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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Belgium
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5
England
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France
2
Germany
25
Great Britain
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Italy
33
Netherlands
1
Spain
4
Switzerland
7
Cities
Antwerp
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Arundel
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Austria
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Basel
6
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Bruges
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Brussels
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Florence
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Germany
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Germany (South)
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Italy
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Italy (North)
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London
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1
Utrecht
1
Venice
2
Verona
2
Vic
1
Vienna
8
Windsor
1
Wittenberg
4
Zaragoza
1
Production method
Manuscript
129
Printed work
1
Physical type
chansonnier
1
chant book with polyphony
1
choirbook
102
choirbook (fragment(s))
3
choirbook (fragment)
2
choirbook (single quire(s))
4
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
2
monophonic manuscript with interpolated polyphony
2
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
3
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
3
partbook (single)
3
poetry collection with some notated music
2
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
printed book with interpolated polyphony
1
Material
paper
72
paper (with parchment)
4
parchment
46
parchment (with paper)
4
parchment and paper (mixed)
4
Format
upright
130
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
36
n/a
1
never
23
none visible
46
normally
10
occasionally
3
often
7
rarely
1
sometimes
10
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
89
brown
35
dark brown
4
light brown
3
n/a
1
red
6
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
double rastrum
9
freehand
11
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
99
straightedge
18
triple rastrum
2
Number of staves
1
6
10
65
11
33
12
28
13
12
14
6
15
5
16
2
17
2
2
21
3
23
4
30
5
43
6
48
7
51
8
63
9
59
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
22
10-part opening
1
12-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
10
2-part opening
48
2-part single page
24
3-part consecutive
11
3-part opening
71
3-part score
2
3-part single page
22
4-part consecutive
4
4-part opening
104
4-part single page
21
5-part consecutive
7
5-part opening
62
5-part single page
5
6-part consecutive
1
6-part opening
27
7-part consecutive
1
7-part opening
2
8-part consecutive
1
8-part opening
4
9-part consecutive
1
9-part opening
1
n/a
4
Indentation for Initials
all staves indented
1
double
51
none
52
quadruple
5
single
87
triple
23
varies
3
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
86
left below voice parts as part of grid
4
left between voice parts as part of grid
9
none
17
staves not ruled
3
staves not ruled on grid
37
variable space, not on grid
29
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
102
not in dedicated space
18
provided, in dedicated space
20
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
6
made for complete additional staves
35
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
73
notation extended into margin
38
other
5
partial additional staves
40
staveline added
12
staves extended into margin
9
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
130
brown
14
dark brown
5
red
12
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
5
chant (Central European)
1
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
9
full mensural
13
strene notation
1
void mensural
119
Monophonic Notation
absent
101
present
37
Level of Calligraphy
fair
47
high
52
n/a
1
poor
11
very high
24
very poor
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
11
custodes
1
end symbol
16
none
5
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
pointers
5
repeat signs
15
signa congruentiae
45
signes-de-renvoi
63
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
5
Dutch
3
English
3
Flemish
4
French
25
German
7
Italian
7
Latin
125
Spanish
4
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
11
fully texted with one text
117
fully texted with two or more texts
22
fully texted with two texts
6
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
14
provided with multiple incipits
3
provided with one or two incipits
9
provided with single incipit
30
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
34
varies
1
Type of Script
antiqua
5
cursive
14
cursive (Anglicana)
7
cursive (German)
10
cursive (Italianate)
1
cursive (bastarda)
35
cursive (humanistic)
11
cursive (italic)
2
display script
41
humanistic
3
hybrida
3
rotonda
2
textura
45
Level of Calligraphy
fair
51
high
51
n/a
1
poor
8
very high
29
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
116
blue
7
brown
21
dark brown
6
dark red
1
gold
1
green
1
grey
1
red
62
reddish brown
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
85
yes
52
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
12
none visible
1
normally
1
rarely
34
sometimes
1
Borders Frequency
never
12
occasionally
4
often
1
rarely
32
sometimes
2
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
7
partial borders: one- and two-sided
5
partial borders: one-sided
13
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
9
Painted Initials Frequency
always
6
never
8
normally
7
occasionally
5
often
8
rarely
28
sometimes
3
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic
1
calligraphic with decoration
3
decorated
22
decorated with grotesque heads
8
flourished
10
historiated
7
plain initials
8
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
4
Penned Initials Frequency
always
12
never
2
normally
47
occasionally
16
often
9
rarely
21
sometimes
15
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
61
calligraphic with decoration
15
calligraphic with grotesque heads
15
decorated
4
decorated with grotesque heads
5
flourished
24
littera notabilior
6
plain initials
16
Planned Initials Frequency
always
4
never
13
normally
8
occasionally
10
often
11
rarely
21
sometimes
5
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
always
3
never
18
normally
10
occasionally
6
often
11
rarely
10
sometimes
11
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
3
banner
6
decorated letters
5
decorative final long
14
diagrams
1
embellished final barline
3
end-symbol
4
littera notabilior
13
ornament
2
signes-de-renvoi
2
vignette
1
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Colour of notation: black
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Coimbra, Portugal, Biblioteca Geral da Universidade, MS M.12, First half 16th century, All folios
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