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
3
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England
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12
Great Britain
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Italy
37
Italy (North)
1
Netherlands
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Portugal
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Silesia
3
Spain
4
Switzerland
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Cities
Augsburg
1
Austria
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Basel
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Bologna
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1
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Florence
11
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4
Freiburg
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2
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1
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4
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1
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1
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1
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1
Stirling
1
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1
Toledo
1
Turin
1
Utrecht
1
Venice
1
Verona
2
Wittenberg
4
Zagan
3
Zaragoza
1
Production method
Manuscript
95
Physical type
choirbook
57
choirbook (fragment(s))
3
choirbook (fragment)
1
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
monophonic manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
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(s))
1
partbook (single)
4
partbooks (complete set)
13
partbooks (incomplete set)
2
poetry collection with some notated music
2
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
printed book with interpolated polyphony
1
printed treatise with added polyphony
1
Material
paper
79
paper (with parchment)
4
parchment
10
parchment and paper (mixed)
2
Format
oblong
26
upright
69
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
15
n/a
1
never
30
none visible
46
normally
4
sometimes
5
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
37
brown
41
dark brown
12
light brown
5
n/a
1
red
3
red-brown
1
reddish brown
2
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
2
double rastrum
6
freehand
9
printed staves
5
single rastrum
62
straightedge
14
triple rastrum
9
Number of staves
1
2
10
28
11
14
12
7
13
5
14
3
15
2
2
7
3
19
4
16
5
16
6
25
7
17
8
22
9
24
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
30
10-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
7
2-part opening
31
2-part score
2
2-part single page
22
3-part consecutive
8
3-part opening
45
3-part score
3
3-part single page
19
4-part consecutive
5
4-part opening
63
4-part score
1
4-part single page
16
5-part consecutive
2
5-part opening
26
5-part single page
4
6-part opening
8
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
2
n/a
3
Indentation for Initials
double
17
none
55
single
39
triple
3
varies
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
65
left below voice parts as part of grid
4
left between voice parts as part of grid
5
none
18
staves not ruled on grid
9
variable space, not on grid
9
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
64
not in dedicated space
27
provided, in dedicated space
14
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
7
made for complete additional staves
31
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
56
notation extended into margin
28
other
4
partial additional staves
35
staveline added
11
staves extended into margin
7
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
64
blue
1
brown
39
dark brown
6
light brown
2
red
2
red-brown
1
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
4
chant (Central European)
1
chant (Gothic)
2
chant (square)
9
full mensural
8
strene notation
1
void mensural
91
Monophonic Notation
absent
75
present
28
Level of Calligraphy
fair
77
high
17
poor
7
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
9
end symbol
15
none
2
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
pointers
6
repeat signs
19
signa congruentiae
23
signes-de-renvoi
38
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
7
Dutch
7
English
2
Flemish
3
French
31
German
11
Italian
24
Latin
95
Spanish
10
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
20
fully texted with one text
78
fully texted with two or more texts
4
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
5
partially texted with one text
18
partially texted with two or more texts
1
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
9
provided with single incipit
37
untexted
41
varies
1
Type of Script
antiqua
4
cursive
26
cursive (Anglicana)
3
cursive (German)
9
cursive (bastarda)
8
cursive (humanistic)
18
cursive (italic)
10
display script
6
humanistic
2
hybrida
3
rotonda
2
textura
18
various
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
95
high
11
poor
5
Colour of Text
black
60
blue
3
brown
48
dark brown
6
light brown
1
red
19
red-brown
1
reddish brown
2
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
62
yes
41
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
9
rarely
6
Borders Frequency
never
7
occasionally
1
rarely
4
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one- and two-sided
2
partial borders: one-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
3
normally
2
occasionally
2
rarely
6
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
2
decorated
5
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
4
historiated
1
plain initials
4
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
10
never
1
normally
27
occasionally
6
often
9
rarely
13
sometimes
11
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
45
calligraphic with decoration
15
calligraphic with grotesque heads
14
decorated
7
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
15
littera notabilior
2
plain initials
27
Planned Initials Frequency
always
5
never
1
normally
10
occasionally
7
often
13
rarely
7
sometimes
5
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
2
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
2
normally
4
occasionally
8
often
10
rarely
8
sometimes
7
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
2
banner
2
decorated letters
3
decorative final long
15
embellished final barline
2
end-symbol
9
littera notabilior
8
ornament
1
signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Brussels, Belgium, Bibliothèque Royal Albert 1er/Koninklijke Bibliotheek Albert I, MS 9126, 1504-1505, All folios
Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 22, c. 1500-05, All folios
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