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
9
Belgium
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2
England
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23
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Italy
44
Italy (North)
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Spain
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Florence
7
Fossombrone
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3
Freiburg
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Germany (South)
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Glarus, Switzerland
2
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Munich
12
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1
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1
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1
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2
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4
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1
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2
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2
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1
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1
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1
Switzerland
1
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4
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1
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1
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1
Venice
5
Verona
1
Vic
1
Vienna
8
Wittenberg
3
Zagan
3
Zaragoza
1
Zwickau
1
Production method
Manuscript
120
Printed work
12
Physical type
choirbook
82
choirbook (fragment(s))
3
choirbook (fragment)
1
choirbook (single quire(s))
4
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
2
partbook (fragment(s))
1
partbook (fragment)
1
partbook (single)
5
partbooks (complete set)
19
partbooks (incomplete set)
6
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
2
printed book with interpolated polyphony
1
printed treatise with added polyphony
1
Material
paper
132
Format
oblong
37
upright
95
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
17
n/a
13
never
32
none visible
55
normally
4
occasionally
3
often
3
rarely
1
sometimes
10
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
60
brown
54
dark brown
12
light brown
4
red
2
reddish brown
2
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
3
double rastrum
13
freehand
7
printed staves
5
single rastrum
93
straightedge
15
triple rastrum
2
Number of staves
1
4
10
39
11
23
12
21
13
7
14
3
15
2
2
18
3
28
4
35
5
35
6
48
7
26
8
32
9
31
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
49
10-part opening
1
12-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
4
2-part opening
39
2-part score
2
2-part single page
22
3-part consecutive
7
3-part opening
59
3-part score
1
3-part single page
18
4-part consecutive
5
4-part opening
88
4-part score
1
4-part single page
23
5-part consecutive
2
5-part opening
47
5-part single page
3
6-part opening
21
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
4
n/a
4
Indentation for Initials
double
37
none
62
single
79
triple
4
varies
1
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
7
none
17
staves not ruled on grid
11
variable space, not on grid
22
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
100
not in dedicated space
22
provided, in dedicated space
18
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
10
made for complete additional staves
35
none
2
notation and staves extended into margin
68
notation extended into margin
33
other
5
partial additional staves
42
staveline added
18
staves extended into margin
8
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
87
blue
2
brown
46
dark brown
11
gold
1
light brown
2
red
1
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
2
chant (Gothic)
2
chant (square)
10
full mensural
4
void mensural
132
Monophonic Notation
absent
104
present
32
Level of Calligraphy
fair
69
high
37
n/a
12
poor
20
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
19
cue notes
2
end symbol
14
none
6
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
pointers
5
repeat signs
21
signa congruentiae
41
signes-de-renvoi
47
space-filler
4
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
5
Dutch
6
English
1
Flemish
2
French
27
German
13
Italian
14
Latin
122
Spanish
9
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
11
fully texted with one text
132
fully texted with two or more texts
7
fully texted with two texts
7
partially texted with one or two texts
4
partially texted with one text
30
partially texted with two or more texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
3
provided with one or two incipits
18
provided with single incipit
42
untexted
43
varies
1
Type of Script
antiqua
4
cursive
26
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (German)
18
cursive (Italianate)
1
cursive (bastarda)
12
cursive (humanistic)
19
cursive (italic)
9
display script
19
humanistic
2
hybrida
5
roman
3
rotonda
11
textura
31
various
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
68
high
38
n/a
12
poor
20
very high
3
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
81
blue
3
brown
54
dark brown
10
dark red
1
green
1
light brown
1
red
30
reddish brown
2
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
95
yes
42
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
13
normally
1
rarely
8
Borders Frequency
never
13
rarely
2
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
never
2
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
6
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
4
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
2
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
13
never
1
normally
24
occasionally
13
often
16
rarely
19
sometimes
20
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
59
calligraphic with decoration
19
calligraphic with grotesque heads
17
decorated
8
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
19
historiated
1
littera notabilior
7
plain initials
26
Planned Initials Frequency
always
4
never
1
normally
10
occasionally
6
often
14
rarely
12
sometimes
7
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
always
5
never
4
normally
6
occasionally
8
often
9
rarely
11
sometimes
9
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
3
banner
2
decorated letters
5
decorative final long
18
embellished final barline
5
end-symbol
5
littera notabilior
12
signes-de-renvoi
1
vignette
1
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Material: paper
Type of notation: void mensural
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Medicea-Laurenziana, MS Acquisti e doni 666, 1518, All folios
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