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
7
Belgium
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Czech Republic
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England
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France
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Germany
24
Great Britain
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Italy
33
Spain
4
Switzerland
8
Cities
Arundel
2
Augsburg
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Austria
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Basel
7
Bologna
7
Bruges
2
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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Fossombrone
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Germany
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Germany (South)
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Girona
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Glarus, Switzerland
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Halberstadt
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Italy
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Italy (North)
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Mechelen
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Munich
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1
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St Gall
1
Stirling
1
Torgau
1
Venice
5
Verona
1
Vic
1
Vienna
7
Windsor
1
Wittenberg
4
Zaragoza
1
Production method
Manuscript
117
Printed work
11
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
86
choirbook (fragment(s))
2
choirbook (fragment)
2
choirbook (single quire(s))
4
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
monophonic manuscript with interpolated polyphony
2
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
2
partbook (fragment(s))
1
partbook (single)
8
partbooks (complete set)
13
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
2
printed book with interpolated polyphony
1
Material
paper
82
paper (with parchment)
5
parchment
37
parchment (with paper)
2
parchment and paper (mixed)
2
Format
oblong
26
upright
102
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
34
n/a
12
never
24
none visible
43
normally
4
occasionally
2
often
8
rarely
1
sometimes
8
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
87
brown
33
dark brown
2
light brown
3
n/a
1
red
3
reddish brown
3
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
10
freehand
6
printed staves
5
single rastrum
90
straightedge
13
triple rastrum
2
Number of staves
1
2
10
58
11
28
12
25
13
10
14
4
15
4
16
1
17
1
2
15
3
24
4
30
5
42
6
51
7
42
8
53
9
50
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
40
10-part opening
1
12-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
3
2-part opening
37
2-part single page
16
3-part consecutive
4
3-part opening
55
3-part single page
13
4-part consecutive
2
4-part opening
88
4-part single page
15
5-part consecutive
3
5-part opening
56
5-part single page
3
6-part opening
24
7-part opening
2
8-part opening
2
n/a
5
Indentation for Initials
double
59
none
46
quadruple
6
single
86
triple
24
varies
3
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
78
left below voice parts as part of grid
7
left between voice parts as part of grid
8
none
14
staves not ruled
3
staves not ruled on grid
32
variable space, not on grid
27
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
128
not in dedicated space
3
provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
4
made for complete additional staves
29
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
63
notation extended into margin
27
other
5
partial additional staves
32
staveline added
9
staves extended into margin
5
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
128
brown
12
dark brown
3
red
7
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
3
chant (Central European)
1
chant (square)
8
full mensural
7
not specified
1
void mensural
120
Monophonic Notation
absent
109
present
26
Level of Calligraphy
fair
44
high
49
n/a
11
poor
11
very high
18
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
17
custodes
1
end symbol
9
none
5
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
pointers
4
repeat signs
12
signa congruentiae
46
signes-de-renvoi
54
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
3
Dutch
2
English
1
Flemish
5
French
25
German
7
Italian
8
Latin
118
Spanish
4
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
8
fully texted with one text
117
fully texted with two or more texts
16
fully texted with two texts
5
partially texted with one text
17
provided with multiple incipits
2
provided with one or two incipits
14
provided with single incipit
25
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
26
varies
1
Type of Script
antiqua
5
cursive
16
cursive (Anglicana)
5
cursive (German)
10
cursive (Italianate)
1
cursive (bastarda)
33
cursive (humanistic)
12
cursive (italic)
3
display script
37
humanistic
3
hybrida
2
roman
2
rotonda
10
textura
36
Level of Calligraphy
fair
48
high
48
n/a
11
poor
10
very high
21
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
116
blue
4
brown
21
dark brown
4
dark red
1
green
1
red
52
reddish brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
90
yes
45
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
2
never
11
none visible
1
normally
1
rarely
32
Borders Frequency
never
13
occasionally
4
rarely
28
sometimes
1
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
6
partial borders: one- and two-sided
5
partial borders: one-sided
12
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
7
Painted Initials Frequency
always
4
never
6
normally
5
occasionally
5
often
3
rarely
27
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
2
decorated
18
decorated with grotesque heads
7
flourished
5
historiated
6
plain initials
4
zoomorphic initial
4
Penned Initials Frequency
always
16
never
2
normally
41
occasionally
14
often
8
rarely
18
sometimes
14
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
57
calligraphic with decoration
10
calligraphic with grotesque heads
12
decorated
7
decorated with grotesque heads
5
flourished
18
littera notabilior
4
plain initials
18
Planned Initials Frequency
always
5
never
13
normally
7
occasionally
9
often
10
rarely
15
sometimes
4
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
3
never
18
normally
8
occasionally
4
often
8
rarely
7
sometimes
10
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
3
banner
3
decorated letters
5
decorative final long
11
embellished final barline
3
end-symbol
4
littera notabilior
11
ornament
2
signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
1
vignette
1
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Barcelona, Spain, Biblioteca Orfeó Català, MS 5 (olim 12-VI-12), 1490-1510, All folios
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