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
25
Czech Republic
5
England
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France
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Germany
27
Great Britain
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Italy
54
Italy (North)
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Portugal
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Spain
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Switzerland
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Cities
Antwerp
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22
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6
Munich
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4
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2
Northamptonshire
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Padua
1
Paris
2
Pisa
1
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1
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1
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2
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7
Savoy, France
1
Schonenberg nr. Bocholt
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Segovia
1
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2
Siena
2
Spain
2
St Gall
1
Staffarda
1
Stirling
1
Tarazona
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1
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1
Troyes
1
Turin
1
Utrecht
1
Venice
2
Verona
2
Vic
1
Vienna
8
Windsor
1
Wittenberg
4
Zaragoza
1
Zwickau
1
Production method
Manuscript
186
Physical type
chansonnier
1
chant book with polyphony
1
choirbook
143
choirbook (fragment(s))
5
choirbook (fragment)
3
choirbook (single quire(s))
5
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
3
monophonic manuscript with interpolated polyphony
3
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
3
music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
4
partbook (fragment)
1
partbook (single)
4
partbooks (complete set)
2
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
printed treatise with added polyphony
1
Material
paper
112
paper (with parchment)
5
parchment
60
parchment (with paper)
4
parchment and paper (mixed)
5
Format
upright
186
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
41
never
36
none visible
74
normally
13
occasionally
4
often
8
rarely
3
sometimes
14
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
95
brown
69
dark brown
11
gold
1
light brown
8
n/a
1
red
10
red-brown
1
reddish brown
3
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
3
double rastrum
12
freehand
14
quadruple rastrum
2
single rastrum
144
straightedge
26
triple rastrum
5
Number of staves
1
7
10
82
11
43
12
31
13
14
14
8
15
5
16
2
17
2
2
24
3
25
4
34
5
48
6
66
7
64
8
79
9
74
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
36
10-part opening
1
12-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
10
2-part opening
69
2-part single page
36
3-part consecutive
13
3-part opening
110
3-part score
2
3-part single page
35
4-part consecutive
6
4-part opening
144
4-part single page
37
5-part consecutive
7
5-part opening
79
5-part single page
6
6-part consecutive
1
6-part opening
33
7-part consecutive
1
7-part opening
2
8-part consecutive
1
8-part opening
6
9-part consecutive
1
9-part opening
1
n/a
5
Indentation for Initials
all staves indented
1
double
55
none
85
quadruple
5
quintuple
1
single
115
triple
24
varies
3
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
128
left below voice parts as part of grid
5
left between voice parts as part of grid
10
none
27
staves not ruled
3
staves not ruled on grid
40
variable space, not on grid
30
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
129
not in dedicated space
39
provided, in dedicated space
32
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
13
made for complete additional staves
55
none
3
notation and staves extended into margin
107
notation extended into margin
61
other
7
partial additional staves
58
staveline added
22
staves extended into margin
11
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
129
brown
60
dark brown
10
gold
1
light brown
3
red
13
red-brown
1
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
5
chant (Central European)
1
chant (Gothic)
2
chant (square)
12
full mensural
16
strene notation
1
void mensural
171
Monophonic Notation
absent
143
present
49
Level of Calligraphy
fair
75
high
68
poor
21
very high
28
very poor
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
16
cue notes
2
custodes
1
end symbol
22
none
7
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
pointers
11
repeat signs
33
signa congruentiae
61
signes-de-renvoi
89
space-filler
5
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
5
Dutch
9
English
3
Flemish
5
French
48
German
9
Italian
18
Latin
169
Spanish
10
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
27
fully texted with one text
163
fully texted with two or more texts
22
fully texted with two texts
12
partially texted with one or two texts
10
partially texted with one text
35
partially texted with two texts
2
provided with multiple incipits
4
provided with one or two incipits
19
provided with single incipit
55
provided with two incipits
5
untexted
60
varies
2
Type of Script
antiqua
5
cursive
29
cursive (Anglicana)
7
cursive (German)
14
cursive (Italianate)
1
cursive (bastarda)
48
cursive (humanistic)
17
cursive (italic)
5
display script
44
humanistic
3
hybrida
9
roman
2
rotonda
2
textura
54
various
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
75
high
72
poor
20
very high
31
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
121
blue
10
brown
66
dark brown
11
dark red
1
gold
2
green
1
grey
1
light brown
2
red
69
red-brown
1
reddish brown
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
117
yes
78
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
16
none visible
1
rarely
40
sometimes
1
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
16
occasionally
4
often
1
rarely
39
sometimes
2
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
11
partial borders: one- and two-sided
6
partial borders: one-sided
14
partial borders: three-sided
2
partial borders: two- and three-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
12
Painted Initials Frequency
always
9
never
8
normally
11
occasionally
6
often
8
rarely
31
sometimes
6
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic
1
calligraphic with decoration
4
decorated
32
decorated with grotesque heads
9
flourished
11
historiated
7
plain initials
8
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
7
Penned Initials Frequency
always
15
never
2
normally
60
occasionally
23
often
16
rarely
31
sometimes
23
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
88
calligraphic with decoration
26
calligraphic with grotesque heads
27
decorated
6
decorated with grotesque heads
6
flourished
35
historiated
1
littera notabilior
9
plain initials
25
zoomorphic initial
1
Planned Initials Frequency
always
6
never
13
normally
15
occasionally
13
often
16
rarely
27
sometimes
9
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
always
5
never
20
normally
11
occasionally
12
often
17
rarely
14
sometimes
16
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
4
banner
5
decorated letters
10
decorative final long
23
diagrams
1
embellished final barline
6
end-symbol
7
littera notabilior
17
ornament
2
signes-de-renvoi
2
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Contrapunctus seu figurata musica super plano cantu missarum solennium totius anni, Lyons, France, 1528, , August 1528, 90
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