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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France
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Germany
21
Great Britain
3
Italy
13
Spain
2
Switzerland
3
Cities
Antwerp
1
Augsburg
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16
Cambrai
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Germany (South)
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Munich
11
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1
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2
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Vienna
8
Wittenberg
4
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1
Production method
Manuscript
76
Printed work
2
Physical type
chansonnier
2
choirbook
69
choirbook (single quire(s))
4
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
2
Material
paper
41
paper (with parchment)
4
parchment
29
parchment (with paper)
3
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
oblong
3
upright
75
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
26
n/a
2
never
10
none visible
24
normally
3
occasionally
3
often
6
rarely
1
sometimes
9
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
78
brown
9
red
1
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
double rastrum
2
freehand
4
single rastrum
68
straightedge
7
Number of staves
1
3
10
48
11
24
12
16
13
6
14
2
15
2
16
1
17
1
2
16
3
17
4
24
5
33
6
39
7
35
8
49
9
46
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
14
10-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
4
2-part opening
33
2-part single page
14
3-part consecutive
4
3-part opening
48
3-part single page
10
4-part consecutive
3
4-part opening
78
4-part single page
14
5-part consecutive
3
5-part opening
50
5-part single page
3
6-part consecutive
1
6-part opening
20
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
1
Indentation for Initials
all staves indented
1
double
44
none
29
quadruple
5
single
59
triple
23
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
51
left below voice parts as part of grid
3
left between voice parts as part of grid
6
none
9
staves not ruled
3
staves not ruled on grid
35
variable space, not on grid
21
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
64
not in dedicated space
9
provided, in dedicated space
12
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
23
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
45
notation extended into margin
18
other
2
partial additional staves
25
staveline added
5
staves extended into margin
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
78
brown
5
dark brown
2
red
5
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
2
chant (square)
4
full mensural
3
void mensural
77
Monophonic Notation
absent
63
present
21
Level of Calligraphy
fair
23
high
31
n/a
2
poor
7
very high
20
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
7
custodes
1
end symbol
8
none
5
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
pointers
1
repeat signs
11
signa congruentiae
29
signes-de-renvoi
43
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
1
Dutch
2
English
1
Flemish
4
French
16
German
4
Italian
4
Latin
74
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
4
fully texted with one text
73
fully texted with two or more texts
19
fully texted with two texts
5
partially texted with one text
5
provided with multiple incipits
2
provided with one or two incipits
5
provided with single incipit
17
untexted
17
varies
1
Type of Script
Italic
1
antiqua
2
cursive
4
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (German)
6
cursive (bastarda)
31
cursive (humanistic)
5
cursive (italic)
1
display script
34
humanistic
1
hybrida
1
roman
1
textura
28
Level of Calligraphy
fair
21
high
32
n/a
2
poor
6
very high
22
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
77
blue
2
brown
6
dark brown
1
grey
1
red
47
Multiple Texts
no
45
yes
37
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
8
none visible
1
rarely
30
Borders Frequency
never
10
occasionally
2
rarely
24
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
6
partial borders: one- and two-sided
3
partial borders: one-sided
7
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
6
Painted Initials Frequency
never
6
normally
3
occasionally
4
often
6
rarely
25
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
13
decorated with grotesque heads
8
flourished
4
historiated
4
plain initials
2
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
4
Penned Initials Frequency
always
6
never
2
normally
32
occasionally
16
often
4
rarely
15
sometimes
8
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
38
calligraphic with decoration
7
calligraphic with grotesque heads
6
decorated
4
decorated with grotesque heads
5
flourished
13
littera notabilior
3
plain initials
8
Planned Initials Frequency
always
2
never
13
normally
5
occasionally
7
often
5
rarely
15
sometimes
4
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
18
normally
3
occasionally
4
often
5
rarely
4
sometimes
4
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
2
banner
3
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
2
embellished final barline
2
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
6
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Disposition of voice part: 4-part opening
Colour of staves: black
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Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 2, c. 1515, All folios
Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 4, c. 1516-18, All folios
Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 9, c. 1515, All folios
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