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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Austria
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Belgium
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Germany
16
Italy
7
Portugal
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Cities
Antwerp
1
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Casale Monferrato
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Vienna
7
Wittenberg
4
Production method
Manuscript
62
Physical type
chansonnier
1
chant book with polyphony
1
choirbook
56
partbook (single)
2
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
Material
paper
31
paper (with parchment)
4
parchment
25
parchment (with paper)
2
Format
oblong
2
upright
60
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
25
never
2
none visible
18
normally
1
occasionally
3
often
5
rarely
1
sometimes
9
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
50
brown
11
dark brown
3
red
4
Ruling Medium
freehand
1
single rastrum
62
straightedge
1
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
1
3
10
36
11
20
12
8
13
2
2
13
3
12
4
17
5
25
6
32
7
30
8
41
9
37
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
14
12-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
3
2-part opening
26
2-part single page
11
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
39
3-part single page
6
4-part opening
57
4-part single page
9
5-part consecutive
2
5-part opening
37
5-part single page
3
6-part opening
14
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
3
Indentation for Initials
double
38
none
16
quadruple
5
single
50
triple
22
varies
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
45
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
2
staves not ruled
3
staves not ruled on grid
28
variable space, not on grid
19
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
53
not in dedicated space
6
provided, in dedicated space
8
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
19
notation and staves extended into margin
35
notation extended into margin
14
other
1
partial additional staves
17
staveline added
4
staves extended into margin
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
56
brown
10
dark brown
1
red
5
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
2
chant (Central European)
1
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
3
full mensural
3
void mensural
61
Monophonic Notation
absent
47
present
18
Level of Calligraphy
fair
17
high
27
very high
20
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
3
custodes
1
end symbol
6
pointers
1
repeat signs
8
signa congruentiae
26
signes-de-renvoi
36
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
4
Dutch
2
Flemish
3
French
13
German
3
Italian
4
Latin
60
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
5
fully texted with one text
59
fully texted with two or more texts
19
fully texted with two texts
4
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
5
provided with multiple incipits
2
provided with one or two incipits
3
provided with single incipit
12
untexted
13
Type of Script
cursive
3
cursive (bastarda)
30
cursive (humanistic)
3
cursive (italic)
1
display script
42
hybrida
2
textura
24
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
15
high
35
very high
23
Colour of Text
black
57
blue
10
brown
10
dark brown
2
dark red
1
gold
1
green
1
grey
1
red
62
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
33
yes
35
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
2
rarely
25
sometimes
1
Borders Frequency
never
4
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
22
sometimes
1
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
7
partial borders: one- and two-sided
4
partial borders: one-sided
8
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
3
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
5
occasionally
4
often
4
rarely
25
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
2
decorated
10
decorated with grotesque heads
7
flourished
3
historiated
3
plain initials
1
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
3
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
34
occasionally
13
often
6
rarely
11
sometimes
7
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
34
calligraphic with decoration
12
calligraphic with grotesque heads
9
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
15
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
12
normally
1
occasionally
5
often
5
rarely
12
sometimes
4
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
always
3
never
16
normally
5
occasionally
2
often
7
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
3
banner
2
decorated letters
3
decorative final long
5
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
6
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London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Royal 11 E. xi, 1516, All folios
Modena, Italy, Biblioteca Estense Universitaria, alpha.X.1.11 (Lat. 471; olim VI.H.15), 1440s, with additions up c. 1480, All folios
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