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
3
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Germany
7
Great Britain
1
Italy
15
Spain
1
Switzerland
2
Cities
Antwerp
1
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Basel
2
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1
Florence
2
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Germany (South)
1
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Innsbruck
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Munich
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2
Savoy, France
1
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1
Siena
2
Switzerland
1
Toledo
1
Torgau
1
Venice
5
Vienna
2
Production method
Manuscript
28
Printed work
11
Physical type
choirbook
23
choirbook (single quire(s))
1
monophonic manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (complete set)
6
partbooks (incomplete set)
2
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
printed treatise with added polyphony
1
Material
paper
29
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
9
Format
oblong
14
upright
25
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
n/a
11
never
7
none visible
17
often
3
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
17
brown
13
dark brown
1
gold
1
light brown
1
n/a
1
red
4
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
freehand
3
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
21
straightedge
7
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
1
4
10
8
11
6
12
5
13
1
2
7
3
7
4
10
5
13
6
20
7
6
8
10
9
7
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
15
12-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
7
2-part score
1
2-part single page
4
3-part consecutive
3
3-part opening
16
3-part single page
9
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
25
4-part single page
9
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
12
6-part opening
3
8-part opening
2
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
12
none
17
single
24
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
17
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
11
staves not ruled on grid
5
variable space, not on grid
4
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
27
not in dedicated space
5
provided, in dedicated space
10
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
4
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
16
notation extended into margin
9
other
1
partial additional staves
10
staveline added
3
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
30
blue
1
brown
11
dark brown
2
gold
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
2
full mensural
3
void mensural
38
Monophonic Notation
absent
34
present
6
Level of Calligraphy
fair
11
high
10
n/a
11
poor
4
very high
5
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
11
end symbol
4
none
1
pointers
2
repeat signs
5
signa congruentiae
21
signes-de-renvoi
12
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
2
English
1
Flemish
1
French
10
German
3
Italian
6
Latin
36
Spanish
2
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
3
fully texted with one text
36
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
16
provided with one or two incipits
13
provided with single incipit
16
untexted
15
varies
1
Type of Script
Italic
1
cursive
7
cursive (German)
3
cursive (bastarda)
3
cursive (humanistic)
3
cursive (italic)
1
display script
8
humanistic
1
hybrida
3
roman
3
rotonda
9
textura
9
Level of Calligraphy
fair
10
high
14
n/a
11
poor
5
very high
6
Colour of Text
black
25
blue
3
brown
13
dark brown
4
gold
1
red
13
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
39
yes
5
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
4
none visible
1
normally
1
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
never
3
often
1
rarely
4
Borders Size
full borders
2
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
3
flourished
2
historiated
1
plain initials
2
trompe l'oeil
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
8
occasionally
4
often
5
rarely
8
sometimes
6
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
14
calligraphic with decoration
9
calligraphic with grotesque heads
8
decorated
2
flourished
9
historiated
1
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
5
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
4
sometimes
3
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
always
4
never
3
normally
4
occasionally
1
often
8
sometimes
3
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
2
banner
2
decorated letters
3
decorative final long
3
diagrams
1
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
4
signes-de-renvoi
1
vignette
1
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Bologna, Italy, Museo internazionale e biblioteca della musica di Bologna, MS Q 13 (olim 138), 1482, All folios
London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Royal 20 A. xvi, c. 1480-90, All folios
Cambridge, Great Britain, Magdalene College, MS Pepys 1760, c. 1509-c. 1514, All folios
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