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
3
France
2
Germany
12
Great Britain
4
Italy
28
Silesia
3
Spain
3
Switzerland
6
Cities
Antwerp
1
Augsburg
3
Basel
5
Bologna
3
Brussels
15
Cambrai
1
Catalonia
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Eton
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Ferrara
5
Florence
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France
1
Germany
3
Germany (South)
5
Glarus, Switzerland
1
Halberstadt
1
Hradec Králové
3
Italy (North)
2
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London
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Mechelen
21
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5
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1
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1
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5
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1
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1
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1
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1
Venice
4
Verona
1
Vic
1
Vienna
2
Windsor
1
Wittenberg
1
Zagan
3
Zaragoza
1
Production method
Manuscript
90
Printed work
9
Physical type
chansonnier
1
chant book with polyphony
1
choirbook
70
choirbook (fragment(s))
1
choirbook (fragment)
1
choirbook (single quire(s))
3
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
3
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
3
partbook (single)
4
partbooks (complete set)
10
Material
paper
52
paper (with parchment)
4
parchment
39
parchment (with paper)
2
parchment and paper (mixed)
2
Format
oblong
17
upright
82
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
28
n/a
9
never
15
none visible
33
normally
6
occasionally
2
often
6
rarely
1
sometimes
5
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
68
brown
24
dark brown
4
light brown
1
red
7
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
double rastrum
6
freehand
5
printed staves
1
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
70
straightedge
12
triple rastrum
3
Number of staves
1
5
10
51
11
25
12
15
13
6
14
2
15
2
16
1
17
1
2
13
3
14
4
24
5
30
6
36
7
31
8
43
9
46
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
28
2-part consecutive
6
2-part opening
32
2-part single page
17
3-part consecutive
4
3-part opening
53
3-part single page
14
4-part consecutive
2
4-part opening
79
4-part single page
13
5-part consecutive
3
5-part opening
45
5-part single page
2
6-part consecutive
1
6-part opening
17
7-part consecutive
1
7-part opening
2
8-part consecutive
1
8-part opening
4
9-part consecutive
1
9-part opening
1
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
all staves indented
1
double
47
none
35
quadruple
5
single
70
triple
22
varies
3
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
70
left below voice parts as part of grid
3
left between voice parts as part of grid
7
none
12
staves not ruled
3
staves not ruled on grid
30
variable space, not on grid
15
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
78
not in dedicated space
16
provided, in dedicated space
13
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
5
made for complete additional staves
31
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
59
notation extended into margin
29
other
5
partial additional staves
35
staveline added
9
staves extended into margin
6
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
97
brown
9
dark brown
5
red
6
Type of Notation
chant (Central European)
1
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
7
full mensural
6
void mensural
95
Monophonic Notation
absent
85
present
21
Level of Calligraphy
fair
31
high
32
n/a
9
poor
7
very high
25
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
17
custodes
1
end symbol
12
none
4
pointers
5
repeat signs
13
signa congruentiae
40
signes-de-renvoi
54
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
6
Dutch
1
English
2
Flemish
5
French
27
German
9
Italian
8
Latin
92
Spanish
4
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
11
fully texted with one text
90
fully texted with two or more texts
18
fully texted with two texts
4
partially texted with one or two texts
3
partially texted with one text
16
partially texted with two or more texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
12
provided with single incipit
28
provided with two incipits
2
untexted
29
varies
1
Type of Script
Italic
1
antiqua
3
cursive
13
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (German)
11
cursive (Italianate)
1
cursive (bastarda)
32
cursive (humanistic)
7
cursive (italic)
2
display script
32
humanistic
2
hybrida
3
roman
2
rotonda
7
textura
24
Level of Calligraphy
fair
34
high
35
n/a
9
poor
6
very high
26
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
99
blue
4
brown
11
dark brown
5
gold
1
red
44
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
65
yes
41
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
10
none visible
1
rarely
32
sometimes
1
Borders Frequency
never
12
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
30
sometimes
1
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
7
partial borders: one- and two-sided
4
partial borders: one-sided
11
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
7
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
5
normally
7
occasionally
6
often
8
rarely
29
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic
1
calligraphic with decoration
3
decorated
20
decorated with grotesque heads
8
flourished
9
historiated
6
plain initials
4
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
3
Penned Initials Frequency
always
7
never
2
normally
43
occasionally
15
often
9
rarely
17
sometimes
9
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
47
calligraphic with decoration
10
calligraphic with grotesque heads
12
decorated
5
decorated with grotesque heads
4
flourished
18
littera notabilior
6
plain initials
13
Planned Initials Frequency
always
5
never
13
normally
6
occasionally
8
often
9
rarely
18
sometimes
5
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
18
normally
6
occasionally
6
often
10
rarely
7
sometimes
6
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
2
banner
4
decorated letters
4
decorative final long
10
diagrams
1
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
9
ornament
2
signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Cambridge, Great Britain, Magdalene College, MS Pepys 1760, c. 1509-c. 1514, All folios
Vatican, Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, MS Chigi C VIII 234, c. 1498-1503, All folios
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