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
8
Great Britain
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Italy
22
Netherlands
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Spain
5
Switzerland
2
Cities
Antwerp
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Augsburg
3
Barcelona
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Basel
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Belgium
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Bologna
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Bourges
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Brussels
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Casale Monferrato
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England
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Ferrara
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London
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1
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15
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2
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1
Seville
2
Spain
2
Toledo
1
Utrecht
1
Verona
1
Vic
1
Vienna
3
Production method
Manuscript
73
Printed work
1
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
65
monophonic manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
2
partbooks (complete set)
1
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
poetry collection with some notated music
1
Material
paper
36
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
33
parchment (with paper)
2
parchment and paper (mixed)
2
Format
upright
74
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
18
n/a
1
never
6
none visible
30
normally
7
occasionally
1
often
6
rarely
3
sometimes
6
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
42
brown
22
dark brown
5
gold
1
light brown
3
red
4
red-brown
1
reddish brown
2
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
4
freehand
4
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
66
straightedge
6
triple rastrum
3
Number of staves
1
4
10
38
11
22
12
10
13
2
14
1
15
1
16
1
17
1
2
11
3
11
4
17
5
23
6
37
7
33
8
43
9
37
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
17
12-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
3
2-part opening
32
2-part single page
17
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
59
3-part score
2
3-part single page
17
4-part consecutive
2
4-part opening
63
4-part single page
16
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
40
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
5
9-part consecutive
1
9-part opening
1
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
all staves indented
1
double
29
none
33
quadruple
3
quintuple
1
single
51
triple
16
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
58
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
8
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
25
variable space, not on grid
12
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
47
not in dedicated space
25
provided, in dedicated space
13
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
6
made for complete additional staves
26
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
54
notation extended into margin
36
other
2
partial additional staves
27
staveline added
14
staves extended into margin
5
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
49
brown
24
dark brown
6
gold
1
light brown
2
red
5
red-brown
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
chant (square)
3
full mensural
4
strene notation
1
void mensural
73
Monophonic Notation
absent
58
present
18
Level of Calligraphy
fair
18
high
36
n/a
1
poor
5
very high
18
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
9
cue notes
2
custodes
1
end symbol
14
pointers
5
repeat signs
24
signa congruentiae
37
signes-de-renvoi
50
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
7
English
2
Flemish
4
French
31
German
2
Italian
11
Latin
68
Spanish
6
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
17
fully texted with one text
67
fully texted with two or more texts
13
fully texted with two texts
8
partially texted with one or two texts
8
partially texted with one text
19
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
2
provided with one or two incipits
10
provided with single incipit
27
provided with two incipits
3
untexted
27
Type of Script
cursive
14
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (bastarda)
28
cursive (humanistic)
3
cursive (italic)
2
display script
25
humanistic
2
hybrida
8
roman
2
rotonda
2
textura
19
Level of Calligraphy
fair
20
high
34
n/a
1
poor
7
very high
19
Colour of Text
black
48
blue
3
brown
24
dark brown
7
gold
1
light brown
2
red
33
red-brown
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
38
yes
42
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
7
normally
1
rarely
24
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
7
occasionally
1
rarely
28
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
10
partial borders: one- and two-sided
3
partial borders: one-sided
7
partial borders: three-sided
2
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
10
Painted Initials Frequency
always
4
never
5
normally
6
occasionally
4
often
6
rarely
18
sometimes
3
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic
1
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
19
decorated with grotesque heads
8
flourished
6
historiated
4
plain initials
3
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
4
Penned Initials Frequency
always
4
normally
32
occasionally
11
often
9
rarely
16
sometimes
7
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
38
calligraphic with decoration
10
calligraphic with grotesque heads
12
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
14
historiated
1
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
7
Planned Initials Frequency
never
7
normally
6
occasionally
3
often
3
rarely
20
sometimes
4
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
14
normally
4
occasionally
4
often
8
rarely
5
sometimes
3
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
4
banner
4
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
6
embellished final barline
3
end-symbol
4
littera notabilior
3
signes-de-renvoi
1
vignette
1
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Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, nouvelles acquisitions françaises MS 1817, c. 1514-23, All folios
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