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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Italy (North)
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Switzerland
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Cities
Arundel
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Venice
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Verona
1
Vic
1
Vienna
7
Windsor
1
Wittenberg
4
Zaragoza
1
Zwickau
1
Production method
Manuscript
129
Printed work
1
Physical type
choirbook
103
choirbook (fragment(s))
3
choirbook (fragment)
3
choirbook (single quire(s))
4
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
monophonic manuscript with interpolated polyphony
3
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
3
partbook (fragment)
1
partbook (single)
4
partbooks (complete set)
1
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
printed book with interpolated polyphony
1
Material
paper
86
paper (with parchment)
5
parchment
34
parchment (with paper)
2
parchment and paper (mixed)
3
Format
upright
130
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
33
n/a
1
never
26
none visible
54
normally
4
occasionally
2
often
6
rarely
2
sometimes
9
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
77
brown
46
dark brown
5
gold
1
light brown
2
n/a
1
red
5
red-brown
1
reddish brown
2
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
double rastrum
12
freehand
7
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
106
straightedge
16
triple rastrum
3
Number of staves
1
3
10
69
11
36
12
29
13
11
14
5
15
4
16
1
17
1
2
16
3
17
4
24
5
37
6
44
7
46
8
58
9
57
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
25
10-part opening
1
12-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
46
2-part single page
18
3-part consecutive
5
3-part opening
69
3-part single page
15
4-part consecutive
3
4-part opening
106
4-part single page
20
5-part consecutive
3
5-part opening
65
5-part single page
3
6-part opening
29
7-part opening
2
8-part opening
3
n/a
5
Indentation for Initials
double
51
none
57
quadruple
5
single
83
triple
24
varies
3
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
89
left below voice parts as part of grid
4
left between voice parts as part of grid
9
none
16
staves not ruled
3
staves not ruled on grid
32
variable space, not on grid
28
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
130
not in dedicated space
5
provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
8
made for complete additional staves
35
none
2
notation and staves extended into margin
72
notation extended into margin
32
other
5
partial additional staves
35
staveline added
9
staves extended into margin
5
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
102
brown
31
dark brown
6
gold
1
light brown
1
red
8
red-brown
1
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
3
chant (Central European)
1
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
8
full mensural
9
void mensural
121
Monophonic Notation
absent
105
present
32
Level of Calligraphy
fair
51
high
51
n/a
1
poor
13
very high
19
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
11
cue notes
2
custodes
1
end symbol
10
none
7
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
pointers
4
repeat signs
11
signa congruentiae
40
signes-de-renvoi
61
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
3
Dutch
2
English
1
Flemish
3
French
24
German
5
Italian
6
Latin
125
Spanish
2
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
9
fully texted with one text
118
fully texted with two or more texts
15
fully texted with two texts
7
partially texted with one text
13
provided with multiple incipits
2
provided with one or two incipits
8
provided with single incipit
26
untexted
28
varies
2
Type of Script
antiqua
5
cursive
18
cursive (Anglicana)
5
cursive (German)
10
cursive (Italianate)
1
cursive (bastarda)
32
cursive (humanistic)
10
cursive (italic)
4
display script
38
humanistic
3
hybrida
4
roman
2
rotonda
2
textura
44
various
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
51
high
55
n/a
1
poor
11
very high
22
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
95
blue
5
brown
38
dark brown
6
dark red
1
gold
1
green
1
red
54
red-brown
1
reddish brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
91
yes
47
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
10
none visible
1
normally
1
rarely
32
Borders Frequency
never
12
occasionally
4
rarely
31
sometimes
1
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
8
partial borders: one- and two-sided
5
partial borders: one-sided
13
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
7
Painted Initials Frequency
always
4
never
6
normally
5
occasionally
5
often
3
rarely
27
sometimes
3
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
2
decorated
20
decorated with grotesque heads
7
flourished
6
historiated
5
plain initials
4
zoomorphic initial
4
Penned Initials Frequency
always
14
never
2
normally
47
occasionally
15
often
11
rarely
20
sometimes
16
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
67
calligraphic with decoration
13
calligraphic with grotesque heads
15
decorated
4
decorated with grotesque heads
4
flourished
25
historiated
1
littera notabilior
6
plain initials
15
Planned Initials Frequency
always
6
never
13
normally
9
occasionally
10
often
11
rarely
15
sometimes
5
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
4
never
18
normally
9
occasionally
6
often
12
rarely
9
sometimes
13
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
4
banner
3
decorated letters
8
decorative final long
16
embellished final barline
5
end-symbol
4
littera notabilior
12
ornament
2
signes-de-renvoi
1
vignette
1
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Adhoc adaptation: notation extended into margin
Disposition of voice part: 3-part opening
Multiple texts: no
Penned initials type: calligraphic with decoration
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Barcelona, Spain, Biblioteca de Catalunya, M. 454, 1500–1534, All folios
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