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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Austria
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Belgium
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France
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Germany
7
Great Britain
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Italy
38
Netherlands
2
Silesia
3
Spain
2
Switzerland
9
Cities
Antwerp
1
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1
Augsburg
2
Austria
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Basel
8
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Florence
12
France
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Freiburg
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Germany (South)
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Italy
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1
Switzerland
1
Toledo
1
Torgau
1
Utrecht
1
Venice
1
Windsor
1
Wittenberg
1
Zagan
3
Production method
Manuscript
92
Physical type
choirbook
57
choirbook (fragment(s))
1
choirbook (fragment)
2
choirbook (single quire(s))
1
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
partbook (fragment)
1
partbook (single)
10
partbooks (complete set)
7
partbooks (incomplete set)
5
poetry collection with some notated music
1
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
printed treatise with added polyphony
1
tablebook
1
Material
paper
67
paper (with parchment)
2
parchment
20
parchment and paper (mixed)
3
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
22
upright
69
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
10
never
17
none visible
53
normally
6
occasionally
1
often
4
rarely
1
sometimes
4
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
14
brown
92
dark brown
1
gold
1
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
2
double rastrum
15
freehand
7
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
65
straightedge
14
triple rastrum
7
Number of staves
1
3
10
28
11
17
12
14
13
6
14
4
15
2
16
1
17
1
2
9
3
14
4
18
5
14
6
25
7
17
8
20
9
19
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
36
10-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
3
2-part opening
23
2-part score
2
2-part single page
20
3-part consecutive
7
3-part opening
43
3-part score
2
3-part single page
19
4-part consecutive
4
4-part opening
59
4-part score
1
4-part single page
19
5-part consecutive
2
5-part opening
28
5-part single page
3
6-part opening
11
8-part opening
1
n/a
4
Indentation for Initials
double
9
none
50
quintuple
1
single
49
triple
2
varies
3
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
69
left below voice parts as part of grid
8
left between voice parts as part of grid
7
none
16
staves not ruled on grid
6
variable space, not on grid
6
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
57
not in dedicated space
28
provided, in dedicated space
22
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
7
made for complete additional staves
30
none
2
notation and staves extended into margin
60
notation extended into margin
34
other
5
partial additional staves
39
staveline added
14
staves extended into margin
7
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
45
blue
1
brown
54
dark brown
6
gold
1
light brown
2
red
5
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
chant (Central European)
1
chant (square)
5
full mensural
9
strene notation
1
void mensural
86
Monophonic Notation
absent
78
present
20
Level of Calligraphy
fair
50
high
28
poor
15
very high
6
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
5
cue notes
1
end symbol
10
none
4
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
pointers
7
repeat signs
24
signa congruentiae
29
signes-de-renvoi
35
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
6
Dutch
6
English
3
Flemish
3
French
36
German
11
Italian
22
Latin
75
Spanish
7
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
27
fully texted with one text
74
fully texted with two or more texts
4
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
8
partially texted with one text
30
partially texted with two or more texts
1
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
2
provided with one or two incipits
14
provided with single incipit
41
provided with two incipits
5
untexted
40
varies
2
Type of Script
antiqua
3
cursive
23
cursive (Anglicana)
4
cursive (German)
13
cursive (Italianate)
1
cursive (bastarda)
17
cursive (humanistic)
11
cursive (italic)
8
display script
8
hybrida
5
roman
1
rotonda
1
textura
13
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
48
high
31
poor
15
very high
5
Colour of Text
black
40
blue
6
brown
58
dark brown
4
light brown
1
red
19
reddish brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
56
yes
43
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
3
never
8
often
1
rarely
9
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
7
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
8
sometimes
1
Borders Size
full borders
3
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
5
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
3
Painted Initials Frequency
always
4
never
3
normally
5
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
8
sometimes
4
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
2
decorated
11
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
5
historiated
4
plain initials
3
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
4
Penned Initials Frequency
always
12
never
2
normally
26
occasionally
8
often
7
rarely
16
sometimes
11
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
39
calligraphic with decoration
17
calligraphic with grotesque heads
23
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
18
historiated
1
littera notabilior
6
plain initials
21
zoomorphic initial
1
Planned Initials Frequency
always
5
never
1
normally
12
occasionally
3
often
9
rarely
10
sometimes
4
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
always
3
never
2
normally
7
occasionally
6
often
5
rarely
12
sometimes
9
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
banner
1
decorated letters
5
decorative final long
18
embellished final barline
4
end-symbol
5
littera notabilior
9
ornament
2
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Barcelona, Spain, Biblioteca de Catalunya, M. 454, 1500–1534, All folios
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