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
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Italy
33
Netherlands
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Silesia
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Spain
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Switzerland
7
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Antwerp
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2
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1
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1
Venice
6
Vic
1
Vienna
3
Windsor
1
Wittenberg
2
Zagan
3
Zaragoza
1
Production method
Manuscript
113
Printed work
13
Physical type
chansonnier
2
choirbook
82
choirbook (fragment(s))
1
choirbook (fragment)
2
choirbook (single quire(s))
4
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
2
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)
7
partbooks (complete set)
14
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
Material
paper
71
paper (with parchment)
5
parchment
44
parchment (with paper)
3
parchment and paper (mixed)
3
Format
oblong
34
upright
92
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
29
n/a
14
never
23
none visible
45
normally
7
occasionally
2
often
7
rarely
1
sometimes
7
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
84
brown
34
dark brown
2
gold
1
light brown
2
n/a
1
red
6
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
6
freehand
8
printed staves
4
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
85
straightedge
16
triple rastrum
3
Number of staves
1
5
10
52
11
26
12
20
13
10
14
5
15
5
16
2
17
2
2
16
3
25
4
37
5
43
6
52
7
37
8
51
9
46
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
39
12-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
7
2-part opening
34
2-part single page
19
3-part consecutive
6
3-part opening
59
3-part score
1
3-part single page
12
4-part consecutive
2
4-part opening
88
4-part single page
15
5-part consecutive
4
5-part opening
49
5-part single page
1
6-part consecutive
1
6-part opening
18
7-part consecutive
1
7-part opening
2
8-part consecutive
1
8-part opening
3
9-part consecutive
1
9-part opening
1
n/a
2
Indentation for Initials
all staves indented
1
double
52
none
48
quadruple
4
single
85
triple
21
varies
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
78
left below voice parts as part of grid
7
left between voice parts as part of grid
9
none
19
staves not ruled
3
staves not ruled on grid
31
variable space, not on grid
22
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
101
not in dedicated space
15
provided, in dedicated space
19
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
7
made for complete additional staves
31
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
62
notation extended into margin
24
other
3
partial additional staves
38
staveline added
9
staves extended into margin
6
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
122
brown
14
dark brown
3
gold
1
red
10
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
2
chant (square)
4
full mensural
9
not specified
1
void mensural
118
Monophonic Notation
absent
126
present
8
Level of Calligraphy
fair
42
high
44
n/a
13
poor
12
very high
22
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
19
custodes
2
end symbol
11
none
5
pointers
5
repeat signs
17
signa congruentiae
44
signes-de-renvoi
52
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
5
Dutch
5
English
2
Flemish
6
French
33
German
13
Italian
16
Latin
113
Spanish
5
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
15
fully texted with one text
113
fully texted with two or more texts
15
fully texted with two texts
3
partially texted with one or two texts
3
partially texted with one text
22
partially texted with two or more texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
17
provided with single incipit
35
provided with two incipits
2
untexted
34
varies
1
Type of Script
Italic
1
antiqua
5
cursive
13
cursive (Anglicana)
5
cursive (German)
13
cursive (Italianate)
1
cursive (bastarda)
36
cursive (humanistic)
12
cursive (italic)
5
display script
35
humanistic
1
hybrida
3
roman
4
rotonda
8
textura
29
Level of Calligraphy
fair
47
high
44
n/a
13
poor
9
very high
24
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
126
blue
6
brown
16
dark brown
2
dark red
1
green
1
red
48
reddish brown
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
83
yes
50
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
3
never
13
none visible
1
often
1
rarely
31
Borders Frequency
never
12
occasionally
4
often
1
rarely
28
sometimes
1
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
7
partial borders: one- and two-sided
3
partial borders: one-sided
14
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
6
Painted Initials Frequency
always
5
never
8
normally
7
occasionally
7
often
6
rarely
28
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
3
decorated
22
decorated with grotesque heads
8
flourished
8
historiated
7
plain initials
7
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
5
Penned Initials Frequency
always
13
never
2
normally
39
occasionally
12
often
10
rarely
18
sometimes
14
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
53
calligraphic with decoration
13
calligraphic with grotesque heads
14
decorated
6
decorated with grotesque heads
5
flourished
22
littera notabilior
5
plain initials
20
Planned Initials Frequency
always
5
never
11
normally
6
occasionally
7
often
10
rarely
18
sometimes
6
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
always
3
never
16
normally
7
occasionally
7
often
12
rarely
5
sometimes
10
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
3
banner
5
decorated letters
4
decorative final long
14
diagrams
1
embellished final barline
2
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
10
ornament
2
signa congruentiae
1
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London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Royal 11 E. xi, 1516, All folios
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