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
1
Belgium
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France
3
Germany
1
Great Britain
2
Italy
19
Silesia
3
Spain
1
Switzerland
5
Cities
Augsburg
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Bourges
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Munich
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Naples
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Padua
2
Paris
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1
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1
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1
Venice
1
Zagan
3
Production method
Manuscript
42
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
26
choirbook (fragment(s))
1
choirbook (single quire(s))
4
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (complete set)
6
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
tablebook
1
Material
paper
27
paper (with parchment)
2
parchment
11
parchment (with paper)
2
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
13
upright
28
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
5
never
8
none visible
24
normally
3
often
2
rarely
2
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
10
brown
20
dark brown
5
gold
2
light brown
4
red
2
reddish brown
2
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
4
freehand
7
quadruple rastrum
2
single rastrum
27
straightedge
3
triple rastrum
10
Number of staves
1
3
10
9
11
1
12
3
2
5
3
8
4
9
5
9
6
22
7
14
8
14
9
8
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
14
2-part opening
9
2-part score
1
2-part single page
10
3-part opening
30
3-part single page
13
4-part opening
32
4-part single page
12
5-part opening
10
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
2
none
26
quintuple
1
single
22
triple
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
33
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
5
none
8
staves not ruled on grid
4
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
18
not in dedicated space
21
provided, in dedicated space
12
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
14
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
37
notation extended into margin
22
partial additional staves
16
staveline added
10
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
19
blue
1
brown
21
dark brown
3
gold
2
light brown
2
red
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
3
full mensural
3
void mensural
41
Monophonic Notation
absent
39
present
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
20
high
12
poor
8
very high
5
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
3
end symbol
5
none
2
pointers
6
repeat signs
20
signa congruentiae
20
signes-de-renvoi
20
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
3
Dutch
7
English
2
Flemish
1
French
27
German
6
Italian
16
Latin
33
Spanish
5
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
16
fully texted with one text
31
fully texted with two or more texts
4
fully texted with two texts
4
partially texted with one or two texts
7
partially texted with one text
18
partially texted with two or more texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
3
provided with one or two incipits
8
provided with single incipit
42
provided with two incipits
2
untexted
29
Type of Script
cursive
6
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
8
cursive (bastarda)
8
cursive (humanistic)
3
cursive (italic)
9
display script
3
humanistic
1
hybrida
4
roman
2
textura
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
15
high
19
poor
9
very high
2
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
18
blue
2
brown
20
dark brown
4
gold
1
grey
1
light brown
2
red
8
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
23
yes
22
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
3
often
1
rarely
9
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
4
rarely
10
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
3
partial borders: one-sided
3
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
4
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
10
flourished
2
plain initials
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
5
normally
13
occasionally
5
often
5
rarely
7
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
15
calligraphic with decoration
7
calligraphic with grotesque heads
6
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
4
historiated
1
littera notabilior
3
plain initials
9
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
5
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
11
sometimes
4
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
3
Other Decoration Frequency
always
3
never
2
normally
3
occasionally
4
often
3
rarely
3
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
2
decorative final long
5
embellished final barline
2
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
3
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS Magliabechi XIX.178, c. 1492-1494, All folios
Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, fonds du conservatoire MS Rés. 862, c. 1503-5, 73-88
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