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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Czech Republic
1
France
4
Germany
10
Great Britain
6
Italy
43
Italy (North)
1
Netherlands
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Silesia
3
Spain
6
Switzerland
3
Cities
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2
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3
Belgium
1
Bologna
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Brussels
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Ferrara
6
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Florence
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France
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Germany (South)
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1
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1
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1
Torgau
1
Turin
1
Utrecht
1
Venice
1
Verona
2
Windsor
1
Zagan
3
Zaragoza
1
Production method
Manuscript
113
Physical type
chansonnier
2
choirbook
91
choirbook (single quire(s))
3
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbook (single)
4
partbooks (complete set)
6
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
poetry collection with some notated music
1
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
2
tablebook
1
Material
paper
67
paper (with parchment)
5
parchment
36
parchment (with paper)
3
parchment and paper (mixed)
2
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
20
upright
92
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
31
n/a
1
never
18
none visible
50
normally
10
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
2
sometimes
6
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
51
brown
49
dark brown
14
gold
1
light brown
4
red
4
reddish brown
3
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
3
double rastrum
12
freehand
9
printed staves
1
quadruple rastrum
2
single rastrum
85
straightedge
13
triple rastrum
13
Number of staves
1
4
10
48
11
30
12
19
13
6
14
2
15
1
16
1
17
1
2
14
3
14
4
21
5
24
6
43
7
31
8
39
9
45
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
30
10-part opening
1
12-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
36
2-part score
2
2-part single page
22
3-part consecutive
5
3-part opening
74
3-part score
3
3-part single page
28
4-part consecutive
2
4-part opening
92
4-part score
1
4-part single page
27
5-part consecutive
2
5-part opening
47
5-part single page
4
6-part consecutive
1
6-part opening
19
7-part consecutive
1
7-part opening
1
8-part consecutive
1
8-part opening
3
9-part consecutive
1
9-part opening
1
n/a
4
Indentation for Initials
all staves indented
1
double
28
none
50
quadruple
4
quintuple
1
single
71
triple
18
varies
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
93
left below voice parts as part of grid
3
left between voice parts as part of grid
7
none
13
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
25
variable space, not on grid
8
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
69
not in dedicated space
39
provided, in dedicated space
18
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
10
made for complete additional staves
47
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
113
notation extended into margin
57
other
6
partial additional staves
51
staveline added
28
staves extended into margin
8
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
72
blue
1
brown
47
dark brown
9
gold
1
light brown
2
red
9
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
chant (square)
11
full mensural
9
strene notation
1
void mensural
109
Monophonic Notation
absent
90
present
28
Level of Calligraphy
fair
53
high
39
poor
11
very high
18
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
11
custodes
1
end symbol
22
none
4
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
pointers
10
repeat signs
40
signa congruentiae
47
signes-de-renvoi
65
space-filler
4
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
4
Dutch
11
English
4
Flemish
4
French
50
German
12
Italian
26
Latin
100
Spanish
11
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
31
fully texted with one text
94
fully texted with two or more texts
16
fully texted with two texts
6
partially texted with one or two texts
11
partially texted with one text
32
partially texted with two or more texts
1
partially texted with two texts
2
provided with multiple incipits
3
provided with one or two incipits
18
provided with single incipit
54
provided with two incipits
4
untexted
55
varies
2
Type of Script
cursive
22
cursive (Anglicana)
4
cursive (German)
9
cursive (bastarda)
32
cursive (humanistic)
10
cursive (italic)
11
display script
25
humanistic
3
hybrida
8
roman
2
rotonda
1
textura
21
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
53
high
40
poor
11
very high
18
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
69
blue
5
brown
50
dark brown
10
gold
1
grey
1
light brown
2
red
41
reddish brown
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
57
yes
65
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
10
none visible
1
rarely
28
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
9
occasionally
1
rarely
28
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
6
partial borders: one- and two-sided
2
partial borders: one-sided
10
partial borders: three-sided
2
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
10
Painted Initials Frequency
always
3
never
5
normally
8
occasionally
4
often
6
rarely
22
sometimes
3
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic
1
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
21
decorated with grotesque heads
5
flourished
8
historiated
3
plain initials
4
zoomorphic initial
6
Penned Initials Frequency
always
10
never
1
normally
50
occasionally
19
often
8
rarely
20
sometimes
8
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
55
calligraphic with decoration
22
calligraphic with grotesque heads
23
decorated
4
decorated with grotesque heads
5
flourished
17
historiated
1
littera notabilior
3
plain initials
24
Planned Initials Frequency
always
6
never
11
normally
13
occasionally
7
often
10
rarely
23
sometimes
6
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
3
Other Decoration Frequency
always
5
never
16
normally
8
occasionally
11
often
11
rarely
12
sometimes
3
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
2
banner
4
decorated letters
3
decorative final long
18
embellished final barline
4
end-symbol
8
littera notabilior
12
signes-de-renvoi
2
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London, Great Britain, Lambeth Palace Library, MS 1, Late 1520s, All folios
Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 4, c. 1516-18, All folios
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