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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France
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Germany
3
Great Britain
1
Italy
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Switzerland
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Cities
Augsburg
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Basel
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Brussels
3
Ferrara
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Florence
7
France
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Glarus, Switzerland
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Italy
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Italy (North)
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Netherlands
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Savoy, France
1
Spain
1
St Gall
1
Switzerland
1
Venice
3
Vienna
1
Production method
Manuscript
35
Printed work
7
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
28
choirbook (fragment)
1
choirbook (single quire(s))
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (complete set)
4
partbooks (incomplete set)
4
Material
paper
23
parchment
18
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
oblong
15
upright
27
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
7
n/a
7
never
4
none visible
17
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
2
sometimes
3
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
19
brown
17
red
3
reddish brown
2
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
5
freehand
1
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
21
straightedge
6
triple rastrum
5
Number of staves
1
2
10
16
11
5
12
5
13
2
14
1
2
8
3
8
4
17
5
15
6
21
7
12
8
16
9
12
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
17
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
9
2-part single page
4
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
24
3-part single page
7
4-part opening
29
4-part single page
8
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
17
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
7
7-part opening
1
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
14
none
20
quadruple
1
single
26
triple
8
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
28
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
4
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
9
variable space, not on grid
4
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
31
not in dedicated space
6
provided, in dedicated space
9
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
6
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
20
notation extended into margin
12
other
1
partial additional staves
14
staveline added
3
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
30
brown
12
dark brown
2
red
3
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
41
Monophonic Notation
absent
42
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
10
high
15
n/a
7
poor
2
very high
9
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
10
cue notes
1
custodes
2
end symbol
4
none
2
pointers
3
repeat signs
8
signa congruentiae
20
signes-de-renvoi
21
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
English
1
Flemish
2
French
17
German
1
Italian
11
Latin
36
Spanish
4
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
11
fully texted with one text
31
fully texted with two or more texts
3
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
3
partially texted with one text
13
provided with one or two incipits
10
provided with single incipit
16
provided with two incipits
3
untexted
18
varies
1
Type of Script
cursive
3
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
2
cursive (bastarda)
10
cursive (humanistic)
7
cursive (italic)
2
display script
8
humanistic
1
hybrida
3
roman
2
rotonda
7
textura
6
Level of Calligraphy
fair
10
high
17
n/a
7
poor
2
very high
8
Colour of Text
black
30
blue
2
brown
13
dark brown
1
red
13
Multiple Texts
no
26
yes
18
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
rarely
7
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
2
often
1
rarely
12
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
4
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
5
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
2
occasionally
3
often
3
rarely
9
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
12
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
3
historiated
4
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
10
occasionally
2
often
5
rarely
5
sometimes
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
14
calligraphic with decoration
8
calligraphic with grotesque heads
8
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
5
historiated
1
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
always
2
never
2
normally
3
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
8
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
3
occasionally
4
often
5
rarely
5
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
banner
2
decorative final long
7
diagrams
1
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
1
ornament
1
signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS II.I.232 (olim Magliabechi XIX.58), c. 1515-1521, All folios
Cambridge, Great Britain, Magdalene College, MS Pepys 1760, c. 1509-c. 1514, All folios
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