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
2
Belgium
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Czech Republic
1
France
2
Germany
5
Great Britain
2
Italy
22
Netherlands
1
Portugal
1
Silesia
3
Spain
4
Switzerland
4
Cities
Augsburg
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3
Belgium
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Bologna
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13
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2
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2
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1
St Gall
1
Toledo
1
Torgau
1
Venice
1
Vienna
1
Zagan
3
Zaragoza
1
Production method
Manuscript
60
Printed work
1
Physical type
chansonnier
2
choirbook
42
choirbook (single quire(s))
2
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
2
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbook (fragment)
1
partbook (single)
5
partbooks (complete set)
4
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
Material
paper
40
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
18
parchment (with paper)
2
Format
oblong
19
upright
42
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
6
n/a
2
never
15
none visible
33
normally
4
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
17
brown
31
dark brown
8
gold
1
light brown
3
red
5
reddish brown
3
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
double rastrum
5
freehand
6
printed staves
1
quadruple rastrum
2
single rastrum
44
straightedge
9
triple rastrum
9
Number of staves
1
4
10
15
11
8
12
4
13
2
14
1
2
8
3
9
4
13
5
15
6
24
7
15
8
19
9
12
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
25
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
14
2-part score
2
2-part single page
16
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
42
3-part score
2
3-part single page
17
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
46
4-part score
1
4-part single page
15
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
17
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
2
8-part opening
2
n/a
2
Indentation for Initials
double
8
none
32
quadruple
2
single
38
triple
4
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
50
left below voice parts as part of grid
4
left between voice parts as part of grid
5
none
11
staves not ruled on grid
5
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
30
not in dedicated space
26
provided, in dedicated space
16
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
5
made for complete additional staves
25
none
2
notation and staves extended into margin
47
notation extended into margin
25
other
4
partial additional staves
30
staveline added
14
staves extended into margin
6
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
32
blue
1
brown
32
dark brown
5
gold
1
light brown
3
red
2
Type of Notation
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
6
full mensural
4
void mensural
60
Monophonic Notation
absent
52
present
14
Level of Calligraphy
fair
31
high
20
n/a
1
poor
10
very high
6
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
8
end symbol
12
none
3
pointers
9
repeat signs
26
signa congruentiae
27
signes-de-renvoi
34
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
4
Dutch
12
English
2
Flemish
3
French
38
German
11
Italian
19
Latin
49
Spanish
11
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
22
fully texted with one text
49
fully texted with two or more texts
5
fully texted with two texts
4
partially texted with one or two texts
8
partially texted with one text
31
partially texted with two or more texts
1
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
10
provided with single incipit
46
provided with two incipits
5
untexted
61
varies
2
Type of Script
cursive
20
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
9
cursive (bastarda)
14
cursive (humanistic)
7
cursive (italic)
5
display script
8
humanistic
3
hybrida
4
roman
2
rotonda
2
textura
5
various
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
33
high
23
n/a
1
poor
12
very high
5
Colour of Text
black
31
blue
4
brown
35
dark brown
7
gold
1
grey
1
light brown
3
red
14
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
38
yes
31
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
6
rarely
8
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
5
often
1
rarely
8
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
3
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
2
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
3
Painted Initials Frequency
always
3
never
2
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
8
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
13
flourished
4
historiated
1
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
3
Penned Initials Frequency
always
8
never
1
normally
11
occasionally
9
often
9
rarely
9
sometimes
6
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
20
calligraphic with decoration
15
calligraphic with grotesque heads
12
decorated
3
flourished
9
historiated
1
littera notabilior
2
plain initials
11
Planned Initials Frequency
always
5
never
1
normally
8
occasionally
1
often
7
rarely
12
sometimes
6
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
2
Other Decoration Frequency
always
3
never
5
normally
3
occasionally
8
often
8
rarely
6
sometimes
5
Other Decoration Type
banner
3
decorated letters
2
decorative final long
9
diagrams
1
end-symbol
5
littera notabilior
6
ornament
1
signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
1
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London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Egerton 3051, c. 1500, All folios
Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 20, c. 1515-20, All folios
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