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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Germany
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Italy
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Netherlands
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Silesia
3
Spain
4
Switzerland
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Cities
Augsburg
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Freiburg
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Germany (South)
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Italy
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Italy (North)
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Köln
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Vienna
4
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2
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3
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Production method
Manuscript
83
Physical type
choirbook
48
choirbook (fragment(s))
2
choirbook (single quire(s))
1
monophonic manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
2
music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbook (fragment(s))
1
partbook (fragment)
1
partbook (single)
4
partbooks (complete set)
11
partbooks (incomplete set)
5
poetry collection with some notated music
1
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
2
printed book with interpolated polyphony
1
printed treatise with added polyphony
1
Material
paper
83
Format
oblong
25
upright
58
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
7
never
22
none visible
47
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
3
sometimes
4
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
30
brown
41
dark brown
10
light brown
5
red
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
double rastrum
12
freehand
9
single rastrum
56
straightedge
10
triple rastrum
10
Number of staves
1
2
10
22
11
12
12
10
13
6
14
3
15
2
2
8
3
16
4
18
5
13
6
16
7
13
8
14
9
17
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
32
2-part consecutive
6
2-part opening
25
2-part single page
13
3-part consecutive
5
3-part opening
35
3-part single page
12
4-part consecutive
4
4-part opening
48
4-part single page
13
5-part opening
30
6-part opening
14
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
n/a
3
Indentation for Initials
double
11
none
83
single
17
triple
3
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
50
left below voice parts as part of grid
6
left between voice parts as part of grid
5
none
21
staves not ruled on grid
4
variable space, not on grid
7
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
59
not in dedicated space
19
provided, in dedicated space
13
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
4
made for complete additional staves
26
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
44
notation extended into margin
25
other
1
partial additional staves
28
staveline added
10
staves extended into margin
6
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
43
blue
1
brown
37
dark brown
6
gold
1
light brown
2
red
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
4
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
5
full mensural
2
not specified
1
void mensural
77
Monophonic Notation
absent
68
present
19
Level of Calligraphy
fair
46
high
28
poor
13
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
6
cue notes
2
end symbol
8
none
4
pointers
2
repeat signs
19
signa congruentiae
16
signes-de-renvoi
27
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
3
Dutch
6
Flemish
1
French
30
German
11
Italian
19
Latin
73
Spanish
6
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
14
fully texted with one text
65
fully texted with two or more texts
3
fully texted with two texts
4
partially texted with one or two texts
3
partially texted with one text
16
partially texted with two or more texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
8
provided with single incipit
34
untexted
30
varies
2
Type of Script
antiqua
4
cursive
15
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
10
cursive (bastarda)
5
cursive (humanistic)
17
cursive (italic)
14
display script
6
humanistic
1
hybrida
3
roman
1
textura
19
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
50
high
24
poor
13
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
39
blue
2
brown
45
dark brown
3
light brown
1
red
11
reddish brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
55
yes
31
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
5
rarely
3
Borders Frequency
never
3
rarely
2
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
never
2
normally
1
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
13
never
1
normally
23
occasionally
8
often
8
rarely
8
sometimes
9
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
33
calligraphic with decoration
15
calligraphic with grotesque heads
14
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
13
historiated
1
littera notabilior
6
plain initials
17
Planned Initials Frequency
always
4
never
1
normally
7
occasionally
1
often
7
rarely
6
sometimes
3
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
always
3
never
1
normally
5
occasionally
5
often
7
rarely
5
sometimes
6
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
2
banner
1
decorated letters
5
decorative final long
10
embellished final barline
6
end-symbol
4
littera notabilior
5
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Material: paper
Production method: Manuscript
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Edinburgh, Great Britain, National Library of Scotland, MS Adv. 5.1.15, c. 1501-1546, All folios
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