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
22
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Great Britain
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Italy
17
Spain
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Switzerland
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Cities
Antwerp
1
Arundel
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Augsburg
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Basel
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Brussels
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Cambrai
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Catalonia
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England
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Ferrara
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Florence
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London
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Mantua
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Mechelen
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Modena
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St Gall
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1
Toledo
1
Torgau
1
Verona
1
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1
Wittenberg
3
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1
Production method
Manuscript
76
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
68
choirbook (fragment(s))
1
choirbook (fragment)
2
choirbook (single quire(s))
2
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
1
Material
paper
42
paper (with parchment)
3
parchment
27
parchment (with paper)
3
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
upright
76
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
24
never
12
none visible
27
normally
4
occasionally
3
often
5
rarely
1
sometimes
5
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
52
brown
26
dark brown
5
light brown
2
red
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
7
freehand
3
single rastrum
62
straightedge
13
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
1
3
10
76
11
30
12
18
13
5
14
2
15
1
2
6
3
8
4
12
5
21
6
30
7
29
8
42
9
47
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
14
10-part opening
1
12-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
28
2-part single page
15
3-part consecutive
4
3-part opening
47
3-part score
1
3-part single page
14
4-part consecutive
3
4-part opening
70
4-part single page
10
5-part consecutive
2
5-part opening
44
5-part single page
4
6-part opening
22
7-part opening
2
8-part opening
2
n/a
3
Indentation for Initials
double
39
none
26
quadruple
5
single
57
triple
24
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
58
left below voice parts as part of grid
4
left between voice parts as part of grid
7
none
10
staves not ruled
3
staves not ruled on grid
30
variable space, not on grid
13
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
66
not in dedicated space
10
provided, in dedicated space
11
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
4
made for complete additional staves
28
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
52
notation extended into margin
24
other
4
partial additional staves
31
staveline added
9
staves extended into margin
5
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
59
brown
20
dark brown
4
light brown
1
red
7
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
chant (square)
5
full mensural
5
strene notation
1
void mensural
76
Monophonic Notation
absent
64
present
18
Level of Calligraphy
fair
25
high
32
poor
6
very high
19
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
10
cue notes
1
custodes
1
end symbol
11
none
3
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
pointers
4
repeat signs
14
signa congruentiae
31
signes-de-renvoi
49
space-filler
4
Copying of Text
Language
English
2
Flemish
5
French
20
German
4
Italian
3
Latin
73
Spanish
3
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
71
fully texted with two or more texts
17
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
3
partially texted with one text
12
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
2
provided with one or two incipits
7
provided with single incipit
21
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
22
varies
2
Type of Script
cursive
12
cursive (Anglicana)
4
cursive (German)
6
cursive (Italianate)
1
cursive (bastarda)
31
cursive (humanistic)
3
cursive (italic)
5
display script
26
humanistic
1
hybrida
3
roman
1
textura
18
Level of Calligraphy
fair
28
high
27
poor
6
very high
22
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
57
blue
1
brown
24
dark brown
4
red
37
reddish brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
46
yes
36
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
12
none visible
1
rarely
27
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
14
occasionally
3
rarely
21
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
6
partial borders: one- and two-sided
4
partial borders: one-sided
8
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
6
occasionally
3
often
4
rarely
23
sometimes
3
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
9
decorated with grotesque heads
7
flourished
3
historiated
4
plain initials
3
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
8
never
2
normally
36
occasionally
14
often
7
rarely
22
sometimes
7
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
41
calligraphic with decoration
8
calligraphic with grotesque heads
11
decorated
4
decorated with grotesque heads
4
flourished
13
historiated
1
littera notabilior
4
plain initials
10
Planned Initials Frequency
always
4
never
13
normally
8
occasionally
3
often
6
rarely
19
sometimes
3
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
3
never
19
normally
1
occasionally
4
often
8
rarely
9
sometimes
6
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
3
banner
2
decorated letters
5
decorative final long
6
embellished final barline
3
end-symbol
5
littera notabilior
7
ornament
1
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Other decoration type: end-symbol
Borders size: full borders
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Brussels, Belgium, Bibliothèque Royal Albert 1er/Koninklijke Bibliotheek Albert I, MS 9126, 1504-1505, All folios
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