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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France
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Germany
7
Great Britain
3
Italy
28
Spain
4
Switzerland
2
Cities
Augsburg
2
Basel
2
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1
Bologna
1
Brussels
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Casale Monferrato
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Ferrara
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Florence
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Italy (North)
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2
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Spain
2
Toledo
1
Venice
6
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1
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1
Vienna
3
Production method
Manuscript
45
Printed work
13
Physical type
choirbook
40
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbook (single)
2
partbooks (complete set)
9
partbooks (incomplete set)
2
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
tablebook
1
Material
paper
58
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
21
upright
36
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
5
n/a
13
never
7
none visible
23
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
1
sometimes
5
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
27
brown
19
dark brown
6
light brown
1
red
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
7
freehand
3
printed staves
2
single rastrum
35
straightedge
4
triple rastrum
5
Number of staves
1
1
10
17
11
11
12
8
13
1
2
8
3
12
4
21
5
19
6
32
7
13
8
17
9
12
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
23
12-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
18
2-part score
2
2-part single page
17
3-part opening
33
3-part score
1
3-part single page
12
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
42
4-part score
1
4-part single page
16
5-part opening
22
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
10
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
3
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
19
none
27
single
38
triple
4
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
36
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
5
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
8
variable space, not on grid
9
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
38
not in dedicated space
13
provided, in dedicated space
11
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
4
made for complete additional staves
17
notation and staves extended into margin
32
notation extended into margin
25
other
2
partial additional staves
19
staveline added
12
staves extended into margin
7
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
37
blue
2
brown
21
dark brown
4
gold
1
red
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
3
full mensural
1
void mensural
58
Monophonic Notation
absent
48
present
11
Level of Calligraphy
fair
20
high
22
n/a
13
poor
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
15
cue notes
2
custodes
1
end symbol
11
pointers
2
repeat signs
15
signa congruentiae
28
signes-de-renvoi
27
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
5
English
1
Flemish
1
French
19
German
1
Italian
16
Latin
48
Spanish
6
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
13
fully texted with one text
47
fully texted with two or more texts
3
fully texted with two texts
3
partially texted with one or two texts
6
partially texted with one text
20
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
15
provided with single incipit
23
untexted
23
Type of Script
Italic
1
cursive
14
cursive (bastarda)
8
cursive (humanistic)
3
cursive (italic)
6
display script
12
humanistic
1
hybrida
5
roman
5
rotonda
9
textura
12
Level of Calligraphy
fair
19
high
18
n/a
13
poor
8
very high
3
Colour of Text
black
35
blue
2
brown
23
dark brown
5
red
17
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
36
yes
25
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
4
normally
1
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
never
4
rarely
2
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
4
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
3
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
16
occasionally
5
often
10
rarely
9
sometimes
7
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
30
calligraphic with decoration
11
calligraphic with grotesque heads
9
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
9
historiated
1
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
5
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
6
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
10
sometimes
4
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
3
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
3
normally
3
occasionally
4
often
6
rarely
4
sometimes
3
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
3
banner
1
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
7
embellished final barline
3
end-symbol
4
littera notabilior
5
vignette
1
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Brussels, Belgium, Bibliothèque Royal Albert 1er/Koninklijke Bibliotheek Albert I, MS 215-216, between 1503-18, perhaps 1516, All folios
Brussels, Belgium, Bibliothèque Royal Albert 1er/Koninklijke Bibliotheek Albert I, MS IV.922, c. 1520, one quire (117-125) c. 1515, All folios
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