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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Austria
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Italy
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Spain
2
Switzerland
1
Cities
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Production method
Manuscript
36
Printed work
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Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
28
choirbook (single quire(s))
1
monophonic manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
1
partbook (single)
2
partbooks (complete set)
1
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
Material
paper
19
parchment
14
parchment (with paper)
2
parchment and paper (mixed)
2
Format
oblong
10
upright
27
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
10
n/a
2
never
8
none visible
12
normally
3
often
3
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
17
brown
12
dark brown
4
light brown
2
red
3
reddish brown
2
Ruling Medium
freehand
2
printed staves
1
single rastrum
27
straightedge
5
triple rastrum
3
Number of staves
1
2
10
15
11
5
12
2
2
7
3
6
4
11
5
17
6
37
7
19
8
17
9
15
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
13
2-part opening
15
2-part score
2
2-part single page
12
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
29
3-part score
1
3-part single page
9
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
31
4-part score
1
4-part single page
7
5-part opening
13
6-part opening
7
7-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
15
none
11
quadruple
2
quintuple
1
single
28
triple
8
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
28
none
5
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
11
variable space, not on grid
7
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
24
not in dedicated space
10
provided, in dedicated space
10
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
14
notation and staves extended into margin
28
notation extended into margin
15
partial additional staves
18
staveline added
8
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
24
blue
1
brown
13
dark brown
3
light brown
2
red
3
Type of Notation
chant (square)
3
full mensural
4
void mensural
35
Monophonic Notation
absent
31
present
7
Level of Calligraphy
fair
13
high
12
n/a
1
poor
4
very high
10
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
3
end symbol
8
pointers
3
repeat signs
12
signa congruentiae
20
signes-de-renvoi
24
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
1
Dutch
5
English
2
Flemish
4
French
18
German
4
Italian
9
Latin
30
Spanish
6
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
7
fully texted with one text
34
fully texted with two or more texts
10
fully texted with two texts
3
partially texted with one or two texts
3
partially texted with one text
9
provided with multiple incipits
2
provided with one or two incipits
3
provided with single incipit
22
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
19
Type of Script
cursive
7
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
2
cursive (bastarda)
16
cursive (humanistic)
2
cursive (italic)
1
display script
14
hybrida
4
roman
1
textura
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
13
high
16
n/a
1
poor
3
very high
7
Colour of Text
black
22
blue
2
brown
15
dark brown
3
grey
1
light brown
1
red
19
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
21
yes
18
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
rarely
14
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
4
rarely
10
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
4
partial borders: one-sided
3
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
3
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
4
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
10
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
5
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
2
historiated
1
plain initials
2
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
12
occasionally
7
often
6
rarely
9
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
16
calligraphic with decoration
4
calligraphic with grotesque heads
5
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
4
plain initials
7
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
5
normally
4
often
3
rarely
12
sometimes
4
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
2
Other Decoration Frequency
always
2
never
9
normally
2
occasionally
4
often
3
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
6
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
3
signa congruentiae
1
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Segovia, Spain, Archivo Capitular de la Catedral, MS s.s., c. 1498-1515, All folios
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