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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France
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Germany
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Great Britain
2
Italy
6
Spain
1
Switzerland
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Cities
Augsburg
2
Basel
2
Bologna
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Cognac
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England
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Ferrara
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1
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Padua
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Rome
1
Savoy, France
1
Segovia
1
Spain
1
Toledo
1
Torgau
1
Venice
1
Production method
Manuscript
21
Printed work
1
Physical type
choirbook
15
choirbook (single quire(s))
2
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
single leaf
1
Material
paper
14
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
6
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
oblong
7
upright
15
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
4
n/a
2
never
7
none visible
12
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
7
brown
12
dark brown
1
gold
1
light brown
2
red
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
freehand
3
printed staves
1
single rastrum
16
straightedge
6
Number of staves
1
1
10
8
11
4
12
5
13
2
14
2
2
2
3
3
4
2
5
8
6
11
7
6
8
9
9
7
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
7
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
9
2-part score
2
2-part single page
7
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
17
3-part score
1
3-part single page
10
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
18
4-part score
1
4-part single page
6
5-part opening
7
8-part opening
1
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
none
5
single
22
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
18
left below voice parts as part of grid
2
left between voice parts as part of grid
3
none
5
staves not ruled on grid
1
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
9
not in dedicated space
9
provided, in dedicated space
9
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
9
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
12
notation extended into margin
7
other
2
partial additional staves
8
staveline added
5
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
13
blue
1
brown
10
dark brown
1
gold
1
light brown
1
red
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
2
full mensural
2
void mensural
21
Monophonic Notation
absent
18
present
6
Level of Calligraphy
fair
11
high
5
n/a
1
poor
6
very high
3
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
4
none
2
pointers
2
repeat signs
4
signa congruentiae
7
signes-de-renvoi
10
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
English
1
Flemish
1
French
13
German
5
Italian
5
Latin
16
Spanish
4
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
5
fully texted with one text
22
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
13
provided with multiple incipits
2
provided with one or two incipits
3
provided with single incipit
22
provided with two incipits
2
untexted
16
varies
1
Type of Script
cursive
7
cursive (German)
6
cursive (bastarda)
5
cursive (humanistic)
1
cursive (italic)
1
display script
2
hybrida
2
rotonda
1
textura
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
9
high
9
n/a
1
poor
7
very high
2
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
12
blue
1
brown
12
dark brown
2
light brown
1
red
5
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
22
yes
6
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
3
often
1
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
3
often
1
rarely
1
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
1
often
1
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
5
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
3
often
3
rarely
5
sometimes
6
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
13
calligraphic with decoration
5
calligraphic with grotesque heads
5
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
4
littera notabilior
2
plain initials
4
zoomorphic initial
1
Planned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
3
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
4
sometimes
5
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
3
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
4
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
3
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Modena, Italy, Biblioteca Estense Universitaria, alpha.X.1.11 (Lat. 471; olim VI.H.15), 1440s, with additions up c. 1480, All folios
St Gall, Switzerland, Stiftsbibliothek, MS 463, c. 1540 or slightly later, All folios
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