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
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Great Britain
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Italy
14
Netherlands
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Spain
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Cities
Augsburg
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Savoy, France
1
Seville
1
Switzerland
1
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1
Venice
4
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Production method
Manuscript
25
Printed work
6
Physical type
choirbook
19
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbook (fragment)
1
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (complete set)
4
partbooks (incomplete set)
2
poetry collection with some notated music
2
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
Material
paper
20
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
8
parchment (with paper)
1
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
oblong
12
upright
19
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
5
n/a
7
never
8
none visible
10
normally
1
often
3
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
13
brown
10
dark brown
3
gold
1
light brown
1
red
2
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
3
freehand
3
printed staves
2
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
15
straightedge
2
triple rastrum
4
Number of staves
1
1
10
5
11
3
12
3
2
2
3
5
4
6
5
10
6
18
7
6
8
9
9
5
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
14
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
6
2-part score
1
2-part single page
4
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
15
3-part score
1
3-part single page
4
4-part opening
21
4-part score
1
4-part single page
4
5-part opening
9
6-part opening
3
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
9
none
14
single
18
triple
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
22
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
4
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
2
variable space, not on grid
4
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
23
not in dedicated space
5
provided, in dedicated space
5
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
5
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
15
notation extended into margin
9
other
1
partial additional staves
6
staveline added
4
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
23
brown
9
dark brown
2
gold
1
light brown
1
red
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
2
chant (square)
3
full mensural
3
void mensural
29
Monophonic Notation
absent
27
present
6
Level of Calligraphy
fair
10
high
9
n/a
6
poor
3
very high
5
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
7
end symbol
6
pointers
1
repeat signs
9
signa congruentiae
14
signes-de-renvoi
14
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
4
English
1
Flemish
1
French
14
German
4
Italian
10
Latin
28
Spanish
3
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
29
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
3
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
12
provided with one or two incipits
7
provided with single incipit
15
provided with two incipits
2
untexted
15
Type of Script
cursive
7
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
7
cursive (humanistic)
4
cursive (italic)
2
display script
7
humanistic
1
hybrida
2
roman
2
rotonda
8
textura
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
14
high
13
n/a
6
poor
2
very high
4
Colour of Text
black
19
blue
3
brown
11
dark brown
3
gold
1
grey
1
light brown
1
red
11
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
31
yes
5
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
3
normally
1
rarely
6
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
2
often
1
rarely
4
Borders Size
full borders
2
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
2
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
2
normally
3
often
2
rarely
5
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
5
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
2
historiated
1
plain initials
4
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
6
occasionally
2
often
6
rarely
6
sometimes
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
12
calligraphic with decoration
4
calligraphic with grotesque heads
4
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
3
historiated
1
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
4
Planned Initials Frequency
always
2
never
2
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
4
sometimes
4
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
2
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
2
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
banner
2
decorative final long
5
embellished final barline
1
littera notabilior
2
signa congruentiae
1
vignette
1
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Basel, Switzerland, Öffentliche Bibliothek der Universität, MS F VI 26 f, First quarter of the 16th century,
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