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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Czech Republic
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France
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Germany
14
Great Britain
9
Italy
42
Netherlands
1
Portugal
1
Silesia
3
Spain
5
Switzerland
4
Cities
Antwerp
1
Arundel
1
Augsburg
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Basel
4
Belgium
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Bologna
2
Bourges
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Brussels
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Burgundy
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Coimbra
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England
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Eton
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Ferrara
7
Florence
15
Fossombrone
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France
2
Germany (South)
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Girona
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Glarus, Switzerland
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Halberstadt
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Hradec Králové
4
Italy
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Italy (North)
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London
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15
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9
Munich, Germany
1
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4
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2
Siena
1
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1
Switzerland
1
Toledo
1
Torgau
1
Utrecht
1
Venice
4
Vienna
8
Zagan
3
Zaragoza
1
Production method
Manuscript
119
Printed work
7
Physical type
chansonnier
1
chant book with polyphony
1
choirbook
84
choirbook (fragment)
2
choirbook (single quire(s))
1
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
monophonic manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
3
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbook (fragment(s))
1
partbook (single)
6
partbooks (complete set)
18
partbooks (incomplete set)
2
poetry collection with some notated music
1
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
Material
paper
84
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
38
parchment (with paper)
2
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
oblong
26
upright
100
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
24
n/a
7
never
19
none visible
55
normally
8
occasionally
2
often
7
rarely
3
sometimes
8
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
69
brown
49
dark brown
7
gold
1
light brown
2
red
7
reddish brown
3
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
8
freehand
7
printed staves
4
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
93
straightedge
10
triple rastrum
9
Number of staves
1
5
10
47
11
23
12
19
13
9
14
3
15
2
16
2
17
2
2
19
3
27
4
30
5
32
6
53
7
38
8
47
9
40
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
47
2-part consecutive
7
2-part opening
45
2-part score
2
2-part single page
25
3-part consecutive
4
3-part opening
70
3-part score
1
3-part single page
25
4-part consecutive
2
4-part opening
88
4-part score
1
4-part single page
25
5-part consecutive
4
5-part opening
51
5-part single page
3
6-part consecutive
1
6-part opening
22
7-part consecutive
1
7-part opening
2
8-part consecutive
1
8-part opening
5
9-part consecutive
1
9-part opening
1
n/a
5
Indentation for Initials
all staves indented
1
double
47
none
60
quadruple
4
quintuple
1
single
75
triple
18
varies
3
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
85
left below voice parts as part of grid
3
left between voice parts as part of grid
7
none
20
staves not ruled
3
staves not ruled on grid
25
variable space, not on grid
18
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
89
not in dedicated space
32
provided, in dedicated space
19
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
5
made for complete additional staves
34
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
74
notation extended into margin
39
other
5
partial additional staves
44
staveline added
16
staves extended into margin
8
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
95
blue
1
brown
39
dark brown
6
gold
1
red
6
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
2
chant (Central European)
1
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
9
full mensural
10
void mensural
119
Monophonic Notation
absent
102
present
31
Level of Calligraphy
fair
52
high
43
n/a
7
poor
8
very high
21
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
14
cue notes
1
custodes
1
end symbol
16
none
3
pointers
6
repeat signs
27
signa congruentiae
46
signes-de-renvoi
57
space-filler
3
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
7
Dutch
6
English
2
Flemish
6
French
42
German
9
Italian
21
Latin
126
Spanish
9
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
110
fully texted with two or more texts
18
fully texted with two texts
8
partially texted with one or two texts
6
partially texted with one text
30
partially texted with two or more texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
2
provided with one or two incipits
16
provided with single incipit
42
provided with two incipits
2
untexted
44
varies
2
Type of Script
antiqua
2
cursive
25
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (German)
6
cursive (bastarda)
32
cursive (humanistic)
8
cursive (italic)
8
display script
32
humanistic
3
hybrida
6
roman
3
rotonda
8
textura
33
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
48
high
48
n/a
7
poor
10
very high
24
Colour of Text
black
89
blue
8
brown
42
dark brown
8
gold
2
grey
1
red
47
reddish brown
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
75
yes
61
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
9
none visible
1
normally
1
rarely
28
sometimes
1
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
9
occasionally
2
rarely
25
sometimes
2
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
5
partial borders: one- and two-sided
3
partial borders: one-sided
9
partial borders: two- and three-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
10
Painted Initials Frequency
always
5
never
5
normally
4
occasionally
3
often
7
rarely
24
sometimes
3
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic
1
calligraphic with decoration
3
decorated
22
decorated with grotesque heads
7
flourished
7
historiated
7
plain initials
3
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
4
Penned Initials Frequency
always
10
never
1
normally
45
occasionally
14
often
18
rarely
20
sometimes
13
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
53
calligraphic with decoration
18
calligraphic with grotesque heads
20
decorated
9
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
29
historiated
1
littera notabilior
3
plain initials
25
Planned Initials Frequency
always
5
never
11
normally
8
occasionally
7
often
8
rarely
18
sometimes
4
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
always
4
never
15
normally
9
occasionally
6
often
11
rarely
8
sometimes
11
Other Decoration Type
banner
4
decorated letters
6
decorative final long
14
diagrams
1
embellished final barline
5
end-symbol
6
littera notabilior
13
ornament
1
signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
1
vignette
1
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Material: paper
Physical format: upright
Pricking frequency: always
Ruling medium: single rastrum
Multiple texts: yes
Locations name: Florence
Monophonic notation: present
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Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, fonds du conservatoire MS Rés. Vm7 676, 1502, All folios
London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Royal 11 E. xi, 1516, All folios
Contrapunctus seu figurata musica super plano cantu missarum solennium totius anni, Lyons, France, 1528, , August 1528, 90
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