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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Locations of Origin
Countries
Austria
1
France
2
Germany
2
Italy
11
Italy (North)
1
Spain
1
Switzerland
1
Cities
Augsburg
1
Basel
1
Belgium
1
Casale Monferrato
1
Florence
8
France
4
Germany
1
Germany (South)
1
Glarus, Switzerland
1
Innsbruck
1
Italy
2
Munich
1
Paris
2
Rome
1
Seville
1
Spain
2
Staffarda
1
Switzerland
1
Turin
1
Production method
Manuscript
26
Physical type
choirbook
15
choirbook (fragment)
1
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
partbook (single)
2
partbooks (complete set)
4
partbooks (incomplete set)
2
single leaf
1
Material
paper
20
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
5
Format
oblong
12
upright
14
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
never
3
none visible
20
normally
1
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
2
brown
16
dark brown
3
light brown
2
red
1
reddish brown
3
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
3
freehand
1
single rastrum
14
straightedge
4
triple rastrum
6
Number of staves
10
6
11
1
14
1
2
4
3
9
4
7
5
6
6
10
7
6
8
5
9
3
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
12
2-part opening
6
2-part single page
3
3-part opening
15
3-part single page
7
4-part opening
15
4-part single page
6
5-part opening
6
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
2
none
14
single
17
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
17
none
6
staves not ruled on grid
2
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
11
not in dedicated space
11
provided, in dedicated space
8
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
6
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
19
notation extended into margin
8
other
1
partial additional staves
10
staveline added
6
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
3
brown
26
light brown
1
Type of Notation
full mensural
1
void mensural
25
Monophonic Notation
absent
24
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
18
high
7
poor
3
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
end symbol
1
pointers
2
repeat signs
13
signa congruentiae
7
signes-de-renvoi
11
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
4
French
18
German
2
Italian
12
Latin
21
Spanish
4
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
14
fully texted with one text
20
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
4
partially texted with one text
11
provided with one or two incipits
5
provided with single incipit
16
provided with two incipits
3
untexted
14
Type of Script
cursive
3
cursive (German)
3
cursive (bastarda)
7
cursive (humanistic)
4
cursive (italic)
7
display script
2
hybrida
2
roman
1
textura
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
15
high
10
poor
3
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
3
blue
1
brown
23
dark brown
1
light brown
1
red
4
Multiple Texts
no
11
yes
17
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
1
rarely
4
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
1
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
2
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
historiated
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
10
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
2
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
11
calligraphic with decoration
7
calligraphic with grotesque heads
8
flourished
4
historiated
1
plain initials
6
zoomorphic initial
1
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
3
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
normally
1
occasionally
4
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
5
littera notabilior
4
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