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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Germany
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Italy
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Italy (North)
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Netherlands
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Portugal
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Spain
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Switzerland
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Maastricht
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Mantua
3
Mechelen
21
Milan
2
Modena
2
Munich
11
Munich, Germany
1
Naples
4
Netherlands
2
Padua
1
Paris
2
Pisa
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6
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1
Schonenberg nr. Bocholt
1
Segovia
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Seville
2
Siena
2
Spain
2
St Gall
1
Staffarda
1
Stirling
1
Tarazona
1
Toledo
1
Torgau
1
Troyes
1
Turin
1
Utrecht
1
Venice
2
Verona
2
Vienna
7
Windsor
1
Wittenberg
1
Zaragoza
1
Production method
Manuscript
157
Printed work
1
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
124
choirbook (fragment(s))
5
choirbook (fragment)
3
choirbook (single quire(s))
5
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
3
monophonic manuscript with interpolated polyphony
3
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 (fragment)
1
partbook (single)
2
poetry collection with some notated music
2
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
printed treatise with added polyphony
1
Material
paper
86
paper (with parchment)
5
parchment
58
parchment (with paper)
4
parchment and paper (mixed)
5
Format
upright
158
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
37
n/a
1
never
32
none visible
58
normally
13
occasionally
3
often
7
rarely
3
sometimes
11
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
82
brown
55
dark brown
10
gold
1
light brown
8
n/a
1
red
9
red-brown
1
reddish brown
3
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
3
double rastrum
8
freehand
12
quadruple rastrum
2
single rastrum
120
straightedge
24
triple rastrum
4
Number of staves
1
6
10
73
11
40
12
28
13
11
14
6
15
3
16
2
17
2
2
21
3
22
4
30
5
44
6
58
7
60
8
74
9
68
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
28
10-part opening
1
12-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
6
2-part opening
58
2-part single page
27
3-part consecutive
10
3-part opening
99
3-part score
2
3-part single page
32
4-part consecutive
5
4-part opening
125
4-part single page
32
5-part consecutive
5
5-part opening
67
5-part single page
5
6-part consecutive
1
6-part opening
29
7-part consecutive
1
7-part opening
2
8-part consecutive
1
8-part opening
6
9-part consecutive
1
9-part opening
1
n/a
4
Indentation for Initials
all staves indented
1
double
53
none
65
quadruple
5
quintuple
1
single
107
triple
24
varies
3
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
108
left below voice parts as part of grid
5
left between voice parts as part of grid
10
none
22
staves not ruled
3
staves not ruled on grid
38
variable space, not on grid
27
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
109
not in dedicated space
35
provided, in dedicated space
25
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
12
made for complete additional staves
48
none
3
notation and staves extended into margin
92
notation extended into margin
54
other
7
partial additional staves
49
staveline added
21
staves extended into margin
10
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
112
brown
49
dark brown
9
gold
1
light brown
3
red
13
red-brown
1
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
3
chant (Central European)
1
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
12
full mensural
14
strene notation
1
void mensural
145
Monophonic Notation
absent
121
present
43
Level of Calligraphy
fair
57
high
64
n/a
1
poor
16
very high
27
very poor
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
15
custodes
1
end symbol
20
none
5
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
pointers
10
repeat signs
32
signa congruentiae
57
signes-de-renvoi
83
space-filler
5
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
2
Dutch
9
English
3
Flemish
5
French
47
German
8
Italian
17
Latin
143
Spanish
10
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
27
fully texted with one text
136
fully texted with two or more texts
19
fully texted with two texts
11
partially texted with one or two texts
10
partially texted with one text
31
partially texted with two texts
2
provided with multiple incipits
3
provided with one or two incipits
19
provided with single incipit
51
provided with two incipits
5
untexted
54
varies
2
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
23
cursive (Anglicana)
6
cursive (German)
12
cursive (bastarda)
48
cursive (humanistic)
15
cursive (italic)
4
display script
43
humanistic
3
hybrida
9
roman
2
rotonda
2
textura
44
various
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
59
high
67
n/a
1
poor
16
very high
30
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
104
blue
9
brown
55
dark brown
10
dark red
1
gold
1
green
1
grey
1
light brown
2
red
62
red-brown
1
reddish brown
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
96
yes
73
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
15
none visible
1
normally
1
rarely
40
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
15
occasionally
4
often
1
rarely
39
sometimes
1
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
11
partial borders: one- and two-sided
6
partial borders: one-sided
14
partial borders: three-sided
2
partial borders: two- and three-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
12
Painted Initials Frequency
always
8
never
8
normally
11
occasionally
6
often
8
rarely
31
sometimes
6
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic
1
calligraphic with decoration
3
decorated
32
decorated with grotesque heads
9
flourished
10
historiated
7
plain initials
8
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
7
Penned Initials Frequency
always
15
never
2
normally
57
occasionally
23
often
13
rarely
28
sometimes
20
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
79
calligraphic with decoration
24
calligraphic with grotesque heads
27
decorated
6
decorated with grotesque heads
6
flourished
32
historiated
1
littera notabilior
7
plain initials
22
zoomorphic initial
1
Planned Initials Frequency
always
6
never
13
normally
14
occasionally
12
often
14
rarely
26
sometimes
8
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
always
4
never
20
normally
11
occasionally
12
often
15
rarely
13
sometimes
14
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
4
banner
6
decorated letters
7
decorative final long
22
diagrams
1
embellished final barline
4
end-symbol
7
littera notabilior
15
ornament
2
signes-de-renvoi
2
vignette
1
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Munich, Germany, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Musica MS 25 (olim H.C.51; = MaiM 69), c. 1520-4, All folios
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