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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Germany
8
Great Britain
4
Italy
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Netherlands
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Spain
3
Cities
Antwerp
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2
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Venice
5
Vienna
3
Production method
Manuscript
54
Printed work
11
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
52
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbook (single)
2
partbooks (complete set)
5
poetry collection with some notated music
1
tablebook
1
Material
paper
38
parchment
24
parchment (with paper)
2
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
14
upright
50
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
11
n/a
11
never
7
none visible
21
normally
6
occasionally
1
often
4
rarely
2
sometimes
5
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
38
brown
18
dark brown
4
light brown
3
red
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
3
freehand
4
single rastrum
47
straightedge
5
triple rastrum
2
Number of staves
1
4
10
29
11
18
12
6
13
1
14
1
15
1
16
1
17
1
2
12
3
14
4
26
5
30
6
41
7
30
8
40
9
30
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
22
12-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
3
2-part opening
23
2-part score
2
2-part single page
14
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
46
3-part score
3
3-part single page
12
4-part consecutive
2
4-part opening
53
4-part score
1
4-part single page
15
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
31
5-part single page
4
6-part consecutive
1
6-part opening
13
7-part consecutive
1
8-part consecutive
1
8-part opening
4
9-part consecutive
1
9-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
all staves indented
1
double
33
none
13
quadruple
3
quintuple
1
single
65
triple
15
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
45
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
6
staves not ruled on grid
25
variable space, not on grid
12
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
38
not in dedicated space
20
provided, in dedicated space
16
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
5
made for complete additional staves
21
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
38
notation extended into margin
23
other
2
partial additional staves
25
staveline added
14
staves extended into margin
7
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
48
blue
2
brown
17
dark brown
4
gold
1
light brown
2
red
4
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
chant (square)
4
full mensural
4
strene notation
1
void mensural
64
Monophonic Notation
absent
54
present
13
Level of Calligraphy
fair
14
high
27
n/a
11
poor
3
very high
14
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
17
custodes
1
end symbol
13
pointers
5
repeat signs
21
signa congruentiae
38
signes-de-renvoi
39
space-filler
3
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
7
English
3
Flemish
4
French
24
German
2
Italian
13
Latin
52
Spanish
5
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
17
fully texted with one text
61
fully texted with two or more texts
11
fully texted with two texts
7
partially texted with one or two texts
8
partially texted with one text
21
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
2
provided with one or two incipits
13
provided with single incipit
25
provided with two incipits
2
untexted
24
Type of Script
Italic
1
cursive
8
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (bastarda)
27
cursive (italic)
3
display script
24
humanistic
1
hybrida
6
roman
3
rotonda
8
textura
11
Level of Calligraphy
fair
15
high
23
n/a
11
poor
7
very high
15
Colour of Text
black
46
blue
1
brown
17
dark brown
5
light brown
2
red
31
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
34
yes
35
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
5
normally
1
rarely
17
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
5
occasionally
1
rarely
20
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
8
partial borders: one- and two-sided
3
partial borders: one-sided
6
partial borders: three-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
5
Painted Initials Frequency
always
3
never
5
normally
4
occasionally
4
often
4
rarely
16
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
13
decorated with grotesque heads
8
flourished
3
historiated
4
plain initials
3
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
4
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
20
occasionally
10
often
8
rarely
16
sometimes
6
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
28
calligraphic with decoration
8
calligraphic with grotesque heads
9
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
8
plain initials
5
Planned Initials Frequency
never
6
normally
7
occasionally
3
often
3
rarely
18
sometimes
5
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
2
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
12
normally
2
occasionally
6
often
3
rarely
7
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
3
banner
4
decorative final long
6
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
3
vignette
1
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS Banco Rari 229 (olim Magliabechi XIX.59), 1492-1493, All folios
Cambridge, Great Britain, Magdalene College, MS Pepys 1760, c. 1509-c. 1514, All folios
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