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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Czech Republic
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Germany
6
Great Britain
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Italy
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Netherlands
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Portugal
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Silesia
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1
Tarazona
3
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1
Vic
1
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1
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3
Zwickau
1
Production method
Manuscript
66
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
22
choirbook (fragment(s))
1
choirbook (single quire(s))
2
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
partbook (fragment(s))
1
partbook (fragment)
1
partbook (single)
10
partbooks (complete set)
16
partbooks (incomplete set)
9
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
printed book with interpolated polyphony
1
Material
paper
51
paper (with parchment)
2
parchment
11
parchment (with paper)
1
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
oblong
31
upright
35
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
9
n/a
1
never
14
none visible
36
normally
3
occasionally
2
often
5
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
25
brown
35
dark brown
7
light brown
3
red
3
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
6
freehand
5
printed staves
4
single rastrum
43
straightedge
10
triple rastrum
6
Number of staves
1
3
10
14
11
8
12
5
13
2
14
1
2
10
3
19
4
22
5
13
6
21
7
16
8
16
9
15
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
66
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
17
2-part score
2
2-part single page
12
3-part consecutive
3
3-part opening
23
3-part score
2
3-part single page
11
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
26
4-part score
1
4-part single page
11
5-part opening
16
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
6
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
12
none
33
single
32
triple
4
varies
3
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
45
left below voice parts as part of grid
9
left between voice parts as part of grid
4
none
15
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
5
variable space, not on grid
7
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
43
not in dedicated space
16
provided, in dedicated space
14
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
20
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
38
notation extended into margin
20
other
4
partial additional staves
26
staveline added
14
staves extended into margin
6
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
35
blue
1
brown
30
dark brown
9
light brown
1
red
2
Type of Notation
chant (Central European)
1
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
6
full mensural
4
strene notation
1
void mensural
66
Monophonic Notation
absent
57
present
12
Level of Calligraphy
fair
31
high
17
poor
14
very high
5
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
4
end symbol
7
none
3
pointers
7
repeat signs
21
signa congruentiae
23
signes-de-renvoi
21
space-filler
3
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
6
Dutch
3
English
3
Flemish
2
French
29
German
9
Italian
17
Latin
56
Spanish
8
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
22
fully texted with one text
53
fully texted with two or more texts
9
fully texted with two texts
3
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
22
partially texted with two or more texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
7
provided with single incipit
28
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
29
varies
1
Type of Script
cursive
16
cursive (Anglicana)
3
cursive (German)
11
cursive (bastarda)
13
cursive (humanistic)
14
cursive (italic)
6
display script
13
hybrida
2
rotonda
1
textura
3
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
30
high
25
poor
14
very high
4
Colour of Text
black
37
blue
5
brown
33
dark brown
9
light brown
1
red
18
Multiple Texts
no
34
yes
36
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
2
never
7
rarely
9
Borders Frequency
never
8
rarely
6
Borders Size
full borders
4
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
2
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
10
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
5
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
2
historiated
2
plain initials
3
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
12
never
1
normally
22
occasionally
4
often
6
rarely
9
sometimes
5
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
26
calligraphic with decoration
11
calligraphic with grotesque heads
12
decorated
4
decorated with grotesque heads
4
flourished
8
littera notabilior
2
plain initials
14
Planned Initials Frequency
always
2
never
4
normally
4
occasionally
3
often
3
rarely
9
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
5
normally
2
occasionally
3
often
4
rarely
7
sometimes
6
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
4
decorative final long
7
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
6
littera notabilior
10
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Barcelona, Spain, Biblioteca de Catalunya, M. 681 (=PedC 386), c. 1525-1550, All folios
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