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
9
France
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Great Britain
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Italy
20
Cities
Augsburg
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Belgium
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Bologna
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Brussels
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Ferrara
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Florence
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3
Spain
2
Switzerland
1
Venice
2
Production method
Manuscript
44
Printed work
2
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
31
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (complete set)
8
partbooks (incomplete set)
2
Material
paper
26
paper (with parchment)
2
parchment
17
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
oblong
18
upright
28
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
10
n/a
2
never
10
none visible
19
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
20
brown
14
dark brown
7
gold
1
light brown
4
red
3
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
5
freehand
1
printed staves
3
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
26
straightedge
3
triple rastrum
9
Number of staves
1
1
10
16
11
4
12
2
13
1
2
5
3
11
4
7
5
10
6
18
7
11
8
17
9
13
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
22
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
13
2-part single page
6
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
30
3-part single page
9
4-part consecutive
2
4-part opening
32
4-part single page
6
5-part opening
17
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
5
7-part opening
1
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
16
none
20
quadruple
1
single
25
triple
7
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
35
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
8
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
12
variable space, not on grid
5
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
31
not in dedicated space
15
provided, in dedicated space
8
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
12
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
26
notation extended into margin
14
other
1
partial additional staves
16
staveline added
7
staves extended into margin
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
26
brown
19
dark brown
3
gold
1
light brown
2
red
3
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
5
void mensural
44
Monophonic Notation
absent
46
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
19
high
14
n/a
2
poor
1
very high
11
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
3
end symbol
2
pointers
5
repeat signs
21
signa congruentiae
19
signes-de-renvoi
24
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
7
Flemish
2
French
28
German
1
Italian
20
Latin
40
Spanish
6
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
19
fully texted with one text
35
fully texted with two or more texts
7
fully texted with two texts
3
partially texted with one or two texts
5
partially texted with one text
12
provided with one or two incipits
6
provided with single incipit
25
provided with two incipits
3
untexted
21
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
12
cursive (bastarda)
18
cursive (humanistic)
6
cursive (italic)
7
display script
12
hybrida
3
roman
2
rotonda
2
textura
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
20
high
18
n/a
2
poor
4
very high
10
Colour of Text
black
24
blue
2
brown
20
dark brown
4
gold
1
grey
1
light brown
1
red
15
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
22
yes
30
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
15
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
1
occasionally
1
rarely
12
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
5
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
2
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
3
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
13
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
10
flourished
1
historiated
1
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
21
occasionally
4
often
7
rarely
5
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
15
calligraphic with decoration
6
calligraphic with grotesque heads
8
decorated
5
decorated with grotesque heads
4
flourished
6
historiated
1
plain initials
11
Planned Initials Frequency
always
2
never
5
normally
4
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
8
sometimes
5
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
2
Other Decoration Frequency
never
5
normally
1
occasionally
4
often
3
rarely
2
sometimes
3
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
5
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
2
ornament
1
signa congruentiae
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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