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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Italy
64
Italy (North)
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Munich
12
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Naples
4
Netherlands
1
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5
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1
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2
St Gall
1
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1
Stirling
1
Tarazona
4
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1
Turin
1
Utrecht
1
Venice
7
Verona
2
Vic
1
Vienna
8
Windsor
1
Wittenberg
4
Zaragoza
1
Production method
Manuscript
167
Printed work
14
Physical type
chansonnier
1
chant book with polyphony
1
choirbook
131
choirbook (fragment(s))
3
choirbook (fragment)
1
choirbook (single quire(s))
5
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
2
monophonic manuscript with interpolated polyphony
2
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
2
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbook (single)
4
partbooks (complete set)
14
partbooks (incomplete set)
6
poetry collection with some notated music
2
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
printed book with interpolated polyphony
1
single leaf
1
tablebook
1
Material
paper
116
paper (with parchment)
7
parchment
50
parchment (with paper)
4
parchment and paper (mixed)
4
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
40
upright
140
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
40
n/a
15
never
25
none visible
73
normally
12
occasionally
2
often
7
rarely
3
sometimes
13
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
85
brown
57
dark brown
16
gold
2
light brown
8
n/a
1
red
9
red-brown
1
reddish brown
6
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
2
double rastrum
16
freehand
13
printed staves
1
quadruple rastrum
2
single rastrum
120
straightedge
22
triple rastrum
15
Number of staves
1
6
10
64
11
32
12
27
13
10
14
6
15
4
16
2
17
2
2
24
3
35
4
48
5
51
6
80
7
54
8
64
9
59
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
51
10-part opening
1
12-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
5
2-part opening
57
2-part score
2
2-part single page
29
3-part consecutive
9
3-part opening
103
3-part score
3
3-part single page
34
4-part consecutive
4
4-part opening
136
4-part score
1
4-part single page
40
5-part consecutive
6
5-part opening
69
5-part single page
5
6-part consecutive
1
6-part opening
29
7-part consecutive
1
7-part opening
1
8-part consecutive
1
8-part opening
5
9-part consecutive
1
9-part opening
1
n/a
3
Indentation for Initials
all staves indented
1
double
55
none
85
quadruple
4
quintuple
1
single
114
triple
19
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
115
left below voice parts as part of grid
7
left between voice parts as part of grid
9
none
28
staves not ruled
3
staves not ruled on grid
34
variable space, not on grid
28
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
121
not in dedicated space
40
provided, in dedicated space
36
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
11
made for complete additional staves
39
none
3
notation and staves extended into margin
104
notation extended into margin
56
other
4
partial additional staves
57
staveline added
29
staves extended into margin
12
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
123
blue
2
brown
56
dark brown
13
gold
3
light brown
4
red
11
red-brown
1
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
4
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
10
full mensural
12
strene notation
1
void mensural
171
Monophonic Notation
absent
150
present
38
Level of Calligraphy
fair
74
high
57
n/a
14
poor
20
very high
25
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
26
cue notes
2
custodes
2
end symbol
20
none
6
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
pointers
11
repeat signs
44
signa congruentiae
72
signes-de-renvoi
83
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
1
Dutch
11
English
4
Flemish
5
French
55
German
12
Italian
37
Latin
157
Spanish
15
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
3
fully texted with one or two texts
34
fully texted with one text
155
fully texted with two or more texts
17
fully texted with two texts
10
partially texted with one or two texts
11
partially texted with one text
43
partially texted with two texts
2
provided with multiple incipits
3
provided with one or two incipits
26
provided with single incipit
69
provided with two incipits
5
untexted
61
varies
1
Type of Script
Italic
1
antiqua
2
cursive
22
cursive (Anglicana)
7
cursive (German)
14
cursive (Italianate)
1
cursive (bastarda)
37
cursive (humanistic)
23
cursive (italic)
13
display script
35
humanistic
2
hybrida
7
roman
5
rotonda
11
textura
43
various
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
70
high
60
n/a
14
poor
21
very high
25
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
113
blue
8
brown
65
dark brown
13
dark red
1
gold
2
green
1
grey
1
light brown
4
red
58
red-brown
1
reddish brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
111
yes
78
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
17
normally
1
often
1
rarely
36
sometimes
1
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
16
occasionally
4
rarely
32
sometimes
1
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
9
partial borders: one- and two-sided
5
partial borders: one-sided
10
partial borders: three-sided
2
partial borders: two- and three-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
11
Painted Initials Frequency
always
8
never
8
normally
10
occasionally
6
often
7
rarely
24
sometimes
3
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic
1
calligraphic with decoration
4
decorated
26
decorated with grotesque heads
9
flourished
9
historiated
3
plain initials
6
zoomorphic initial
6
Penned Initials Frequency
always
20
never
2
normally
57
occasionally
20
often
10
rarely
26
sometimes
16
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
79
calligraphic with decoration
25
calligraphic with grotesque heads
24
decorated
4
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
29
historiated
1
littera notabilior
5
plain initials
24
zoomorphic initial
1
Planned Initials Frequency
always
5
never
11
normally
14
occasionally
13
often
13
rarely
25
sometimes
9
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
2
Other Decoration Frequency
always
5
never
18
normally
13
occasionally
15
often
11
rarely
11
sometimes
12
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
4
banner
5
decorated letters
4
decorative final long
23
diagrams
1
embellished final barline
4
end-symbol
8
littera notabilior
15
ornament
1
signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
2
vignette
1
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Brussels, Belgium, Bibliothèque Royal Albert 1er/Koninklijke Bibliotheek Albert I, MS 228, c. 1515, with additions around 1519, All folios
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