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
12
Italy (North)
1
Spain
1
Switzerland
1
Cities
Augsburg
1
Basel
1
Belgium
1
Casale Monferrato
1
Ferrara
1
Florence
8
France
4
Germany
1
Germany (South)
1
Glarus, Switzerland
1
Innsbruck
1
Italy
4
Munich
1
Paris
2
Rome
1
Seville
1
Spain
1
Staffarda
1
Switzerland
1
Turin
1
Production method
Manuscript
28
Physical type
choirbook
16
choirbook (fragment)
1
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (complete set)
4
partbooks (incomplete set)
4
single leaf
1
Material
paper
22
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
5
Format
oblong
14
upright
14
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
never
3
none visible
20
normally
2
often
1
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
2
brown
16
dark brown
4
light brown
1
red
2
reddish brown
4
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
5
freehand
1
single rastrum
15
straightedge
3
triple rastrum
6
Number of staves
10
5
11
1
14
1
2
3
3
8
4
8
5
4
6
8
7
5
8
4
9
2
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
12
2-part opening
7
2-part single page
2
3-part opening
16
3-part single page
7
4-part opening
17
4-part single page
5
5-part opening
6
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
3
none
19
single
16
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
19
none
6
staves not ruled on grid
1
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
13
not in dedicated space
11
provided, in dedicated space
6
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
4
none
2
notation and staves extended into margin
17
notation extended into margin
11
partial additional staves
10
staveline added
6
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
4
blue
1
brown
23
dark brown
2
gold
1
light brown
1
Type of Notation
full mensural
1
void mensural
27
Monophonic Notation
absent
26
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
18
high
10
poor
2
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
end symbol
2
pointers
1
repeat signs
12
signa congruentiae
8
signes-de-renvoi
11
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
4
French
20
German
2
Italian
11
Latin
21
Spanish
3
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
3
partially texted with one text
10
provided with one or two incipits
4
provided with single incipit
18
provided with two incipits
3
untexted
14
Type of Script
cursive
4
cursive (German)
3
cursive (bastarda)
6
cursive (humanistic)
5
cursive (italic)
8
display script
2
humanistic
1
hybrida
1
roman
1
textura
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
15
high
13
poor
4
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
2
blue
1
brown
28
light brown
1
red
3
Multiple Texts
no
12
yes
18
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
1
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
1
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
2
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
4
normally
12
occasionally
2
often
4
rarely
3
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
11
calligraphic with decoration
10
calligraphic with grotesque heads
8
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
5
historiated
1
plain initials
7
zoomorphic initial
1
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
4
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
normally
1
occasionally
6
often
2
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
8
littera notabilior
4
signes-de-renvoi
1
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