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
9
Belgium
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Germany
23
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Italy
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Italy (North)
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Netherlands
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Portugal
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Spain
9
Switzerland
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Cities
Antwerp
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Augsburg
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Belgium
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Bologna
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Bourges
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Brussels
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Germany (South)
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1
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1
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3
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2
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1
Stirling
1
Tarazona
4
Toledo
1
Torgau
1
Troyes
1
Turin
1
Utrecht
1
Venice
5
Vienna
8
Windsor
1
Wittenberg
2
Zaragoza
1
Zwickau
1
Production method
Manuscript
132
Printed work
13
Physical type
chansonnier
1
chant book with polyphony
1
choirbook
108
choirbook (fragment(s))
2
choirbook (fragment)
3
choirbook (single quire(s))
4
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbook (single)
7
partbooks (complete set)
7
partbooks (incomplete set)
4
poetry collection with some notated music
1
single leaf
1
tablebook
1
Material
paper
86
paper (with parchment)
5
parchment
48
parchment (with paper)
3
parchment and paper (mixed)
3
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
28
upright
116
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
36
n/a
14
never
21
none visible
46
normally
12
occasionally
3
often
7
rarely
2
sometimes
13
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
78
brown
49
dark brown
12
gold
1
light brown
5
red
5
reddish brown
3
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
double rastrum
7
freehand
8
printed staves
1
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
107
straightedge
18
triple rastrum
3
Number of staves
1
5
10
62
11
32
12
22
13
8
14
5
15
3
16
2
17
2
2
24
3
28
4
44
5
52
6
68
7
56
8
71
9
58
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
41
10-part opening
1
12-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
5
2-part opening
45
2-part score
2
2-part single page
26
3-part consecutive
7
3-part opening
84
3-part score
3
3-part single page
25
4-part consecutive
3
4-part opening
111
4-part score
1
4-part single page
29
5-part consecutive
6
5-part opening
60
5-part single page
6
6-part consecutive
1
6-part opening
23
7-part consecutive
1
7-part opening
1
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
56
none
28
quadruple
5
quintuple
1
single
145
triple
22
varies
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
97
left below voice parts as part of grid
6
left between voice parts as part of grid
7
none
15
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
36
variable space, not on grid
30
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
99
not in dedicated space
29
provided, in dedicated space
32
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
10
made for complete additional staves
40
none
2
notation and staves extended into margin
77
notation extended into margin
37
other
7
partial additional staves
48
staveline added
26
staves extended into margin
12
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
107
blue
2
brown
43
dark brown
10
gold
2
light brown
2
red
11
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
9
full mensural
14
strene notation
1
void mensural
137
Monophonic Notation
absent
119
present
32
Level of Calligraphy
fair
53
high
52
n/a
13
poor
13
very high
23
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
25
custodes
1
end symbol
20
none
3
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
pointers
9
repeat signs
32
signa congruentiae
65
signes-de-renvoi
68
space-filler
6
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
4
Dutch
7
English
4
Flemish
6
French
42
German
9
Italian
19
Latin
122
Spanish
12
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
30
fully texted with one text
132
fully texted with two or more texts
19
fully texted with two texts
10
partially texted with one or two texts
11
partially texted with one text
38
partially texted with two texts
2
provided with multiple incipits
4
provided with one or two incipits
22
provided with single incipit
47
provided with two incipits
6
untexted
50
varies
1
Type of Script
Italic
1
antiqua
1
cursive
17
cursive (Anglicana)
6
cursive (German)
12
cursive (bastarda)
46
cursive (humanistic)
14
cursive (italic)
4
display script
40
humanistic
2
hybrida
6
roman
3
rotonda
10
textura
33
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
46
high
61
n/a
13
poor
15
very high
24
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
102
blue
5
brown
46
dark brown
11
dark red
1
gold
1
green
1
light brown
2
red
60
reddish brown
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
85
yes
70
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
4
never
14
none visible
1
normally
1
often
1
rarely
31
sometimes
1
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
15
occasionally
4
often
1
rarely
28
sometimes
2
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
9
partial borders: one- and two-sided
5
partial borders: one-sided
12
partial borders: three-sided
2
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
7
Painted Initials Frequency
always
8
never
7
normally
7
occasionally
4
often
6
rarely
28
sometimes
5
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
5
decorated
25
decorated with grotesque heads
9
flourished
9
historiated
7
plain initials
5
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
7
Penned Initials Frequency
always
14
never
2
normally
40
occasionally
19
often
11
rarely
28
sometimes
17
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
71
calligraphic with decoration
22
calligraphic with grotesque heads
23
decorated
6
decorated with grotesque heads
6
flourished
23
littera notabilior
3
plain initials
17
zoomorphic initial
1
Planned Initials Frequency
always
3
never
11
normally
14
occasionally
9
often
14
rarely
25
sometimes
8
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
2
Other Decoration Frequency
always
3
never
17
normally
9
occasionally
13
often
7
rarely
14
sometimes
11
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
3
banner
6
decorated letters
2
decorative final long
23
end-symbol
6
littera notabilior
14
ornament
2
vignette
1
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Berlin, Germany, Staatsbibliothek Preussischer Kulturbesitz, MS Mus. 40021 (olim Z 21), c. 1485-1500, All folios
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