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
7
Belgium
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26
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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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Casale Monferrato
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Munich
11
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
Staffarda
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Stirling
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Switzerland
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Tarazona
3
Torgau
1
Troyes
1
Turin
1
Venice
5
Verona
1
Vic
1
Vienna
7
Windsor
1
Wittenberg
4
Zaragoza
1
Zwickau
1
Production method
Manuscript
158
Printed work
11
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
110
choirbook (fragment(s))
4
choirbook (fragment)
3
choirbook (single quire(s))
4
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
monophonic manuscript with interpolated polyphony
3
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
3
partbook (fragment(s))
1
partbook (fragment)
1
partbook (single)
9
partbooks (complete set)
15
partbooks (incomplete set)
8
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
2
printed book with interpolated polyphony
1
Material
paper
118
paper (with parchment)
6
parchment
40
parchment (with paper)
2
parchment and paper (mixed)
3
Format
oblong
39
upright
130
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
40
n/a
12
never
35
none visible
66
normally
4
occasionally
2
often
8
rarely
2
sometimes
9
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
93
brown
57
dark brown
10
gold
1
light brown
3
n/a
1
red
5
red-brown
1
reddish brown
4
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
double rastrum
17
freehand
8
printed staves
5
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
119
straightedge
18
triple rastrum
8
Number of staves
1
3
10
69
11
36
12
29
13
11
14
5
15
4
16
1
17
1
2
16
3
26
4
38
5
46
6
61
7
47
8
59
9
57
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
55
10-part opening
1
12-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
3
2-part opening
46
2-part single page
21
3-part consecutive
5
3-part opening
77
3-part single page
19
4-part consecutive
3
4-part opening
114
4-part single page
22
5-part consecutive
3
5-part opening
68
5-part single page
3
6-part opening
29
7-part opening
2
8-part opening
3
n/a
6
Indentation for Initials
double
63
none
75
quadruple
6
single
99
triple
25
varies
3
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
110
left below voice parts as part of grid
8
left between voice parts as part of grid
11
none
22
staves not ruled
3
staves not ruled on grid
32
variable space, not on grid
28
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
169
not in dedicated space
7
provided, in dedicated space
6
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
8
made for complete additional staves
37
none
2
notation and staves extended into margin
83
notation extended into margin
37
other
5
partial additional staves
40
staveline added
15
staves extended into margin
6
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
128
brown
40
dark brown
13
gold
1
light brown
2
red
8
red-brown
1
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
3
chant (Central European)
1
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
9
full mensural
10
not specified
1
void mensural
158
Monophonic Notation
absent
143
present
33
Level of Calligraphy
fair
67
high
61
n/a
11
poor
16
very high
20
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
21
cue notes
2
custodes
1
end symbol
11
none
7
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
pointers
6
repeat signs
21
signa congruentiae
58
signes-de-renvoi
68
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
3
Dutch
6
English
1
Flemish
6
French
40
German
8
Italian
18
Latin
153
Spanish
10
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
20
fully texted with one text
147
fully texted with two or more texts
16
fully texted with two texts
7
partially texted with one text
27
provided with multiple incipits
2
provided with one or two incipits
16
provided with single incipit
39
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
39
varies
2
Type of Script
antiqua
5
cursive
25
cursive (Anglicana)
5
cursive (German)
12
cursive (Italianate)
1
cursive (bastarda)
36
cursive (humanistic)
23
cursive (italic)
9
display script
40
humanistic
3
hybrida
4
roman
4
rotonda
10
textura
44
various
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
66
high
67
n/a
11
poor
16
very high
22
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
120
blue
6
brown
51
dark brown
10
dark red
1
gold
1
green
1
light brown
1
red
56
red-brown
1
reddish brown
2
Multiple Texts
no
114
yes
63
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
2
never
13
none visible
1
normally
1
rarely
35
Borders Frequency
never
15
occasionally
4
rarely
32
sometimes
1
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
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
7
Painted Initials Frequency
always
4
never
6
normally
6
occasionally
6
often
4
rarely
29
sometimes
3
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
2
decorated
23
decorated with grotesque heads
7
flourished
6
historiated
6
plain initials
4
zoomorphic initial
5
Penned Initials Frequency
always
24
never
2
normally
51
occasionally
17
often
14
rarely
21
sometimes
19
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
78
calligraphic with decoration
18
calligraphic with grotesque heads
20
decorated
8
decorated with grotesque heads
6
flourished
27
historiated
1
littera notabilior
7
plain initials
23
Planned Initials Frequency
always
7
never
13
normally
11
occasionally
10
often
12
rarely
17
sometimes
6
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
always
4
never
19
normally
9
occasionally
8
often
13
rarely
11
sometimes
14
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
4
banner
3
decorated letters
8
decorative final long
21
embellished final barline
6
end-symbol
5
littera notabilior
12
ornament
2
signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
1
vignette
1
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Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, fonds français MS 2245, c. 1490-8, All folios
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