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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Germany
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Italy
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Netherlands
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Spain
2
Cities
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8
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1
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1
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1
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1
Production method
Manuscript
68
Printed work
11
Physical type
choirbook
61
choirbook (fragment)
2
partbook (fragment)
1
partbook (single)
2
partbooks (complete set)
9
poetry collection with some notated music
2
printed treatise with added polyphony
1
Material
paper
55
paper (with parchment)
2
parchment
18
parchment (with paper)
2
parchment and paper (mixed)
2
Format
oblong
17
upright
62
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
13
n/a
11
never
14
none visible
21
normally
7
occasionally
3
often
4
sometimes
8
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
43
brown
31
dark brown
1
gold
1
light brown
1
red
2
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
double rastrum
8
freehand
5
single rastrum
55
straightedge
8
Number of staves
1
2
10
25
11
13
12
14
13
7
14
4
15
4
16
1
17
1
2
17
3
18
4
24
5
29
6
36
7
21
8
23
9
19
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
21
12-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
24
2-part score
2
2-part single page
10
3-part consecutive
4
3-part opening
35
3-part score
2
3-part single page
12
4-part consecutive
2
4-part opening
54
4-part score
1
4-part single page
9
5-part consecutive
2
5-part opening
33
5-part single page
1
6-part consecutive
1
6-part opening
18
7-part consecutive
1
7-part opening
1
8-part consecutive
1
8-part opening
3
9-part consecutive
1
9-part opening
1
n/a
2
Indentation for Initials
all staves indented
1
double
25
none
34
quadruple
1
single
52
triple
4
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
47
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
8
staves not ruled on grid
12
variable space, not on grid
16
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
58
not in dedicated space
12
provided, in dedicated space
14
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
14
notation and staves extended into margin
38
notation extended into margin
23
other
1
partial additional staves
20
staveline added
8
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
61
blue
1
brown
22
dark brown
4
gold
1
red
6
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
2
chant (square)
4
full mensural
7
strene notation
1
void mensural
75
Monophonic Notation
absent
61
present
20
Level of Calligraphy
fair
25
high
32
n/a
11
poor
6
very high
8
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
13
cue notes
2
end symbol
7
none
2
pointers
3
repeat signs
12
signa congruentiae
29
signes-de-renvoi
24
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
English
3
Flemish
2
French
14
German
5
Italian
8
Latin
70
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
5
fully texted with one text
79
fully texted with two or more texts
7
fully texted with two texts
5
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
15
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
12
provided with single incipit
17
provided with two incipits
3
untexted
18
Type of Script
antiqua
4
cursive
8
cursive (Anglicana)
3
cursive (German)
4
cursive (Italianate)
1
cursive (bastarda)
10
cursive (humanistic)
6
cursive (italic)
3
display script
14
humanistic
1
hybrida
2
roman
3
rotonda
9
textura
27
Level of Calligraphy
fair
23
high
33
n/a
11
poor
3
very high
7
Colour of Text
black
54
blue
2
brown
22
dark brown
3
dark red
1
green
1
grey
1
red
23
Multiple Texts
no
57
yes
22
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
7
normally
1
often
1
rarely
13
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
6
occasionally
1
rarely
9
sometimes
1
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
2
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
2
partial borders: two- and three-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
4
Painted Initials Frequency
always
4
never
3
normally
6
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
5
sometimes
3
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic
1
calligraphic with decoration
3
decorated
10
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
7
historiated
3
plain initials
4
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
6
normally
12
occasionally
6
often
7
rarely
12
sometimes
12
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
33
calligraphic with decoration
5
calligraphic with grotesque heads
10
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
14
historiated
1
littera notabilior
3
plain initials
9
zoomorphic initial
1
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
3
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
4
rarely
10
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
4
never
4
normally
8
occasionally
3
often
6
rarely
5
sometimes
5
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
3
banner
3
decorated letters
4
decorative final long
9
embellished final barline
4
end-symbol
4
littera notabilior
5
vignette
1
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Contrapunctus seu figurata musica super plano cantu missarum solennium totius anni, Lyons, France, 1528, , August 1528, 90
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