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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Countries
Belgium
2
France
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Great Britain
4
Italy
14
Spain
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Switzerland
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Cities
Antwerp
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Arundel
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1
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Production method
Manuscript
42
Physical type
choirbook
27
choirbook (single quire(s))
1
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
partbook (single)
4
partbooks (complete set)
1
partbooks (incomplete set)
4
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
printed treatise with added polyphony
1
tablebook
1
Material
paper
26
parchment
13
parchment and paper (mixed)
3
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
10
upright
31
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
2
never
6
none visible
25
normally
5
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
4
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
7
brown
42
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
8
freehand
5
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
28
straightedge
9
triple rastrum
3
Number of staves
1
3
10
15
11
8
12
6
13
2
14
2
15
1
16
1
17
1
2
6
3
7
4
9
5
6
6
12
7
12
8
15
9
12
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
16
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
12
2-part score
2
2-part single page
11
3-part consecutive
3
3-part opening
23
3-part score
2
3-part single page
11
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
29
4-part score
1
4-part single page
11
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
12
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
5
8-part opening
1
n/a
2
Indentation for Initials
double
3
none
22
quintuple
1
single
28
triple
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
36
left below voice parts as part of grid
4
left between voice parts as part of grid
3
none
6
staves not ruled on grid
4
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
23
not in dedicated space
14
provided, in dedicated space
12
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
16
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
27
notation extended into margin
19
other
2
partial additional staves
15
staveline added
11
staves extended into margin
7
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
17
blue
1
brown
24
dark brown
4
red
3
Type of Notation
chant (square)
4
full mensural
5
strene notation
1
void mensural
39
Monophonic Notation
absent
36
present
9
Level of Calligraphy
fair
18
high
18
poor
5
very high
5
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
4
end symbol
7
none
3
pointers
3
repeat signs
19
signa congruentiae
20
signes-de-renvoi
21
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
3
English
3
Flemish
2
French
24
German
4
Italian
15
Latin
33
Spanish
5
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
32
fully texted with two or more texts
3
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
7
partially texted with one text
19
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
2
provided with one or two incipits
11
provided with single incipit
26
provided with two incipits
5
untexted
24
varies
1
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
8
cursive (Anglicana)
3
cursive (German)
5
cursive (bastarda)
12
cursive (humanistic)
7
cursive (italic)
3
display script
4
hybrida
5
roman
1
textura
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
17
high
19
poor
6
very high
4
Colour of Text
black
15
blue
4
brown
25
dark brown
3
red
13
Multiple Texts
no
25
yes
22
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
3
rarely
7
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
4
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
5
Borders Size
full borders
3
partial borders: one-sided
2
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
3
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
5
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
5
sometimes
4
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
9
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
4
historiated
3
plain initials
2
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
4
Penned Initials Frequency
always
4
normally
13
occasionally
5
often
4
rarely
11
sometimes
6
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
18
calligraphic with decoration
9
calligraphic with grotesque heads
14
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
8
historiated
1
littera notabilior
3
plain initials
7
zoomorphic initial
1
Planned Initials Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
5
occasionally
1
often
5
rarely
9
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
2
normally
3
occasionally
5
often
2
rarely
9
sometimes
3
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
banner
1
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
11
embellished final barline
2
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
3
ornament
2
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Leipzig, Germany, Universitätsbibliothek, MS 1494, c. 1490-1504, All folios
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