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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France
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Germany
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Great Britain
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Italy
32
Italy (North)
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Silesia
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Spain
6
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Austria
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Belgium
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Bourges
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Brussels
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Tarazona
3
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1
Torgau
1
Turin
1
Verona
1
Vienna
6
Wittenberg
1
Zagan
3
Production method
Manuscript
105
Physical type
chansonnier
2
chant book with polyphony
1
choirbook
73
choirbook (fragment)
1
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
2
music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
2
partbook (single)
6
partbooks (complete set)
11
partbooks (incomplete set)
5
Material
paper
57
paper (with parchment)
6
parchment
38
parchment (with paper)
1
parchment and paper (mixed)
3
Format
oblong
27
upright
78
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
26
never
11
none visible
42
normally
10
occasionally
2
often
6
rarely
3
sometimes
9
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
47
brown
43
dark brown
14
gold
1
light brown
3
red
3
red-brown
1
reddish brown
3
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
2
double rastrum
11
freehand
5
printed staves
3
quadruple rastrum
2
single rastrum
79
straightedge
8
triple rastrum
10
Number of staves
1
3
10
38
11
19
12
8
13
3
14
1
2
16
3
23
4
29
5
23
6
37
7
35
8
42
9
40
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
37
2-part consecutive
3
2-part opening
40
2-part single page
27
3-part consecutive
6
3-part opening
67
3-part score
2
3-part single page
24
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
73
4-part single page
29
5-part consecutive
2
5-part opening
41
5-part single page
5
6-part opening
13
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
3
n/a
4
Indentation for Initials
double
34
none
47
quadruple
5
quintuple
1
single
68
triple
19
varies
3
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
80
left below voice parts as part of grid
5
left between voice parts as part of grid
5
none
13
staves not ruled
3
staves not ruled on grid
20
variable space, not on grid
15
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
63
not in dedicated space
40
provided, in dedicated space
19
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
8
made for complete additional staves
37
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
67
notation extended into margin
38
other
5
partial additional staves
40
staveline added
23
staves extended into margin
11
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
66
blue
1
brown
38
dark brown
10
gold
2
light brown
4
red
6
red-brown
1
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (Central European)
1
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
8
full mensural
9
strene notation
1
void mensural
102
Monophonic Notation
absent
82
present
28
Level of Calligraphy
fair
51
high
38
poor
3
very high
19
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
6
custodes
1
end symbol
13
none
1
pointers
8
repeat signs
39
signa congruentiae
43
signes-de-renvoi
52
space-filler
6
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
7
Dutch
12
English
2
Flemish
6
French
51
German
8
Italian
26
Latin
91
Spanish
11
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
44
fully texted with one text
82
fully texted with two or more texts
24
fully texted with two texts
11
partially texted with one or two texts
12
partially texted with one text
30
partially texted with two or more texts
1
partially texted with two texts
2
provided with multiple incipits
3
provided with one or two incipits
14
provided with single incipit
41
provided with two incipits
5
untexted
42
varies
2
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
18
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (German)
6
cursive (bastarda)
37
cursive (humanistic)
17
cursive (italic)
8
display script
29
hybrida
6
roman
1
textura
19
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
46
high
41
poor
8
very high
21
Colour of Text
black
64
blue
5
brown
42
dark brown
9
gold
2
light brown
3
red
38
red-brown
1
reddish brown
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
17
yes
105
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
2
never
7
rarely
27
sometimes
1
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
8
occasionally
2
rarely
27
sometimes
1
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
8
partial borders: one- and two-sided
5
partial borders: one-sided
8
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
7
Painted Initials Frequency
always
4
never
4
normally
6
occasionally
3
often
6
rarely
21
sometimes
3
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic
1
calligraphic with decoration
2
decorated
19
decorated with grotesque heads
4
flourished
6
historiated
3
plain initials
3
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
13
never
1
normally
48
occasionally
11
often
9
rarely
17
sometimes
10
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
48
calligraphic with decoration
21
calligraphic with grotesque heads
21
decorated
6
decorated with grotesque heads
4
flourished
18
littera notabilior
3
plain initials
23
Planned Initials Frequency
always
4
never
10
normally
11
occasionally
5
often
7
rarely
16
sometimes
5
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
never
14
normally
5
occasionally
9
often
6
rarely
10
sometimes
5
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
2
banner
1
decorated letters
2
decorative final long
16
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
6
littera notabilior
9
ornament
1
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Brussels, Belgium, Bibliothèque Royal Albert 1er/Koninklijke Bibliotheek Albert I, MS II.270, c. 1500, 121-144
Tarazona, Spain, Archivo Capitular de la Catedral, MS 5, 16th century, All folios
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