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
9
Belgium
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Czech Republic
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France
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Germany
16
Great Britain
6
Italy
46
Italy (North)
1
Netherlands
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Portugal
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Silesia
3
Spain
8
Switzerland
10
Cities
Augsburg
4
Basel
10
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Brussels
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2
Florence
15
France
4
Germany
7
Germany (South)
1
Girona
1
Glarus, Switzerland
2
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Italy
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Italy (North)
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12
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5
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3
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1
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1
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1
Switzerland
1
Tarazona
4
Torgau
1
Troyes
1
Turin
1
Venice
4
Verona
2
Vic
1
Vienna
8
Zagan
3
Zaragoza
1
Production method
Manuscript
115
Printed work
6
Physical type
choirbook
74
choirbook (fragment(s))
6
choirbook (single quire(s))
2
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 (fragment)
1
partbook (single)
5
partbooks (complete set)
13
partbooks (incomplete set)
8
poetry collection with some notated music
1
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
2
tablebook
1
Material
paper
121
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
41
upright
79
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
14
n/a
7
never
35
none visible
54
normally
4
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
1
sometimes
7
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
50
brown
48
dark brown
16
light brown
4
red
3
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
3
double rastrum
14
freehand
10
printed staves
5
single rastrum
76
straightedge
13
triple rastrum
11
Number of staves
1
3
10
30
11
17
12
14
13
6
14
3
15
2
2
19
3
31
4
39
5
32
6
39
7
24
8
30
9
25
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
46
10-part opening
1
12-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
5
2-part opening
33
2-part score
2
2-part single page
21
3-part consecutive
4
3-part opening
56
3-part score
1
3-part single page
19
4-part consecutive
4
4-part opening
81
4-part score
1
4-part single page
23
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
41
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
17
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
3
n/a
3
Indentation for Initials
double
29
none
66
single
61
triple
4
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
73
left below voice parts as part of grid
3
left between voice parts as part of grid
6
none
21
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
11
variable space, not on grid
17
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
86
not in dedicated space
25
provided, in dedicated space
16
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
8
made for complete additional staves
32
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
67
notation extended into margin
33
other
5
partial additional staves
39
staveline added
17
staves extended into margin
10
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
75
blue
2
brown
45
dark brown
12
gold
1
light brown
1
red
1
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
chant (Gothic)
2
chant (square)
10
full mensural
4
not specified
1
void mensural
115
Monophonic Notation
absent
98
present
25
Level of Calligraphy
fair
65
high
40
n/a
6
poor
13
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
16
cue notes
1
custodes
1
end symbol
13
none
3
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
pointers
5
repeat signs
26
signa congruentiae
35
signes-de-renvoi
45
space-filler
3
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
4
Dutch
8
English
1
Flemish
1
French
36
German
13
Italian
26
Latin
104
Spanish
11
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
22
fully texted with one text
97
fully texted with two or more texts
6
fully texted with two texts
7
partially texted with one or two texts
7
partially texted with one text
24
partially texted with two or more texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
14
provided with single incipit
45
untexted
47
varies
1
Type of Script
Italic
1
antiqua
3
cursive
24
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
13
cursive (Italianate)
1
cursive (bastarda)
12
cursive (humanistic)
24
cursive (italic)
14
display script
19
humanistic
2
hybrida
4
roman
2
rotonda
5
textura
23
various
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
67
high
38
n/a
6
poor
14
very high
3
Colour of Text
black
69
blue
4
brown
55
dark brown
11
dark red
1
green
1
red
26
reddish brown
2
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
75
yes
49
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
9
normally
1
rarely
6
Borders Frequency
never
7
rarely
3
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
3
Painted Initials Frequency
never
3
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
7
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
5
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
2
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
17
never
1
normally
32
occasionally
14
often
11
rarely
16
sometimes
13
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
53
calligraphic with decoration
19
calligraphic with grotesque heads
20
decorated
8
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
18
historiated
1
littera notabilior
4
plain initials
27
Planned Initials Frequency
always
4
never
1
normally
11
occasionally
4
often
10
rarely
12
sometimes
5
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
3
Other Decoration Frequency
always
4
never
3
normally
6
occasionally
9
often
6
rarely
10
sometimes
8
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
2
banner
2
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
19
embellished final barline
3
end-symbol
7
littera notabilior
9
signes-de-renvoi
1
vignette
1
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London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Additional 5665, c.1460-1510, All folios
Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Medicea-Laurenziana, MS Acquisti e doni 666, 1518, All folios
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