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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Italy
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Spain
4
Switzerland
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1
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1
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1
Venice
1
Vienna
2
Windsor
1
Wittenberg
1
Zaragoza
1
Production method
Manuscript
81
Printed work
1
Physical type
chansonnier
1
chant book with polyphony
1
choirbook
74
choirbook (single quire(s))
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbook (single)
1
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
Material
paper
41
paper (with parchment)
5
parchment
33
parchment (with paper)
2
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
oblong
11
upright
71
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
26
n/a
1
never
13
none visible
30
normally
5
occasionally
1
often
4
rarely
2
sometimes
5
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
38
brown
33
dark brown
8
gold
2
light brown
2
red
5
reddish brown
2
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
2
double rastrum
2
freehand
4
quadruple rastrum
2
single rastrum
67
straightedge
6
triple rastrum
8
Number of staves
1
4
10
41
11
21
12
9
13
4
2
11
3
8
4
12
5
19
6
36
7
26
8
36
9
36
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
17
2-part consecutive
3
2-part opening
33
2-part score
2
2-part single page
19
3-part consecutive
3
3-part opening
65
3-part score
1
3-part single page
16
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
82
4-part score
1
4-part single page
19
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
44
5-part single page
3
6-part opening
14
7-part opening
2
8-part opening
1
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
33
none
31
quadruple
5
quintuple
1
single
59
triple
18
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
70
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
4
none
9
staves not ruled
3
staves not ruled on grid
23
variable space, not on grid
9
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
57
not in dedicated space
23
provided, in dedicated space
15
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
6
made for complete additional staves
28
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
61
notation extended into margin
35
other
4
partial additional staves
33
staveline added
13
staves extended into margin
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
54
blue
1
brown
29
dark brown
6
gold
2
light brown
1
red
7
Type of Notation
chant (square)
9
full mensural
8
void mensural
78
Monophonic Notation
absent
67
present
20
Level of Calligraphy
fair
31
high
29
n/a
1
poor
5
very high
24
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
7
custodes
1
end symbol
18
none
1
pointers
7
repeat signs
26
signa congruentiae
43
signes-de-renvoi
54
space-filler
5
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
1
Dutch
8
English
2
Flemish
7
French
37
German
6
Italian
16
Latin
72
Spanish
10
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
17
fully texted with one text
74
fully texted with two or more texts
17
fully texted with two texts
6
partially texted with one or two texts
6
partially texted with one text
19
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
2
provided with one or two incipits
9
provided with single incipit
40
provided with two incipits
4
untexted
39
varies
1
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
16
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
5
cursive (bastarda)
32
cursive (humanistic)
6
cursive (italic)
6
display script
25
humanistic
2
hybrida
7
roman
2
rotonda
3
textura
15
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
33
high
33
n/a
1
poor
8
very high
20
Colour of Text
black
53
blue
4
brown
32
dark brown
6
gold
2
grey
1
light brown
1
red
39
reddish brown
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
50
yes
41
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
6
normally
1
often
1
rarely
28
sometimes
1
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
7
occasionally
1
rarely
25
sometimes
1
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
7
partial borders: one- and two-sided
3
partial borders: one-sided
8
partial borders: three-sided
2
partial borders: two- and three-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
5
Painted Initials Frequency
always
3
never
6
normally
5
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
26
sometimes
3
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
2
decorated
15
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
5
historiated
2
plain initials
2
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
4
Penned Initials Frequency
always
6
never
2
normally
32
occasionally
17
often
11
rarely
21
sometimes
5
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
40
calligraphic with decoration
12
calligraphic with grotesque heads
15
decorated
5
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
14
historiated
1
littera notabilior
2
plain initials
12
Planned Initials Frequency
always
5
never
13
normally
12
occasionally
3
often
7
rarely
16
sometimes
7
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
2
Other Decoration Frequency
always
4
never
18
normally
8
occasionally
7
often
7
rarely
8
sometimes
4
Other Decoration Type
banner
2
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
15
embellished final barline
2
end-symbol
7
littera notabilior
7
ornament
2
signa congruentiae
1
vignette
1
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Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, fonds du conservatoire MS Rés. Vm7 676, 1502, All folios
Cambridge, Great Britain, Magdalene College, MS Pepys 1760, c. 1509-c. 1514, All folios
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