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
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Belgium
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Czech Republic
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England
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France
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Germany
20
Great Britain
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Italy
45
Netherlands
1
Spain
3
Switzerland
17
Cities
Antwerp
1
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Augsburg
5
Austria
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Basel
16
Bologna
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Brussels
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Florence
12
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France
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Germany
9
Germany (South)
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1
Utrecht
1
Venice
6
Vic
1
Vienna
1
Windsor
1
Wittenberg
1
Zaragoza
1
Zwickau
1
Production method
Manuscript
117
Printed work
10
Physical type
choirbook
78
choirbook (fragment(s))
5
choirbook (fragment)
2
choirbook (single quire(s))
5
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
monophonic manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
3
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbook (fragment(s))
1
partbook (single)
6
partbooks (complete set)
11
partbooks (incomplete set)
4
poetry collection with some notated music
2
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
2
printed book with interpolated polyphony
1
printed treatise with added polyphony
1
single leaf
1
tablebook
1
Material
paper
89
paper (with parchment)
4
parchment
29
parchment (with paper)
3
parchment and paper (mixed)
2
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
30
upright
96
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
22
n/a
11
never
31
none visible
58
normally
4
occasionally
1
often
5
rarely
1
sometimes
4
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
58
brown
48
dark brown
6
gold
2
light brown
7
n/a
1
red
7
reddish brown
3
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
double rastrum
9
freehand
12
printed staves
1
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
84
straightedge
21
triple rastrum
7
Number of staves
1
6
10
43
11
19
12
18
13
11
14
8
15
5
16
2
17
2
2
12
3
18
4
27
5
33
6
49
7
31
8
39
9
33
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
39
12-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
7
2-part opening
33
2-part score
1
2-part single page
16
3-part consecutive
7
3-part opening
56
3-part score
1
3-part single page
18
4-part consecutive
4
4-part opening
85
4-part score
1
4-part single page
16
5-part consecutive
4
5-part opening
40
6-part consecutive
1
6-part opening
16
7-part consecutive
1
7-part opening
2
8-part consecutive
1
8-part opening
2
9-part consecutive
1
9-part opening
1
n/a
2
Indentation for Initials
all staves indented
1
double
29
none
65
single
72
triple
7
varies
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
74
left below voice parts as part of grid
8
left between voice parts as part of grid
10
none
28
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
18
variable space, not on grid
16
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
97
not in dedicated space
15
provided, in dedicated space
25
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
5
made for complete additional staves
26
none
3
notation and staves extended into margin
60
notation extended into margin
28
other
4
partial additional staves
35
staveline added
10
staves extended into margin
5
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
90
brown
45
dark brown
5
gold
2
light brown
2
red
6
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
2
chant (square)
5
full mensural
9
not specified
1
void mensural
118
Monophonic Notation
absent
127
present
10
Level of Calligraphy
fair
53
high
40
n/a
10
poor
23
very high
12
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
19
cue notes
2
end symbol
12
none
7
pointers
5
repeat signs
18
signa congruentiae
39
signes-de-renvoi
43
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
2
Dutch
4
English
1
Flemish
2
French
27
German
14
Italian
19
Latin
113
Spanish
8
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
9
fully texted with one text
113
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
3
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
30
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
18
provided with single incipit
47
provided with two incipits
3
untexted
44
varies
2
Type of Script
Italic
1
antiqua
5
cursive
20
cursive (Anglicana)
4
cursive (German)
18
cursive (Italianate)
1
cursive (bastarda)
19
cursive (humanistic)
19
cursive (italic)
8
display script
18
humanistic
2
hybrida
3
roman
3
rotonda
9
textura
31
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
56
high
47
n/a
10
poor
21
very high
12
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
83
blue
6
brown
53
dark brown
5
dark red
1
gold
1
green
1
grey
1
light brown
2
red
31
reddish brown
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
127
yes
13
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
2
never
12
none visible
1
often
1
rarely
16
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
11
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
14
sometimes
1
Borders Size
full borders
3
partial borders: one- and two-sided
2
partial borders: one-sided
8
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
5
Painted Initials Frequency
always
6
never
5
normally
5
occasionally
4
often
4
rarely
14
sometimes
4
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
3
decorated
18
decorated with grotesque heads
5
flourished
6
historiated
6
plain initials
6
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
6
Penned Initials Frequency
always
13
never
2
normally
26
occasionally
13
often
12
rarely
17
sometimes
16
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
57
calligraphic with decoration
14
calligraphic with grotesque heads
15
decorated
4
decorated with grotesque heads
4
flourished
21
historiated
1
littera notabilior
5
plain initials
16
zoomorphic initial
1
Planned Initials Frequency
always
7
never
4
normally
11
occasionally
8
often
12
rarely
14
sometimes
9
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
3
Other Decoration Frequency
always
6
never
6
normally
7
occasionally
7
often
16
rarely
6
sometimes
12
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
2
banner
4
decorated letters
7
decorative final long
17
diagrams
1
embellished final barline
5
end-symbol
4
littera notabilior
11
ornament
2
signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
1
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London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Royal Appendix 58, c. 1515-40, All folios
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