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
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Italy
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Netherlands
1
Silesia
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Spain
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Switzerland
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2
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1
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1
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1
Venice
1
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1
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1
Zagan
3
Production method
Manuscript
62
Physical type
choirbook
36
choirbook (fragment)
1
choirbook (single quire(s))
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
partbook (fragment)
1
partbook (single)
8
partbooks (complete set)
5
partbooks (incomplete set)
5
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
printed treatise with added polyphony
1
Material
paper
43
paper (with parchment)
2
parchment
16
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
oblong
21
upright
41
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
6
never
10
none visible
39
normally
4
often
3
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
9
brown
62
dark brown
1
gold
1
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
2
double rastrum
7
freehand
5
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
44
straightedge
9
triple rastrum
5
Number of staves
1
2
10
18
11
9
12
6
13
4
14
2
15
1
16
1
17
1
2
5
3
9
4
12
5
9
6
15
7
9
8
14
9
15
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
27
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
14
2-part score
2
2-part single page
13
3-part consecutive
4
3-part opening
28
3-part score
1
3-part single page
12
4-part consecutive
3
4-part opening
37
4-part score
1
4-part single page
11
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
16
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
4
8-part opening
1
n/a
3
Indentation for Initials
double
6
none
35
quintuple
1
single
35
triple
2
varies
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
47
left below voice parts as part of grid
6
left between voice parts as part of grid
6
none
12
staves not ruled on grid
4
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
39
not in dedicated space
21
provided, in dedicated space
13
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
5
made for complete additional staves
20
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
39
notation extended into margin
22
other
2
partial additional staves
28
staveline added
11
staves extended into margin
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
30
blue
1
brown
35
dark brown
5
gold
1
light brown
2
red
3
Type of Notation
chant (Central European)
1
chant (square)
4
full mensural
7
void mensural
57
Monophonic Notation
absent
54
present
13
Level of Calligraphy
fair
33
high
22
poor
9
very high
5
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
3
end symbol
6
none
3
pointers
5
repeat signs
19
signa congruentiae
21
signes-de-renvoi
22
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
5
Dutch
6
English
2
Flemish
3
French
31
German
9
Italian
17
Latin
49
Spanish
4
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
22
fully texted with one text
49
fully texted with two or more texts
3
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
6
partially texted with one text
21
partially texted with two or more texts
1
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
2
provided with one or two incipits
8
provided with single incipit
34
provided with two incipits
4
untexted
31
varies
2
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
15
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (German)
9
cursive (bastarda)
14
cursive (humanistic)
10
cursive (italic)
6
display script
5
hybrida
4
roman
1
textura
8
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
31
high
27
poor
9
very high
3
Colour of Text
black
28
blue
5
brown
38
dark brown
2
light brown
1
red
14
Multiple Texts
no
35
yes
33
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
3
never
4
often
1
rarely
9
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
4
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
7
sometimes
1
Borders Size
full borders
3
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
4
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
3
Painted Initials Frequency
always
3
never
2
normally
5
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
7
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
11
flourished
4
historiated
4
plain initials
1
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
3
Penned Initials Frequency
always
9
never
2
normally
16
occasionally
7
often
5
rarely
12
sometimes
7
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
22
calligraphic with decoration
13
calligraphic with grotesque heads
15
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
13
historiated
1
littera notabilior
5
plain initials
13
Planned Initials Frequency
always
4
never
1
normally
10
occasionally
1
often
4
rarely
7
sometimes
4
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
3
never
2
normally
5
occasionally
6
often
4
rarely
8
sometimes
6
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorated letters
3
decorative final long
15
embellished final barline
3
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
5
ornament
2
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Cambridge, Great Britain, Magdalene College, MS Pepys 1760, c. 1509-c. 1514, All folios
Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, fonds du conservatoire MS Rés. Vm7 676, 1502, All folios
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