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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England
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France
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Germany
12
Great Britain
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Italy
25
Silesia
3
Spain
2
Switzerland
3
Cities
Antwerp
1
Augsburg
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Basel
3
Bologna
8
Brussels
1
Burgundy
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Emmerich
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Ferrara
5
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Germany (South)
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Italy (North)
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London
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Mantua
3
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Munich
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Munich, Germany
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1
Venice
2
Verona
1
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1
Vienna
4
Windsor
1
Wittenberg
3
Zagan
3
Zaragoza
1
Production method
Manuscript
58
Printed work
3
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
39
choirbook (single quire(s))
1
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
2
monophonic manuscript with interpolated polyphony
2
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
3
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
2
partbook (fragment(s))
1
partbook (single)
2
partbooks (complete set)
5
poetry collection with some notated music
1
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
printed book with interpolated polyphony
1
Material
paper
42
paper (with parchment)
3
parchment
12
parchment (with paper)
1
parchment and paper (mixed)
3
Format
oblong
14
upright
47
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
11
n/a
3
never
12
none visible
29
normally
5
often
2
sometimes
3
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
38
brown
17
dark brown
1
light brown
2
n/a
1
red
5
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
4
freehand
5
single rastrum
41
straightedge
11
triple rastrum
2
Number of staves
1
4
10
15
11
6
12
8
13
5
14
2
15
2
2
9
3
13
4
19
5
15
6
18
7
10
8
16
9
20
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
15
2-part consecutive
8
2-part opening
24
2-part single page
12
3-part consecutive
5
3-part opening
31
3-part single page
13
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
42
4-part single page
12
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
22
6-part opening
9
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
2
n/a
2
Indentation for Initials
double
10
none
61
single
17
triple
2
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
37
left below voice parts as part of grid
3
left between voice parts as part of grid
5
none
16
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
6
variable space, not on grid
8
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
42
not in dedicated space
14
provided, in dedicated space
11
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
17
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
32
notation extended into margin
17
other
1
partial additional staves
21
staveline added
4
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
59
brown
6
dark brown
2
red
2
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
4
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
4
full mensural
2
not specified
1
void mensural
56
Monophonic Notation
absent
48
present
19
Level of Calligraphy
fair
31
high
21
n/a
3
poor
6
very high
5
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
5
custodes
1
end symbol
6
none
2
pointers
3
repeat signs
9
signa congruentiae
11
signes-de-renvoi
20
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
3
Dutch
3
English
2
Flemish
2
French
15
German
9
Italian
9
Latin
56
Spanish
4
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
54
fully texted with two or more texts
4
fully texted with two texts
4
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
9
partially texted with two or more texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
7
provided with single incipit
20
untexted
19
varies
1
Type of Script
antiqua
4
cursive
5
cursive (Anglicana)
3
cursive (German)
9
cursive (bastarda)
5
cursive (humanistic)
8
cursive (italic)
4
display script
6
humanistic
1
hybrida
1
roman
1
rotonda
2
textura
22
Level of Calligraphy
fair
35
high
17
n/a
3
poor
5
very high
6
Colour of Text
black
61
blue
1
brown
6
dark brown
1
red
12
reddish brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
41
yes
23
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
8
rarely
8
Borders Frequency
never
6
rarely
6
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
4
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
3
normally
5
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
6
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic
1
decorated
7
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
5
historiated
1
plain initials
5
trompe l'oeil
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
10
never
2
normally
18
occasionally
4
often
4
rarely
6
sometimes
6
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
27
calligraphic with decoration
8
calligraphic with grotesque heads
6
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
11
littera notabilior
4
plain initials
12
Planned Initials Frequency
always
3
never
1
normally
3
occasionally
2
often
6
rarely
6
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
2
never
3
normally
6
occasionally
2
often
5
sometimes
5
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
banner
1
decorated letters
2
decorative final long
4
diagrams
1
embellished final barline
3
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
6
signa congruentiae
1
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Indentation for initials: none
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Eton, Great Britain, Eton College Library, MS 178, c. 1500-04, All folios
Padua, Italy, Biblioteca Capitolare, MS A 17, 1522, All folios
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