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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France
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Germany
16
Italy
25
Italy (North)
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Netherlands
1
Portugal
1
Silesia
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Spain
6
Switzerland
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Augsburg
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Basel
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Germany (South)
6
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3
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1
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1
Turin
1
Utrecht
1
Venice
1
Verona
1
Vienna
2
Wittenberg
4
Zagan
3
Production method
Manuscript
70
Physical type
choirbook
49
choirbook (fragment(s))
1
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
monophonic manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
2
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbook (fragment(s))
1
partbook (single)
3
partbooks (complete set)
3
partbooks (incomplete set)
4
poetry collection with some notated music
1
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
tablebook
1
Material
paper
57
paper (with parchment)
4
parchment
7
parchment and paper (mixed)
2
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
12
upright
57
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
15
never
14
none visible
35
normally
1
occasionally
2
sometimes
6
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
30
brown
33
dark brown
7
light brown
3
red
4
red-brown
1
reddish brown
2
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
double rastrum
5
freehand
3
single rastrum
70
straightedge
2
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
10
18
11
13
12
8
13
5
14
3
15
2
2
7
3
7
4
15
5
10
6
19
7
15
8
19
9
18
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
18
2-part consecutive
5
2-part opening
24
2-part single page
19
3-part consecutive
4
3-part opening
36
3-part single page
14
4-part consecutive
2
4-part opening
51
4-part single page
17
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
22
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
6
8-part opening
2
n/a
5
Indentation for Initials
double
8
none
39
single
39
triple
1
varies
3
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
52
left below voice parts as part of grid
2
left between voice parts as part of grid
6
none
9
staves not ruled on grid
8
variable space, not on grid
6
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
47
not in dedicated space
20
provided, in dedicated space
13
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
4
made for complete additional staves
29
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
48
notation extended into margin
16
other
5
partial additional staves
28
staveline added
10
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
41
brown
34
dark brown
6
light brown
2
red-brown
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
3
chant (Central European)
1
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
3
full mensural
3
void mensural
70
Monophonic Notation
absent
55
present
22
Level of Calligraphy
fair
70
high
5
poor
6
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
3
cue notes
1
end symbol
6
none
3
pointers
4
repeat signs
14
signa congruentiae
15
signes-de-renvoi
26
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
7
Dutch
4
Flemish
2
French
23
German
11
Italian
11
Latin
65
Spanish
9
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
17
fully texted with one text
60
fully texted with two or more texts
3
fully texted with two texts
3
partially texted with one or two texts
7
partially texted with one text
20
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
29
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
32
varies
2
Type of Script
antiqua
4
cursive
15
cursive (German)
8
cursive (bastarda)
8
cursive (humanistic)
12
cursive (italic)
4
display script
8
hybrida
4
textura
20
various
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
54
high
20
poor
8
Colour of Text
black
40
blue
4
brown
35
dark brown
6
light brown
2
red
17
red-brown
1
reddish brown
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
44
yes
34
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
6
rarely
4
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
4
rarely
4
Borders Size
partial borders: one- and two-sided
2
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
always
3
never
3
normally
1
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
7
flourished
2
historiated
1
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
8
never
2
normally
17
occasionally
4
often
6
rarely
10
sometimes
6
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
36
calligraphic with decoration
14
calligraphic with grotesque heads
7
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
11
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
12
Planned Initials Frequency
always
5
normally
10
occasionally
4
often
12
rarely
3
sometimes
3
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
2
Other Decoration Frequency
always
2
never
2
normally
6
occasionally
5
often
6
rarely
3
sometimes
5
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorated letters
4
decorative final long
11
embellished final barline
3
end-symbol
4
littera notabilior
6
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Level of calligraphy music: fair
Ruling medium: single rastrum
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Hradec Králové, Czech Republic, Muzeum Východních Čech, Knihovna, MS Hr-34 (II A 27) (olim 8712), 16th century, All folios
Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 30, 1496-1497, All folios
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