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
6
Belgium
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Czech Republic
1
France
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Germany
15
Great Britain
6
Italy
8
Portugal
1
Spain
2
Switzerland
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Cities
Antwerp
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Augsburg
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Germany (South)
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London
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Mechelen
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Munich
10
Munich, Germany
1
Netherlands
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Venice
1
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1
Vienna
6
Wittenberg
1
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1
Production method
Manuscript
60
Printed work
2
Physical type
chansonnier
2
choirbook
50
choirbook (single quire(s))
2
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (complete set)
6
Material
paper
30
paper (with parchment)
5
parchment
25
parchment (with paper)
2
Format
oblong
7
upright
55
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
21
n/a
2
never
8
none visible
20
normally
3
occasionally
3
often
5
rarely
1
sometimes
4
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
62
brown
5
gold
1
red
2
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
2
freehand
4
printed staves
4
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
51
straightedge
3
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
1
5
10
33
11
15
12
9
13
3
14
2
15
1
2
16
3
18
4
19
5
28
6
32
7
30
8
41
9
37
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
16
12-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
26
2-part single page
8
3-part opening
37
3-part single page
4
4-part opening
51
4-part single page
8
5-part opening
37
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
14
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
3
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
41
none
20
quadruple
4
single
47
triple
18
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
43
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
5
staves not ruled
3
staves not ruled on grid
27
variable space, not on grid
16
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
54
not in dedicated space
6
provided, in dedicated space
7
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
17
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
33
notation extended into margin
13
other
1
partial additional staves
19
staveline added
4
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
60
brown
3
dark brown
2
gold
1
red
4
Type of Notation
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
4
full mensural
3
void mensural
61
Monophonic Notation
absent
50
present
17
Level of Calligraphy
fair
17
high
26
n/a
2
poor
2
very high
17
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
7
custodes
1
end symbol
6
none
2
repeat signs
9
signa congruentiae
26
signes-de-renvoi
33
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
1
Dutch
2
English
1
Flemish
4
French
13
German
1
Italian
1
Latin
60
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
4
fully texted with one text
60
fully texted with two or more texts
16
fully texted with two texts
5
partially texted with one text
6
provided with one or two incipits
4
provided with single incipit
12
untexted
12
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
6
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
2
cursive (bastarda)
23
cursive (humanistic)
2
display script
29
humanistic
1
roman
2
rotonda
1
textura
25
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
16
high
31
n/a
2
poor
2
very high
19
Colour of Text
black
61
blue
2
brown
3
dark brown
2
dark red
1
gold
1
green
1
red
37
Multiple Texts
no
33
yes
33
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
6
none visible
1
rarely
26
Borders Frequency
never
9
occasionally
2
rarely
21
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
5
partial borders: one- and two-sided
3
partial borders: one-sided
6
partial borders: two-sided
7
Painted Initials Frequency
never
5
normally
3
occasionally
3
often
5
rarely
20
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic
1
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
14
decorated with grotesque heads
5
flourished
5
historiated
3
plain initials
2
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
27
occasionally
12
often
7
rarely
13
sometimes
7
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
31
calligraphic with decoration
5
calligraphic with grotesque heads
4
decorated
8
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
13
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
7
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
9
normally
4
occasionally
3
often
4
rarely
12
sometimes
3
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
2
never
13
normally
4
occasionally
3
often
3
rarely
2
sometimes
3
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
3
banner
2
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
3
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
5
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Mechelen, Belgium, Archief en Stadsbibliotheek, MS s.s., c. 1515, All folios
Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 4, c. 1516-18, All folios
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