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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Czech Republic
4
France
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Germany
6
Great Britain
8
Italy
16
Netherlands
1
Portugal
1
Silesia
3
Spain
1
Switzerland
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Cities
Antwerp
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Arundel
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Basel
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Bologna
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Brussels
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Ferrara
6
Florence
5
Fossombrone
1
Germany (South)
2
Glarus, Switzerland
1
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4
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9
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2
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1
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1
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1
Schonenberg nr. Bocholt
1
Torgau
1
Utrecht
1
Venice
1
Vienna
2
Zagan
3
Zaragoza
1
Production method
Manuscript
63
Printed work
4
Physical type
chansonnier
1
chant book with polyphony
1
choirbook
38
choirbook (fragment)
2
choirbook (single quire(s))
1
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
monophonic manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
2
partbook (fragment(s))
1
partbook (single)
6
partbooks (complete set)
12
poetry collection with some notated music
1
Material
paper
35
parchment
30
parchment (with paper)
1
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
oblong
18
upright
49
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
15
n/a
4
never
11
none visible
25
normally
6
often
6
rarely
1
sometimes
3
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
41
brown
23
dark brown
2
light brown
1
red
6
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
2
freehand
3
printed staves
4
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
47
straightedge
7
triple rastrum
3
Number of staves
1
3
10
26
11
13
12
12
13
8
14
2
15
2
16
2
17
2
2
9
3
15
4
19
5
18
6
24
7
17
8
21
9
24
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
28
2-part consecutive
6
2-part opening
25
2-part single page
16
3-part consecutive
4
3-part opening
35
3-part single page
12
4-part consecutive
2
4-part opening
41
4-part single page
10
5-part consecutive
4
5-part opening
26
6-part consecutive
1
6-part opening
13
7-part consecutive
1
7-part opening
1
8-part consecutive
1
8-part opening
4
9-part consecutive
1
9-part opening
1
n/a
2
Indentation for Initials
all staves indented
1
double
27
none
27
quadruple
1
single
41
triple
10
varies
3
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
45
left below voice parts as part of grid
4
left between voice parts as part of grid
5
none
10
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
15
variable space, not on grid
8
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
50
not in dedicated space
15
provided, in dedicated space
10
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
18
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
35
notation extended into margin
15
other
3
partial additional staves
26
staveline added
7
staves extended into margin
5
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
64
brown
11
dark brown
3
red
7
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
2
chant (Central European)
1
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
6
full mensural
7
void mensural
61
Monophonic Notation
absent
55
present
17
Level of Calligraphy
fair
25
high
23
n/a
4
poor
4
very high
13
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
8
end symbol
8
none
1
pointers
5
repeat signs
9
signa congruentiae
20
signes-de-renvoi
28
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
7
Dutch
1
English
1
Flemish
5
French
21
German
6
Italian
4
Latin
63
Spanish
4
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
10
fully texted with one text
59
fully texted with two or more texts
11
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
15
partially texted with two or more texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
7
provided with single incipit
18
provided with two incipits
2
untexted
23
varies
1
Type of Script
antiqua
2
cursive
12
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (German)
6
cursive (bastarda)
18
cursive (humanistic)
4
cursive (italic)
1
display script
15
humanistic
1
hybrida
1
roman
1
rotonda
3
textura
19
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
25
high
24
n/a
4
poor
3
very high
17
Colour of Text
black
67
blue
5
brown
11
dark brown
2
gold
1
red
24
Multiple Texts
no
39
yes
33
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
3
never
6
none visible
1
rarely
16
sometimes
1
Borders Frequency
never
5
occasionally
2
rarely
16
sometimes
2
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
3
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
7
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
6
Painted Initials Frequency
always
4
never
3
normally
3
occasionally
3
often
6
rarely
17
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic
1
calligraphic with decoration
3
decorated
17
decorated with grotesque heads
5
flourished
7
historiated
7
plain initials
2
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
3
Penned Initials Frequency
always
9
never
1
normally
24
occasionally
7
often
7
rarely
8
sometimes
6
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
26
calligraphic with decoration
9
calligraphic with grotesque heads
10
decorated
7
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
16
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
14
Planned Initials Frequency
always
4
never
6
normally
3
occasionally
4
often
5
rarely
10
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
2
never
7
normally
4
occasionally
3
often
7
rarely
6
sometimes
7
Other Decoration Type
banner
3
decorated letters
3
decorative final long
10
diagrams
1
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
8
ornament
1
signa congruentiae
1
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Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 7, c. 1515, All folios
Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 3, 1518-20, All folios
Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 4, c. 1516-18, All folios
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