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
8
Belgium
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Czech Republic
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France
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Germany
21
Great Britain
3
Italy
15
Portugal
1
Spain
2
Switzerland
3
Cities
Antwerp
1
Augsburg
4
Basel
3
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4
Brussels
16
Cambrai
1
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4
Flanders
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3
Germany
2
Germany (South)
5
Halberstadt
1
Leipzig
1
London
1
Mechelen
21
Munich
11
Munich, Germany
1
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1
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2
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1
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1
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1
Venice
2
Verona
1
Vic
1
Vienna
8
Wittenberg
4
Zaragoza
1
Production method
Manuscript
80
Printed work
2
Physical type
chansonnier
2
choirbook
73
choirbook (single quire(s))
4
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
2
Material
paper
44
paper (with parchment)
5
parchment
29
parchment (with paper)
3
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
oblong
4
upright
78
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
26
n/a
2
never
12
none visible
26
normally
3
occasionally
3
often
6
rarely
2
sometimes
9
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
82
brown
9
gold
1
red
2
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
double rastrum
3
freehand
5
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
70
straightedge
8
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
1
4
10
48
11
24
12
17
13
6
14
2
15
2
16
1
17
1
2
16
3
17
4
24
5
33
6
40
7
35
8
51
9
47
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
15
10-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
4
2-part opening
34
2-part single page
14
3-part consecutive
4
3-part opening
51
3-part single page
10
4-part consecutive
3
4-part opening
82
4-part single page
15
5-part consecutive
3
5-part opening
51
5-part single page
3
6-part consecutive
1
6-part opening
20
7-part consecutive
1
7-part opening
2
8-part consecutive
1
8-part opening
4
9-part consecutive
1
9-part opening
1
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
all staves indented
1
double
45
none
31
quadruple
5
single
61
triple
23
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
54
left below voice parts as part of grid
3
left between voice parts as part of grid
7
none
10
staves not ruled
3
staves not ruled on grid
35
variable space, not on grid
21
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
68
not in dedicated space
10
provided, in dedicated space
13
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
3
made for complete additional staves
24
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
46
notation extended into margin
19
other
2
partial additional staves
25
staveline added
6
staves extended into margin
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
78
brown
6
dark brown
4
gold
1
red
5
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
2
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
4
full mensural
4
void mensural
80
Monophonic Notation
absent
65
present
22
Level of Calligraphy
fair
25
high
32
n/a
2
poor
7
very high
21
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
7
custodes
1
end symbol
8
none
5
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
pointers
1
repeat signs
12
signa congruentiae
30
signes-de-renvoi
44
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
1
Dutch
3
English
1
Flemish
5
French
18
German
4
Italian
6
Latin
77
Spanish
2
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
5
fully texted with one text
76
fully texted with two or more texts
19
fully texted with two texts
6
partially texted with one text
7
provided with multiple incipits
2
provided with one or two incipits
5
provided with single incipit
19
untexted
20
varies
1
Type of Script
Italic
1
antiqua
2
cursive
5
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (German)
6
cursive (bastarda)
31
cursive (humanistic)
6
cursive (italic)
2
display script
35
humanistic
1
hybrida
1
roman
2
textura
28
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
23
high
34
n/a
2
poor
7
very high
23
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
79
blue
2
brown
7
dark brown
2
gold
1
grey
1
red
48
reddish brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
48
yes
38
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
8
none visible
1
rarely
31
Borders Frequency
never
10
occasionally
2
rarely
25
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
7
partial borders: one- and two-sided
3
partial borders: one-sided
7
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
6
Painted Initials Frequency
never
6
normally
3
occasionally
4
often
6
rarely
26
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
15
decorated with grotesque heads
8
flourished
4
historiated
4
plain initials
2
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
4
Penned Initials Frequency
always
6
never
2
normally
32
occasionally
16
often
6
rarely
15
sometimes
8
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
39
calligraphic with decoration
8
calligraphic with grotesque heads
6
decorated
5
decorated with grotesque heads
5
flourished
14
littera notabilior
3
plain initials
8
Planned Initials Frequency
always
2
never
13
normally
5
occasionally
7
often
6
rarely
15
sometimes
5
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
18
normally
3
occasionally
4
often
5
rarely
4
sometimes
5
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
2
banner
3
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
3
embellished final barline
2
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
6
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Colour of staves: black
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Canzoni sonetti strambotti et frottole. Libro primo, Siena, Italy, 1515, , "M.D.XV.Die vero .XXX.mensis augusti",
Frottole I, Venice, Italy, 1504, , "Die. xxviii. Nouembris Salutis anno M.ccccciiii.", All
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