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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Belgium
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Czech Republic
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Germany
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Great Britain
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Italy
17
Spain
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Switzerland
6
Cities
Antwerp
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Augsburg
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Basel
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Brussels
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Cambrai
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Germany (South)
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Italy
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Italy (North)
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Mantua
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Mechelen
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Modena
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St Gall
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Stirling
1
Toledo
1
Torgau
1
Verona
1
Vic
1
Wittenberg
3
Zaragoza
1
Production method
Manuscript
79
Physical type
chansonnier
1
chant book with polyphony
1
choirbook
69
choirbook (fragment(s))
2
choirbook (fragment)
2
choirbook (single quire(s))
2
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
1
Material
paper
42
paper (with parchment)
3
parchment
31
parchment (with paper)
2
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
upright
79
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
24
never
13
none visible
28
normally
6
occasionally
2
often
5
rarely
1
sometimes
5
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
52
brown
27
dark brown
5
light brown
2
red
2
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
7
freehand
4
single rastrum
61
straightedge
16
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
1
2
10
79
11
30
12
21
13
8
14
5
15
3
16
2
17
2
2
6
3
8
4
12
5
22
6
31
7
29
8
42
9
47
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
15
10-part opening
1
12-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
3
2-part opening
28
2-part single page
16
3-part consecutive
5
3-part opening
46
3-part score
1
3-part single page
15
4-part consecutive
4
4-part opening
70
4-part single page
11
5-part consecutive
5
5-part opening
45
5-part single page
3
6-part consecutive
1
6-part opening
22
7-part consecutive
1
7-part opening
2
8-part consecutive
1
8-part opening
3
9-part consecutive
1
9-part opening
1
n/a
3
Indentation for Initials
all staves indented
1
double
38
none
26
quadruple
4
single
60
triple
22
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
60
left below voice parts as part of grid
4
left between voice parts as part of grid
7
none
10
staves not ruled
3
staves not ruled on grid
28
variable space, not on grid
15
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
67
not in dedicated space
10
provided, in dedicated space
12
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
5
made for complete additional staves
29
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
51
notation extended into margin
24
other
4
partial additional staves
32
staveline added
10
staves extended into margin
5
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
63
brown
19
dark brown
5
light brown
1
red
9
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
chant (square)
6
full mensural
10
strene notation
1
void mensural
73
Monophonic Notation
absent
67
present
18
Level of Calligraphy
fair
25
high
36
poor
6
very high
18
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
11
cue notes
1
custodes
1
end symbol
12
none
3
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
pointers
4
repeat signs
14
signa congruentiae
31
signes-de-renvoi
46
space-filler
4
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
1
English
2
Flemish
5
French
20
German
4
Italian
3
Latin
79
Spanish
3
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
10
fully texted with one text
73
fully texted with two or more texts
18
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
3
partially texted with one text
12
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
2
provided with one or two incipits
7
provided with single incipit
22
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
21
varies
2
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
12
cursive (Anglicana)
5
cursive (German)
6
cursive (Italianate)
1
cursive (bastarda)
30
cursive (humanistic)
4
cursive (italic)
4
display script
25
humanistic
1
hybrida
3
roman
1
textura
22
Level of Calligraphy
fair
28
high
30
poor
6
very high
23
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
60
blue
3
brown
25
dark brown
4
gold
1
red
39
reddish brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
48
yes
38
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
12
none visible
1
rarely
27
sometimes
1
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
14
occasionally
4
rarely
20
sometimes
1
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
5
partial borders: one- and two-sided
4
partial borders: one-sided
8
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
3
Painted Initials Frequency
always
4
never
5
normally
1
occasionally
3
often
5
rarely
23
sometimes
3
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
2
decorated
13
decorated with grotesque heads
8
flourished
4
historiated
6
plain initials
3
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
4
Penned Initials Frequency
always
8
never
2
normally
35
occasionally
13
often
7
rarely
20
sometimes
8
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
43
calligraphic with decoration
9
calligraphic with grotesque heads
13
decorated
4
decorated with grotesque heads
5
flourished
15
historiated
1
littera notabilior
4
plain initials
11
Planned Initials Frequency
always
4
never
13
normally
8
occasionally
3
often
6
rarely
18
sometimes
3
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
3
never
17
normally
2
occasionally
5
often
9
rarely
9
sometimes
9
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
3
banner
3
decorated letters
4
decorative final long
10
embellished final barline
3
end-symbol
5
littera notabilior
8
ornament
2
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Penned initials frequency: normally
Colour of staves: brown
Adhoc adaptation: partial additional staves
Other decoration type: decorative final long
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Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 2, c. 1515, All folios
Munich, Germany, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Musica MS 6 (= MaiM 2), c. 1508-30, All folios
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