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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Belgium
14
France
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Germany
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Great Britain
2
Italy
3
Spain
1
Switzerland
1
Cities
Antwerp
1
Arundel
1
Augsburg
1
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1
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1
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Brussels
9
Cognac
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Germany (South)
1
London
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Mantua
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Mechelen
13
Munich
1
Savoy, France
1
Seville
1
Spain
1
Production method
Manuscript
33
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
29
choirbook (single quire(s))
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
Material
paper
7
paper (with parchment)
3
parchment
22
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
upright
33
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
12
never
3
none visible
15
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
4
rarely
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
22
brown
9
dark brown
1
gold
1
light brown
3
red
2
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
freehand
3
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
29
straightedge
3
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
1
3
10
21
11
9
12
5
13
1
14
1
15
1
16
1
17
1
2
5
3
2
4
6
5
10
6
15
7
17
8
33
9
23
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
9
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
14
2-part single page
6
3-part opening
26
3-part single page
5
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
29
4-part single page
6
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
21
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
4
7-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
18
none
11
quadruple
2
quintuple
1
single
28
triple
10
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
30
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
5
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
17
variable space, not on grid
4
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
22
not in dedicated space
10
provided, in dedicated space
10
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
16
none
2
notation and staves extended into margin
20
notation extended into margin
11
other
2
partial additional staves
14
staveline added
3
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
24
brown
8
dark brown
2
gold
1
light brown
2
red
2
Type of Notation
chant (square)
3
full mensural
3
void mensural
32
Monophonic Notation
absent
31
present
6
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
14
poor
2
very high
15
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
end symbol
4
none
1
pointers
3
repeat signs
10
signa congruentiae
18
signes-de-renvoi
23
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
2
English
1
Flemish
3
French
18
German
1
Italian
4
Latin
28
Spanish
1
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
8
fully texted with one text
31
fully texted with two or more texts
9
fully texted with two texts
5
partially texted with one or two texts
4
partially texted with one text
8
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
3
provided with single incipit
14
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
13
Type of Script
cursive
5
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
22
display script
18
humanistic
1
hybrida
2
roman
1
rotonda
1
textura
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
17
poor
3
very high
15
Colour of Text
black
25
blue
4
brown
6
dark brown
3
gold
1
light brown
2
red
20
Multiple Texts
no
17
yes
20
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
2
rarely
17
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
3
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
18
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
8
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
5
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
5
Painted Initials Frequency
always
3
never
1
normally
3
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
15
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
12
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
2
historiated
3
plain initials
2
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
16
occasionally
4
often
5
rarely
6
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
12
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
4
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
4
flourished
5
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
never
7
normally
3
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
9
sometimes
3
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
10
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorative final long
2
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
1
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Hradec Králové, Czech Republic, Muzeum Východních Čech, Knihovna, MS Hr-34 (II A 27) (olim 8712), 16th century, All folios
Vatican, Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, MS Chigi C VIII 234, c. 1498-1503, All folios
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