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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Czech Republic
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Germany
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Great Britain
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Italy
21
Netherlands
1
Silesia
3
Spain
2
Switzerland
4
Cities
Augsburg
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2
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1
Switzerland
1
Toledo
1
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1
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1
Wittenberg
1
Zagan
3
Production method
Manuscript
48
Physical type
choirbook
29
choirbook (fragment)
1
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
partbook (single)
5
partbooks (complete set)
6
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
poetry collection with some notated music
1
printed treatise with added polyphony
1
Material
paper
40
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
4
parchment and paper (mixed)
3
Format
oblong
13
upright
35
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
6
never
11
none visible
27
normally
2
occasionally
1
sometimes
3
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
7
brown
48
dark brown
1
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
2
double rastrum
5
freehand
5
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
31
straightedge
9
triple rastrum
5
Number of staves
1
2
10
14
11
10
12
6
13
2
14
2
15
1
2
6
3
9
4
11
5
9
6
13
7
10
8
11
9
13
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
17
10-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
16
2-part score
2
2-part single page
14
3-part consecutive
6
3-part opening
23
3-part score
2
3-part single page
12
4-part consecutive
4
4-part opening
32
4-part score
1
4-part single page
10
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
16
5-part single page
3
6-part opening
6
8-part opening
1
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
4
none
27
single
24
triple
1
varies
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
35
left below voice parts as part of grid
4
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
9
staves not ruled on grid
3
variable space, not on grid
5
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
27
not in dedicated space
19
provided, in dedicated space
10
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
6
made for complete additional staves
20
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
36
notation extended into margin
18
other
2
partial additional staves
28
staveline added
9
staves extended into margin
5
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
25
blue
1
brown
30
dark brown
3
light brown
1
red
3
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
chant (Central European)
1
chant (square)
3
full mensural
6
strene notation
1
void mensural
46
Monophonic Notation
absent
39
present
15
Level of Calligraphy
fair
41
high
6
poor
6
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
3
end symbol
9
none
1
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
pointers
5
repeat signs
12
signa congruentiae
16
signes-de-renvoi
21
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
6
Dutch
3
English
3
Flemish
1
French
17
German
8
Italian
13
Latin
41
Spanish
5
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
13
fully texted with one text
40
fully texted with two or more texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
4
partially texted with one text
12
partially texted with two or more texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
6
provided with single incipit
24
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
25
varies
1
Type of Script
antiqua
2
cursive
15
cursive (Anglicana)
3
cursive (German)
8
cursive (bastarda)
4
cursive (humanistic)
7
cursive (italic)
4
display script
3
hybrida
1
rotonda
1
textura
6
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
48
high
6
poor
3
Colour of Text
black
21
blue
3
brown
34
dark brown
2
red
10
reddish brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
30
yes
24
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
6
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
never
5
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
2
normally
1
occasionally
1
rarely
2
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
flourished
3
historiated
1
plain initials
3
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
4
never
1
normally
13
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
9
sometimes
5
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
20
calligraphic with decoration
6
calligraphic with grotesque heads
7
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
9
littera notabilior
2
plain initials
15
Planned Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
9
occasionally
3
often
6
rarely
4
sometimes
3
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
4
occasionally
4
often
3
rarely
8
sometimes
3
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorated letters
3
decorative final long
8
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
4
littera notabilior
7
ornament
1
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Disposition of voice part: 5-part single page
Adhoc adaptation: staves extended into margin
Extra space: left below voice parts as part of grid
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS Banco Rari 229 (olim Magliabechi XIX.59), 1492-1493, All folios
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