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
8
Belgium
27
Czech Republic
5
England
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France
2
Germany
25
Great Britain
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Italy
42
Netherlands
1
Portugal
1
Silesia
3
Spain
3
Switzerland
7
Cities
Antwerp
1
Arundel
2
Augsburg
4
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Bologna
8
Bruges
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Brussels
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Burgundy
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Casale Monferrato
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Catalonia
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Germany (South)
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2
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3
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22
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5
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1
Schonenberg nr. Bocholt
1
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1
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1
St Gall
1
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1
Torgau
1
Utrecht
1
Venice
6
Verona
2
Vic
1
Vienna
8
Windsor
1
Wittenberg
4
Zagan
3
Zaragoza
1
Production method
Manuscript
144
Printed work
13
Physical type
chansonnier
2
chant book with polyphony
1
choirbook
107
choirbook (fragment(s))
1
choirbook (fragment)
2
choirbook (single quire(s))
4
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
2
monophonic manuscript with interpolated polyphony
2
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
3
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
3
partbook (fragment(s))
1
partbook (single)
8
partbooks (complete set)
15
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
poetry collection with some notated music
2
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
printed book with interpolated polyphony
1
Material
paper
93
paper (with parchment)
6
parchment
52
parchment (with paper)
3
parchment and paper (mixed)
3
Format
oblong
36
upright
121
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
38
n/a
14
never
27
none visible
55
normally
10
occasionally
3
often
8
rarely
1
sometimes
10
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
106
brown
40
dark brown
6
gold
1
light brown
2
n/a
1
red
9
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
double rastrum
7
freehand
9
printed staves
5
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
109
straightedge
20
triple rastrum
3
Number of staves
1
6
10
62
11
31
12
24
13
12
14
6
15
5
16
2
17
2
2
23
3
32
4
44
5
54
6
63
7
47
8
63
9
60
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
45
10-part opening
1
12-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
11
2-part opening
50
2-part single page
27
3-part consecutive
9
3-part opening
79
3-part score
1
3-part single page
22
4-part consecutive
3
4-part opening
111
4-part single page
26
5-part consecutive
7
5-part opening
66
5-part single page
3
6-part consecutive
1
6-part opening
26
7-part consecutive
1
7-part opening
2
8-part consecutive
1
8-part opening
5
9-part consecutive
1
9-part opening
1
n/a
3
Indentation for Initials
all staves indented
1
double
63
none
61
quadruple
6
single
102
triple
24
varies
3
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
98
left below voice parts as part of grid
7
left between voice parts as part of grid
10
none
21
staves not ruled
4
staves not ruled on grid
36
variable space, not on grid
29
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
120
not in dedicated space
24
provided, in dedicated space
24
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
8
made for complete additional staves
39
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
78
notation extended into margin
37
other
5
partial additional staves
45
staveline added
13
staves extended into margin
7
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
151
brown
19
dark brown
6
gold
1
red
11
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
5
chant (Central European)
1
chant (Gothic)
2
chant (square)
10
full mensural
13
not specified
1
void mensural
146
Monophonic Notation
absent
126
present
39
Level of Calligraphy
fair
56
high
55
n/a
13
poor
13
very high
27
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
21
custodes
2
end symbol
16
none
5
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
pointers
6
repeat signs
19
signa congruentiae
53
signes-de-renvoi
67
space-filler
3
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
8
Dutch
6
English
2
Flemish
7
French
36
German
13
Italian
18
Latin
143
Spanish
7
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
18
fully texted with one text
141
fully texted with two or more texts
23
fully texted with two texts
8
partially texted with one or two texts
3
partially texted with one text
24
partially texted with two or more texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
3
provided with one or two incipits
18
provided with single incipit
40
provided with two incipits
2
untexted
42
varies
1
Type of Script
Italic
1
antiqua
5
cursive
19
cursive (Anglicana)
6
cursive (German)
14
cursive (Italianate)
1
cursive (bastarda)
39
cursive (humanistic)
14
cursive (italic)
5
display script
44
humanistic
2
hybrida
3
roman
4
rotonda
9
textura
46
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
63
high
57
n/a
13
poor
9
very high
29
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
157
blue
8
brown
22
dark brown
5
dark red
1
gold
1
green
1
red
64
reddish brown
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
99
yes
67
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
3
never
14
none visible
1
often
1
rarely
38
sometimes
1
Borders Frequency
never
14
occasionally
4
often
1
rarely
33
sometimes
2
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
8
partial borders: one- and two-sided
5
partial borders: one-sided
14
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
8
Painted Initials Frequency
always
6
never
8
normally
9
occasionally
7
often
8
rarely
33
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic
1
calligraphic with decoration
4
decorated
26
decorated with grotesque heads
8
flourished
10
historiated
8
plain initials
7
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
5
Penned Initials Frequency
always
17
never
2
normally
51
occasionally
17
often
12
rarely
20
sometimes
18
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
70
calligraphic with decoration
20
calligraphic with grotesque heads
20
decorated
9
decorated with grotesque heads
6
flourished
29
littera notabilior
7
plain initials
25
Planned Initials Frequency
always
5
never
13
normally
7
occasionally
9
often
13
rarely
20
sometimes
6
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
always
3
never
19
normally
10
occasionally
7
often
13
rarely
9
sometimes
14
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
3
banner
5
decorated letters
5
decorative final long
20
diagrams
1
embellished final barline
3
end-symbol
5
littera notabilior
14
ornament
2
signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
1
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London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Royal 11 E. xi, 1516, All folios
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