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
4
England
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France
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Germany
11
Great Britain
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Italy
36
Italy (North)
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Portugal
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Silesia
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Switzerland
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Cities
Augsburg
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Switzerland
1
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1
Turin
1
Venice
1
Verona
2
Wittenberg
3
Zagan
3
Zaragoza
1
Production method
Manuscript
85
Physical type
choirbook
48
choirbook (fragment(s))
3
choirbook (fragment)
1
music treatise(s) containing 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 (fragment(s))
1
partbook (single)
6
partbooks (complete set)
14
partbooks (incomplete set)
2
poetry collection with some notated music
1
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
printed book with interpolated polyphony
1
printed treatise with added polyphony
1
Material
paper
85
Format
oblong
28
upright
57
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
10
n/a
1
never
30
none visible
42
normally
1
occasionally
1
sometimes
4
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
32
brown
40
dark brown
9
light brown
5
red
2
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
3
double rastrum
7
freehand
8
printed staves
5
single rastrum
55
straightedge
11
triple rastrum
8
Number of staves
1
3
10
23
11
13
12
7
13
5
14
3
15
2
2
9
3
20
4
17
5
15
6
16
7
11
8
16
9
19
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
31
10-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
6
2-part opening
26
2-part score
2
2-part single page
17
3-part consecutive
6
3-part opening
37
3-part score
1
3-part single page
15
4-part consecutive
5
4-part opening
53
4-part score
1
4-part single page
13
5-part consecutive
2
5-part opening
25
5-part single page
3
6-part opening
8
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
2
n/a
3
Indentation for Initials
double
13
none
50
single
32
triple
2
varies
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
53
left below voice parts as part of grid
4
left between voice parts as part of grid
5
none
17
staves not ruled on grid
6
variable space, not on grid
8
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
56
not in dedicated space
23
provided, in dedicated space
15
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
5
made for complete additional staves
26
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
51
notation extended into margin
24
other
4
partial additional staves
33
staveline added
9
staves extended into margin
6
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
52
blue
1
brown
39
dark brown
5
light brown
2
red
1
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
3
chant (Central European)
1
chant (Gothic)
2
chant (square)
7
full mensural
5
not specified
1
void mensural
81
Monophonic Notation
absent
66
present
23
Level of Calligraphy
fair
70
high
12
poor
8
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
8
end symbol
11
none
2
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
pointers
5
repeat signs
17
signa congruentiae
19
signes-de-renvoi
31
space-filler
3
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
7
Dutch
5
English
1
Flemish
2
French
26
German
11
Italian
19
Latin
79
Spanish
8
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
15
fully texted with one text
72
fully texted with two or more texts
3
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
4
partially texted with one text
13
partially texted with two or more texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
7
provided with single incipit
33
untexted
35
varies
1
Type of Script
antiqua
4
cursive
23
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (German)
10
cursive (bastarda)
6
cursive (humanistic)
18
cursive (italic)
12
display script
5
humanistic
2
hybrida
3
rotonda
1
textura
12
various
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
85
high
10
poor
5
Colour of Text
black
49
blue
3
brown
47
dark brown
5
light brown
1
red
13
reddish brown
2
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
57
yes
34
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
6
rarely
3
Borders Frequency
never
5
rarely
2
Borders Size
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
2
occasionally
1
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
4
flourished
2
historiated
1
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
9
normally
20
occasionally
7
often
9
rarely
10
sometimes
9
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
33
calligraphic with decoration
12
calligraphic with grotesque heads
12
decorated
7
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
12
littera notabilior
2
plain initials
26
Planned Initials Frequency
always
4
never
1
normally
11
occasionally
3
often
10
rarely
6
sometimes
4
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
2
Other Decoration Frequency
always
2
never
2
normally
4
occasionally
4
often
8
rarely
9
sometimes
6
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
banner
1
decorated letters
4
decorative final long
12
embellished final barline
2
end-symbol
7
littera notabilior
9
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Segovia, Spain, Archivo Capitular de la Catedral, MS s.s., c. 1498-1515, All folios
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