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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Austria
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Belgium
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Czech Republic
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France
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Germany
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Great Britain
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Italy
39
Italy (North)
1
Silesia
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Spain
7
Switzerland
5
Cities
Antwerp
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Augsburg
4
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Barcelona
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Basel
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15
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England
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Germany
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Germany (South)
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Innsbruck
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Italy
2
Italy (North)
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Mantua
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Mechelen
21
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Munich
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6
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2
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1
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1
Torgau
1
Turin
1
Venice
3
Verona
1
Vic
1
Vienna
2
Wittenberg
1
Zagan
3
Production method
Manuscript
111
Printed work
6
Physical type
chant book with polyphony
1
choirbook
90
choirbook (fragment)
2
choirbook (single quire(s))
2
monophonic manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
2
music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
3
partbook (single)
4
partbooks (complete set)
6
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
printed treatise with added polyphony
1
single leaf
1
Material
paper
68
paper (with parchment)
5
parchment
41
parchment (with paper)
1
parchment and paper (mixed)
2
Format
oblong
17
upright
100
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
29
n/a
6
never
17
none visible
48
normally
5
occasionally
2
often
7
rarely
2
sometimes
6
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
59
brown
41
dark brown
11
gold
1
light brown
3
red
7
reddish brown
5
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
2
double rastrum
9
freehand
7
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
87
straightedge
15
triple rastrum
8
Number of staves
1
5
10
57
11
29
12
14
13
5
14
3
15
1
2
14
3
13
4
24
5
26
6
41
7
36
8
47
9
48
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
27
2-part consecutive
5
2-part opening
40
2-part single page
22
3-part consecutive
6
3-part opening
70
3-part score
1
3-part single page
23
4-part consecutive
3
4-part opening
94
4-part single page
22
5-part consecutive
2
5-part opening
53
5-part single page
5
6-part opening
19
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
4
n/a
2
Indentation for Initials
double
47
none
51
quadruple
5
single
76
triple
22
varies
3
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
85
left below voice parts as part of grid
4
left between voice parts as part of grid
6
none
18
staves not ruled
3
staves not ruled on grid
29
variable space, not on grid
15
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
86
not in dedicated space
26
provided, in dedicated space
20
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
9
made for complete additional staves
37
none
2
notation and staves extended into margin
74
notation extended into margin
39
other
6
partial additional staves
43
staveline added
16
staves extended into margin
7
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
84
blue
1
brown
33
dark brown
10
gold
2
light brown
4
red
5
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (Central European)
1
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
7
full mensural
8
strene notation
1
void mensural
114
Monophonic Notation
absent
97
present
26
Level of Calligraphy
fair
47
high
38
n/a
6
poor
8
very high
26
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
17
cue notes
1
custodes
1
end symbol
16
none
4
pointers
9
repeat signs
28
signa congruentiae
51
signes-de-renvoi
65
space-filler
4
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
6
Dutch
8
English
1
Flemish
6
French
38
German
12
Italian
18
Latin
107
Spanish
7
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
21
fully texted with one text
103
fully texted with two or more texts
19
fully texted with two texts
7
partially texted with one or two texts
7
partially texted with one text
24
partially texted with two or more texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
16
provided with single incipit
47
provided with two incipits
3
untexted
45
varies
2
Type of Script
Italic
1
antiqua
3
cursive
19
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
14
cursive (Italianate)
1
cursive (bastarda)
37
cursive (humanistic)
7
cursive (italic)
7
display script
32
humanistic
2
hybrida
6
roman
2
rotonda
6
textura
27
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
44
high
46
n/a
6
poor
12
very high
27
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
78
blue
4
brown
41
dark brown
11
gold
2
light brown
3
red
43
reddish brown
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
71
yes
59
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
2
never
13
none visible
1
normally
1
rarely
34
sometimes
1
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
14
occasionally
2
rarely
33
sometimes
1
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
7
partial borders: one- and two-sided
5
partial borders: one-sided
11
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
9
Painted Initials Frequency
always
4
never
5
normally
5
occasionally
6
often
6
rarely
26
sometimes
5
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic
1
calligraphic with decoration
3
decorated
21
decorated with grotesque heads
8
flourished
6
historiated
4
plain initials
3
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
3
Penned Initials Frequency
always
9
never
2
normally
54
occasionally
20
often
12
rarely
21
sometimes
9
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
58
calligraphic with decoration
19
calligraphic with grotesque heads
18
decorated
5
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
22
historiated
1
littera notabilior
5
plain initials
17
zoomorphic initial
1
Planned Initials Frequency
always
7
never
12
normally
12
occasionally
9
often
11
rarely
19
sometimes
5
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
2
Other Decoration Frequency
always
2
never
18
normally
10
occasionally
11
often
10
rarely
10
sometimes
9
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
2
banner
2
decorated letters
7
decorative final long
14
diagrams
1
embellished final barline
4
end-symbol
6
littera notabilior
13
ornament
2
signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
2
vignette
1
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Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, fonds français MS 2245, c. 1490-8, All folios
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