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
Belgium
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Czech Republic
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France
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Germany
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Great Britain
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Italy
46
Italy (North)
1
Portugal
1
Spain
6
Switzerland
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Cities
Antwerp
1
Arundel
1
Augsburg
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Austria
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Bologna
5
Bourges
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Brussels
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Burgundy
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Catalonia
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England
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Eton
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Ferrara
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Florence
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Germany (South)
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Girona
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Tarazona
1
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1
Turin
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Venice
1
Vic
1
Wittenberg
3
Zaragoza
1
Production method
Manuscript
107
Printed work
1
Physical type
choirbook
108
Material
paper
58
paper (with parchment)
5
parchment
43
parchment (with paper)
1
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
oblong
8
upright
100
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
32
n/a
1
never
11
none visible
44
normally
10
occasionally
1
often
6
rarely
2
sometimes
6
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
49
brown
45
dark brown
11
gold
1
light brown
3
red
5
reddish brown
4
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
double rastrum
11
freehand
3
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
90
straightedge
8
triple rastrum
7
Number of staves
1
2
10
55
11
30
12
21
13
9
14
5
15
4
16
1
17
1
2
5
3
3
4
7
5
14
6
33
7
30
8
40
9
50
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
20
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
44
2-part score
1
2-part single page
22
3-part consecutive
3
3-part opening
76
3-part score
3
3-part single page
24
4-part consecutive
2
4-part opening
100
4-part score
1
4-part single page
28
5-part consecutive
3
5-part opening
56
5-part single page
4
6-part consecutive
1
6-part opening
21
7-part consecutive
1
7-part opening
2
8-part consecutive
1
8-part opening
4
9-part consecutive
1
9-part opening
1
n/a
2
Indentation for Initials
all staves indented
1
double
40
none
51
quadruple
3
quintuple
1
single
66
triple
19
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
108
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
6
staves not ruled
3
staves not ruled on grid
24
variable space, not on grid
9
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
75
not in dedicated space
32
provided, in dedicated space
13
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
13
made for complete additional staves
40
notation and staves extended into margin
78
notation extended into margin
49
other
4
partial additional staves
45
staveline added
20
staves extended into margin
9
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
74
blue
1
brown
39
dark brown
7
gold
2
red
10
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
2
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
9
full mensural
10
strene notation
1
void mensural
104
Monophonic Notation
absent
86
present
27
Level of Calligraphy
fair
42
high
44
n/a
1
poor
1
very high
25
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
11
cue notes
2
custodes
1
end symbol
22
none
2
pointers
7
repeat signs
31
signa congruentiae
48
signes-de-renvoi
72
space-filler
5
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
1
Dutch
9
English
1
Flemish
6
French
42
German
3
Italian
17
Latin
108
Spanish
10
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
3
fully texted with one or two texts
19
fully texted with one text
97
fully texted with two or more texts
19
fully texted with two texts
5
partially texted with one or two texts
7
partially texted with one text
23
partially texted with two texts
2
provided with multiple incipits
3
provided with one or two incipits
14
provided with single incipit
41
provided with two incipits
3
untexted
41
Type of Script
antiqua
5
cursive
17
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (German)
3
cursive (Italianate)
1
cursive (bastarda)
39
cursive (humanistic)
9
cursive (italic)
4
display script
28
humanistic
2
hybrida
7
roman
2
rotonda
2
textura
25
various
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
45
high
41
n/a
1
poor
7
very high
26
Colour of Text
black
69
blue
5
brown
44
dark brown
9
gold
1
red
43
reddish brown
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
62
yes
54
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
8
rarely
31
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
10
occasionally
3
often
1
rarely
30
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
9
partial borders: one- and two-sided
4
partial borders: one-sided
8
partial borders: three-sided
2
partial borders: two- and three-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
10
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
4
normally
6
occasionally
4
often
6
rarely
25
sometimes
5
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic
1
calligraphic with decoration
2
decorated
20
decorated with grotesque heads
8
flourished
7
historiated
3
plain initials
2
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
6
Penned Initials Frequency
always
7
never
1
normally
51
occasionally
14
often
14
rarely
20
sometimes
13
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
62
calligraphic with decoration
26
calligraphic with grotesque heads
27
decorated
6
decorated with grotesque heads
4
flourished
30
historiated
1
littera notabilior
3
plain initials
18
zoomorphic initial
1
Planned Initials Frequency
always
3
never
13
normally
9
occasionally
6
often
14
rarely
20
sometimes
7
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
2
Other Decoration Frequency
always
3
never
16
normally
8
occasionally
12
often
13
rarely
9
sometimes
12
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
2
banner
5
decorated letters
5
decorative final long
19
embellished final barline
5
end-symbol
8
littera notabilior
11
ornament
2
signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Borders frequency: never
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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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