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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Belgium
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Italy (North)
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Netherlands
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Silesia
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Spain
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Cities
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Germany (South)
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1
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Siena
2
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2
St Gall
1
Staffarda
1
Switzerland
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Tarazona
4
Toledo
1
Turin
1
Venice
5
Vic
1
Wittenberg
3
Zagan
3
Zaragoza
1
Zwickau
1
Production method
Manuscript
150
Printed work
3
Physical type
chansonnier
2
choirbook
117
choirbook (fragment)
1
choirbook (single quire(s))
2
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
2
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
2
partbook (fragment)
1
partbook (single)
4
partbooks (complete set)
8
partbooks (incomplete set)
8
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
2
printed book with interpolated polyphony
1
tablebook
1
Material
paper
92
paper (with parchment)
6
parchment
50
parchment (with paper)
3
parchment and paper (mixed)
2
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
31
upright
121
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
42
n/a
4
never
24
none visible
67
normally
9
occasionally
1
often
6
rarely
2
sometimes
8
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
66
brown
65
dark brown
16
gold
2
light brown
6
red
6
red-brown
1
reddish brown
4
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
2
double rastrum
18
freehand
8
printed staves
5
quadruple rastrum
2
single rastrum
120
straightedge
10
triple rastrum
10
Number of staves
1
5
10
58
11
30
12
21
13
7
14
3
15
3
2
8
3
11
4
24
5
30
6
47
7
40
8
53
9
57
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
46
2-part consecutive
5
2-part opening
52
2-part score
2
2-part single page
30
3-part consecutive
4
3-part opening
96
3-part score
3
3-part single page
31
4-part consecutive
2
4-part opening
121
4-part score
1
4-part single page
32
5-part consecutive
2
5-part opening
60
5-part single page
6
6-part opening
21
7-part opening
2
8-part opening
3
n/a
3
Indentation for Initials
double
48
none
71
quadruple
6
quintuple
1
single
91
triple
23
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
153
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
4
none
8
staves not ruled
3
staves not ruled on grid
26
variable space, not on grid
11
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
105
not in dedicated space
45
provided, in dedicated space
21
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
12
made for complete additional staves
55
none
2
notation and staves extended into margin
104
notation extended into margin
58
other
6
partial additional staves
58
staveline added
29
staves extended into margin
12
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
100
blue
2
brown
52
dark brown
14
gold
3
light brown
3
red
9
red-brown
1
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
2
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
13
full mensural
7
strene notation
1
void mensural
153
Monophonic Notation
absent
126
present
35
Level of Calligraphy
fair
68
high
53
n/a
3
poor
8
very high
28
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
14
cue notes
2
custodes
1
end symbol
24
none
4
pointers
13
repeat signs
41
signa congruentiae
62
signes-de-renvoi
86
space-filler
6
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
6
Dutch
12
English
3
Flemish
6
French
61
German
7
Italian
29
Latin
136
Spanish
16
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
3
fully texted with one or two texts
35
fully texted with one text
132
fully texted with two or more texts
21
fully texted with two texts
7
partially texted with one or two texts
12
partially texted with one text
39
partially texted with two or more texts
1
partially texted with two texts
2
provided with multiple incipits
4
provided with one or two incipits
19
provided with single incipit
63
provided with two incipits
6
untexted
67
Type of Script
antiqua
4
cursive
29
cursive (Anglicana)
4
cursive (German)
9
cursive (Italianate)
1
cursive (bastarda)
47
cursive (humanistic)
23
cursive (italic)
7
display script
33
humanistic
3
hybrida
8
roman
3
rotonda
4
textura
23
various
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
68
high
57
n/a
3
poor
15
very high
26
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
93
blue
6
brown
60
dark brown
15
gold
1
light brown
3
red
49
red-brown
1
reddish brown
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
86
yes
78
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
10
often
1
rarely
35
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
12
occasionally
3
often
1
rarely
34
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
10
partial borders: one- and two-sided
5
partial borders: one-sided
10
partial borders: three-sided
2
partial borders: two- and three-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
11
Painted Initials Frequency
always
4
never
5
normally
6
occasionally
5
often
7
rarely
28
sometimes
6
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic
1
calligraphic with decoration
2
decorated
24
decorated with grotesque heads
7
flourished
8
historiated
4
plain initials
3
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
6
Penned Initials Frequency
always
17
never
1
normally
60
occasionally
18
often
20
rarely
26
sometimes
19
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
78
calligraphic with decoration
31
calligraphic with grotesque heads
31
decorated
10
decorated with grotesque heads
6
flourished
31
historiated
1
littera notabilior
6
plain initials
27
zoomorphic initial
1
Planned Initials Frequency
always
4
never
13
normally
12
occasionally
8
often
17
rarely
25
sometimes
10
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
3
Other Decoration Frequency
always
4
never
19
normally
9
occasionally
13
often
13
rarely
13
sometimes
10
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
2
banner
4
decorated letters
7
decorative final long
24
embellished final barline
7
end-symbol
11
littera notabilior
11
ornament
1
signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS II.I.232 (olim Magliabechi XIX.58), c. 1515-1521, All folios
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