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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Belgium
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Great Britain
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Italy
32
Netherlands
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Spain
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Switzerland
7
Cities
Antwerp
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Arundel
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Augsburg
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Barcelona
1
Basel
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Bologna
2
Bourges
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Brussels
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Casale Monferrato
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4
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Germany
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Germany (South)
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Girona
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Köln
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1
Siena
1
Spain
2
St Gall
1
Torgau
1
Utrecht
1
Venice
5
Verona
1
Wittenberg
1
Production method
Manuscript
85
Printed work
10
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
64
choirbook (fragment(s))
1
choirbook (single quire(s))
2
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
monophonic manuscript with interpolated polyphony
2
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbook (single)
3
partbooks (complete set)
13
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
poetry collection with some notated music
2
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
printed treatise with added polyphony
1
Material
paper
58
paper (with parchment)
5
parchment
30
parchment (with paper)
1
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
oblong
29
upright
66
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
25
n/a
10
never
17
none visible
37
normally
4
occasionally
1
often
4
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
43
brown
34
dark brown
9
light brown
5
red
4
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
double rastrum
8
freehand
6
printed staves
4
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
58
straightedge
9
triple rastrum
10
Number of staves
1
4
10
32
11
16
12
13
13
4
14
1
15
1
16
1
17
1
2
10
3
17
4
16
5
19
6
36
7
22
8
31
9
28
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
33
2-part consecutive
5
2-part opening
22
2-part score
1
2-part single page
12
3-part consecutive
3
3-part opening
48
3-part single page
14
4-part consecutive
2
4-part opening
65
4-part single page
18
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
31
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
8
7-part opening
2
n/a
4
Indentation for Initials
double
31
none
43
quadruple
3
quintuple
1
single
57
triple
13
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
61
left below voice parts as part of grid
4
left between voice parts as part of grid
4
none
21
staves not ruled
4
staves not ruled on grid
22
variable space, not on grid
5
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
60
not in dedicated space
21
provided, in dedicated space
24
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
3
made for complete additional staves
21
none
2
notation and staves extended into margin
50
notation extended into margin
29
other
3
partial additional staves
29
staveline added
12
staves extended into margin
6
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
65
blue
2
brown
32
dark brown
4
gold
1
light brown
2
red
4
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
3
chant (square)
7
full mensural
6
void mensural
89
Monophonic Notation
absent
84
present
17
Level of Calligraphy
fair
37
high
26
n/a
10
poor
13
very high
16
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
14
cue notes
1
custodes
1
end symbol
11
none
3
pointers
8
repeat signs
25
signa congruentiae
43
signes-de-renvoi
48
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
9
English
2
Flemish
4
French
36
German
7
Italian
24
Latin
79
Spanish
9
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
77
fully texted with two or more texts
10
fully texted with two texts
4
partially texted with one or two texts
8
partially texted with one text
26
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
17
provided with single incipit
40
provided with two incipits
3
untexted
34
varies
1
Type of Script
Italic
1
antiqua
1
cursive
21
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (German)
6
cursive (Italianate)
1
cursive (bastarda)
25
cursive (humanistic)
8
cursive (italic)
8
display script
19
humanistic
1
hybrida
7
roman
2
rotonda
8
textura
12
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
39
high
27
n/a
10
poor
13
very high
16
Colour of Text
black
60
blue
4
brown
36
dark brown
6
light brown
2
red
30
reddish brown
2
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
55
yes
45
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
11
normally
1
rarely
19
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
9
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
20
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
7
partial borders: one- and two-sided
2
partial borders: one-sided
7
partial borders: three-sided
2
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
6
Painted Initials Frequency
always
4
never
5
normally
5
occasionally
3
often
3
rarely
21
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
14
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
3
historiated
3
plain initials
4
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
6
never
2
normally
34
occasionally
10
often
11
rarely
12
sometimes
8
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
36
calligraphic with decoration
13
calligraphic with grotesque heads
14
decorated
7
decorated with grotesque heads
4
flourished
11
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
15
Planned Initials Frequency
always
3
never
9
normally
9
occasionally
5
often
5
rarely
15
sometimes
6
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
2
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
14
normally
4
occasionally
7
often
6
rarely
5
sometimes
7
Other Decoration Type
banner
2
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
13
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
5
littera notabilior
6
ornament
2
signa congruentiae
1
vignette
1
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London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Additional 31922, c. 1510-20, All folios
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