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 (North)
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Netherlands
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Portugal
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Spain
9
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Cities
Antwerp
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2
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4
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Brussels
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St Gall
1
Staffarda
1
Stirling
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Tarazona
4
Toledo
1
Torgau
1
Turin
1
Utrecht
1
Venice
3
Vienna
8
Wittenberg
2
Zaragoza
1
Zwickau
1
Production method
Manuscript
114
Printed work
8
Physical type
chansonnier
1
chant book with polyphony
1
choirbook
91
choirbook (fragment(s))
2
choirbook (fragment)
3
choirbook (single quire(s))
3
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbook (single)
4
partbooks (complete set)
6
partbooks (incomplete set)
4
poetry collection with some notated music
1
single leaf
1
Material
paper
74
paper (with parchment)
4
parchment
40
parchment (with paper)
2
parchment and paper (mixed)
2
Format
oblong
18
upright
104
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
31
n/a
9
never
19
none visible
39
normally
11
occasionally
3
often
5
rarely
2
sometimes
12
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
72
brown
40
dark brown
11
light brown
1
red
4
reddish brown
3
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
5
freehand
6
printed staves
1
single rastrum
95
straightedge
16
Number of staves
1
4
10
60
11
30
12
21
13
8
14
5
15
3
16
2
17
2
2
21
3
22
4
34
5
43
6
58
7
50
8
63
9
54
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
35
10-part opening
1
12-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
5
2-part opening
40
2-part score
2
2-part single page
23
3-part consecutive
6
3-part opening
71
3-part score
3
3-part single page
22
4-part consecutive
3
4-part opening
95
4-part score
1
4-part single page
23
5-part consecutive
6
5-part opening
57
5-part single page
5
6-part consecutive
1
6-part opening
22
7-part consecutive
1
7-part opening
1
8-part consecutive
1
8-part opening
5
9-part consecutive
1
9-part opening
1
n/a
3
Indentation for Initials
all staves indented
1
double
53
none
23
quadruple
4
quintuple
1
single
122
triple
20
varies
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
83
left below voice parts as part of grid
4
left between voice parts as part of grid
6
none
11
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
33
variable space, not on grid
29
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
91
not in dedicated space
23
provided, in dedicated space
22
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
9
made for complete additional staves
35
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
67
notation extended into margin
30
other
7
partial additional staves
41
staveline added
22
staves extended into margin
10
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
95
blue
2
brown
33
dark brown
10
gold
1
red
9
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
9
full mensural
13
strene notation
1
void mensural
116
Monophonic Notation
absent
99
present
30
Level of Calligraphy
fair
45
high
47
n/a
8
poor
9
very high
20
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
18
custodes
1
end symbol
18
none
3
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
pointers
5
repeat signs
26
signa congruentiae
52
signes-de-renvoi
59
space-filler
5
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
4
Dutch
6
English
3
Flemish
5
French
34
German
7
Italian
12
Latin
122
Spanish
10
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
22
fully texted with one text
117
fully texted with two or more texts
19
fully texted with two texts
8
partially texted with one or two texts
7
partially texted with one text
30
partially texted with two texts
2
provided with multiple incipits
4
provided with one or two incipits
19
provided with single incipit
34
provided with two incipits
4
untexted
39
varies
1
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
15
cursive (Anglicana)
5
cursive (German)
10
cursive (bastarda)
38
cursive (humanistic)
12
cursive (italic)
1
display script
38
humanistic
2
hybrida
6
roman
1
rotonda
8
textura
33
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
39
high
53
n/a
8
poor
11
very high
23
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
91
blue
5
brown
36
dark brown
11
dark red
1
gold
1
green
1
red
56
reddish brown
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
73
yes
60
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
2
never
14
none visible
1
normally
1
rarely
28
sometimes
1
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
15
occasionally
4
often
1
rarely
24
sometimes
2
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
7
partial borders: one- and two-sided
4
partial borders: one-sided
11
partial borders: three-sided
2
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
6
Painted Initials Frequency
always
6
never
6
normally
5
occasionally
4
often
6
rarely
27
sometimes
5
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
5
decorated
22
decorated with grotesque heads
9
flourished
8
historiated
7
plain initials
4
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
7
Penned Initials Frequency
always
11
never
2
normally
37
occasionally
15
often
10
rarely
24
sometimes
16
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
64
calligraphic with decoration
20
calligraphic with grotesque heads
20
decorated
6
decorated with grotesque heads
5
flourished
22
littera notabilior
2
plain initials
16
zoomorphic initial
1
Planned Initials Frequency
always
3
never
11
normally
9
occasionally
8
often
14
rarely
21
sometimes
6
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
always
2
never
15
normally
6
occasionally
12
often
7
rarely
12
sometimes
11
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
3
banner
6
decorated letters
2
decorative final long
20
end-symbol
5
littera notabilior
12
ornament
2
vignette
1
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Basel, Switzerland, Öffentliche Bibliothek der Universität, MS F VI 26 f, First quarter of the 16th century,
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