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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Netherlands
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Portugal
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Venice
4
Vienna
8
Windsor
1
Wittenberg
2
Zaragoza
1
Production method
Manuscript
91
Printed work
11
Physical type
chansonnier
1
chant book with polyphony
1
choirbook
77
choirbook (fragment(s))
1
choirbook (fragment)
2
choirbook (single quire(s))
3
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbook (single)
5
partbooks (complete set)
6
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
poetry collection with some notated music
1
Material
paper
54
paper (with parchment)
5
parchment
38
parchment (with paper)
3
parchment and paper (mixed)
2
Format
oblong
18
upright
84
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
28
n/a
12
never
12
none visible
29
normally
8
occasionally
3
often
7
rarely
1
sometimes
10
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
74
brown
26
dark brown
5
gold
1
red
4
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
freehand
4
printed staves
1
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
77
straightedge
12
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
1
4
10
52
11
26
12
17
13
8
14
4
15
3
16
2
17
2
2
19
3
22
4
32
5
45
6
52
7
44
8
58
9
49
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
28
10-part opening
1
12-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
5
2-part opening
33
2-part single page
19
3-part consecutive
6
3-part opening
58
3-part score
1
3-part single page
13
4-part consecutive
3
4-part opening
80
4-part single page
19
5-part consecutive
6
5-part opening
53
5-part single page
3
6-part consecutive
1
6-part opening
21
7-part consecutive
1
7-part opening
1
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
52
none
17
quadruple
5
single
102
triple
22
varies
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
62
left below voice parts as part of grid
5
left between voice parts as part of grid
6
none
10
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
33
variable space, not on grid
28
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
82
not in dedicated space
12
provided, in dedicated space
18
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
6
made for complete additional staves
28
notation and staves extended into margin
48
notation extended into margin
18
other
5
partial additional staves
30
staveline added
10
staves extended into margin
7
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
98
brown
14
dark brown
4
gold
1
red
10
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
6
full mensural
12
void mensural
95
Monophonic Notation
absent
85
present
24
Level of Calligraphy
fair
27
high
40
n/a
11
poor
8
very high
21
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
19
custodes
1
end symbol
12
none
3
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
pointers
4
repeat signs
11
signa congruentiae
44
signes-de-renvoi
48
space-filler
3
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
4
Dutch
2
English
2
Flemish
5
French
23
German
7
Italian
11
Latin
91
Spanish
4
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
14
fully texted with one text
94
fully texted with two or more texts
18
fully texted with two texts
7
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
18
provided with multiple incipits
3
provided with one or two incipits
12
provided with single incipit
24
provided with two incipits
2
untexted
27
varies
1
Type of Script
Italic
1
antiqua
1
cursive
9
cursive (Anglicana)
5
cursive (German)
6
cursive (bastarda)
34
cursive (humanistic)
6
cursive (italic)
1
display script
39
humanistic
2
hybrida
2
roman
3
rotonda
8
textura
32
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
28
high
46
n/a
11
poor
5
very high
23
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
102
blue
5
brown
16
dark brown
4
dark red
1
gold
1
green
1
red
57
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
63
yes
48
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
3
never
10
none visible
1
often
1
rarely
28
sometimes
1
Borders Frequency
never
11
occasionally
4
often
1
rarely
24
sometimes
2
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
7
partial borders: one- and two-sided
4
partial borders: one-sided
12
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
4
Painted Initials Frequency
always
5
never
7
normally
4
occasionally
4
often
6
rarely
27
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
4
decorated
18
decorated with grotesque heads
8
flourished
7
historiated
7
plain initials
4
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
4
Penned Initials Frequency
always
9
never
2
normally
33
occasionally
15
often
7
rarely
18
sometimes
13
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
50
calligraphic with decoration
14
calligraphic with grotesque heads
16
decorated
5
decorated with grotesque heads
5
flourished
20
littera notabilior
3
plain initials
10
Planned Initials Frequency
always
3
never
11
normally
5
occasionally
8
often
10
rarely
17
sometimes
4
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
always
2
never
16
normally
7
occasionally
6
often
7
rarely
8
sometimes
10
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
3
banner
5
decorated letters
2
decorative final long
17
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
8
ornament
2
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Modena, Italy, Biblioteca Estense Universitaria, alpha.X.1.11 (Lat. 471; olim VI.H.15), 1440s, with additions up c. 1480, All folios
St Gall, Switzerland, Stiftsbibliothek, MS 463, c. 1540 or slightly later, All folios
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