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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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
47
Italy (North)
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Portugal
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Spain
7
Switzerland
7
Cities
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4
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1
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1
Turin
1
Venice
6
Verona
1
Vic
1
Vienna
8
Wittenberg
3
Zaragoza
1
Production method
Manuscript
97
Printed work
7
Physical type
choirbook
89
choirbook (fragment(s))
2
choirbook (fragment)
1
choirbook (single quire(s))
5
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
2
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbook (single)
1
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
tablebook
1
Material
paper
104
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
16
upright
87
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
14
n/a
7
never
26
none visible
42
normally
3
occasionally
3
often
2
rarely
1
sometimes
10
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
44
brown
40
dark brown
11
light brown
4
red
3
reddish brown
2
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
3
double rastrum
11
freehand
7
single rastrum
77
straightedge
10
triple rastrum
6
Number of staves
1
1
10
38
11
21
12
18
13
6
14
2
15
2
2
16
3
19
4
27
5
29
6
40
7
25
8
33
9
28
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
18
10-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
3
2-part opening
39
2-part score
2
2-part single page
24
3-part consecutive
4
3-part opening
67
3-part score
1
3-part single page
24
4-part consecutive
3
4-part opening
104
4-part score
1
4-part single page
33
5-part consecutive
2
5-part opening
49
5-part single page
3
6-part opening
20
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
4
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
26
none
50
single
66
triple
4
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
70
left below voice parts as part of grid
3
left between voice parts as part of grid
8
none
11
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
11
variable space, not on grid
20
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
74
not in dedicated space
23
provided, in dedicated space
17
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
11
made for complete additional staves
33
none
2
notation and staves extended into margin
61
notation extended into margin
32
other
6
partial additional staves
39
staveline added
14
staves extended into margin
9
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
66
blue
2
brown
41
dark brown
7
gold
1
red
1
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
2
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
9
full mensural
4
void mensural
101
Monophonic Notation
absent
77
present
29
Level of Calligraphy
fair
53
high
37
n/a
7
poor
11
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
15
cue notes
2
custodes
1
end symbol
16
none
5
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
pointers
6
repeat signs
19
signa congruentiae
33
signes-de-renvoi
50
space-filler
4
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
1
Dutch
5
English
1
Flemish
2
French
26
German
6
Italian
17
Latin
90
Spanish
10
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
13
fully texted with one text
89
fully texted with two or more texts
5
fully texted with two texts
6
partially texted with one or two texts
6
partially texted with one text
20
provided with multiple incipits
3
provided with one or two incipits
15
provided with single incipit
39
untexted
43
varies
1
Type of Script
Italic
1
antiqua
4
cursive
18
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
10
cursive (Italianate)
1
cursive (bastarda)
11
cursive (humanistic)
15
cursive (italic)
9
display script
16
humanistic
2
hybrida
6
roman
3
rotonda
5
textura
28
various
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
53
high
34
n/a
7
poor
16
very high
2
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
61
blue
2
brown
46
dark brown
9
red
29
reddish brown
2
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
73
yes
37
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
10
normally
1
rarely
6
Borders Frequency
never
10
rarely
3
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
3
Painted Initials Frequency
never
2
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
7
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
5
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
2
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
9
never
1
normally
23
occasionally
14
often
13
rarely
18
sometimes
15
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
59
calligraphic with decoration
20
calligraphic with grotesque heads
19
decorated
4
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
20
historiated
1
littera notabilior
5
plain initials
16
Planned Initials Frequency
always
4
never
1
normally
12
occasionally
7
often
13
rarely
13
sometimes
7
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
3
Other Decoration Frequency
always
4
never
3
normally
8
occasionally
8
often
8
rarely
10
sometimes
11
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
2
banner
2
decorated letters
6
decorative final long
17
embellished final barline
5
end-symbol
6
littera notabilior
10
signes-de-renvoi
1
vignette
1
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Disposition of voice part: 4-part opening
Material: paper
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Brussels, Belgium, Bibliothèque Royal Albert 1er/Koninklijke Bibliotheek Albert I, MS IV.922, c. 1520, one quire (117-125) c. 1515, All folios
Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 4, c. 1516-18, All folios
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