
1
chant (square)
9
full mensural
9
void mensural
137
Monophonic Notation
absent
116
present
33
Level of Calligraphy
fair
61
high
47
n/a
8
poor
10
very high
25
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
19
custodes
1
end symbol
20
none
2
pointers
10
repeat signs
41
signa congruentiae
68
signes-de-renvoi
67
space-filler
5
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
6
Dutch
12
English
2
Flemish
6
French
57
German
13
Italian
30
Latin
122
Spanish
17
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
35
fully texted with one text
119
fully texted with two or more texts
20
fully texted with two texts
9
partially texted with one or two texts
11
partially texted with one text
33
partially texted with two or more texts
1
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
2
provided with one or two incipits
17
provided with single incipit
58
provided with two incipits
5
untexted
55
varies
2
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
29
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
9
cursive (bastarda)
39
cursive (humanistic)
17
cursive (italic)
11
display script
35
humanistic
2
hybrida
8
roman
4
rotonda
7
textura
29
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
58
high
56
n/a
8
poor
13
very high
22
Colour of Text
black
89
blue
7
brown
53
dark brown
12
dark red
1
gold
2
green
1
grey
1
light brown
2
red
50
reddish brown
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
80
yes
73
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
10
normally
1
often
1
rarely
32
sometimes
1
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
11
occasionally
1
rarely
28
sometimes
1
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
9
partial borders: one- and two-sided
4
partial borders: one-sided
7
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
8
occasionally
3
often
2
rarely
29
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
2
decorated
19
decorated with grotesque heads
4
flourished
4
historiated
5
plain initials
3
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
4
Penned Initials Frequency
always
16
never
2
normally
50
occasionally
21
often
14
rarely
25
sometimes
17
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
60
calligraphic with decoration
17
calligraphic with grotesque heads
22
decorated
9
decorated with grotesque heads
5
flourished
23
historiated
1
littera notabilior
7
plain initials
27
Planned Initials Frequency
always
5
never
13
normally
16
occasionally
7
often
10
rarely
21
sometimes
9
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
3
Other Decoration Frequency
always
4
never
19
normally
10
occasionally
9
often
7
rarely
12
sometimes
8
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
banner
4
decorated letters
5
decorative final long
16
embellished final barline
4
end-symbol
8
littera notabilior
10
ornament
2
signa congruentiae
1
vignette
1
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Zwickau, Germany, Ratsschulbibliothek, MS 106,4, First half of 16th century, All folios
Basel, Switzerland, Öffentliche Bibliothek der Universität, MS F IX 55, c. 1507-1510, All folios
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