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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Belgium
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Great Britain
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Italy
12
Spain
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Cities
Augsburg
1
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Casale Monferrato
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10
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Munich
3
Rome
1
Segovia
1
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1
Toledo
1
Vienna
2
Windsor
1
Production method
Manuscript
35
Physical type
chant book with polyphony
1
choirbook
31
monophonic manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
Material
paper
16
parchment
16
parchment (with paper)
1
parchment and paper (mixed)
2
Format
oblong
1
upright
34
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
12
never
2
none visible
17
normally
2
often
3
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
17
brown
13
dark brown
2
light brown
2
red
5
Ruling Medium
freehand
1
single rastrum
32
straightedge
3
triple rastrum
2
Number of staves
1
1
10
19
11
7
12
3
13
1
2
5
3
4
4
7
5
10
6
18
7
15
8
19
9
17
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
10
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
35
2-part score
1
2-part single page
11
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
32
3-part score
1
3-part single page
7
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
31
4-part score
1
4-part single page
9
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
19
6-part opening
9
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
16
none
13
quadruple
1
single
25
triple
9
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
29
none
4
staves not ruled
3
staves not ruled on grid
10
variable space, not on grid
7
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
26
not in dedicated space
9
provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
3
made for complete additional staves
14
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
22
notation extended into margin
15
partial additional staves
16
staveline added
9
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
22
brown
11
dark brown
2
light brown
1
red
4
Type of Notation
chant (square)
3
full mensural
3
void mensural
32
Monophonic Notation
absent
26
present
11
Level of Calligraphy
fair
9
high
17
poor
1
very high
9
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
8
pointers
2
repeat signs
8
signa congruentiae
20
signes-de-renvoi
21
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
1
Dutch
1
English
1
Flemish
3
French
13
Italian
4
Latin
30
Spanish
2
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
7
fully texted with one text
33
fully texted with two or more texts
11
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
6
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
11
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
10
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
6
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (bastarda)
17
cursive (italic)
1
display script
13
hybrida
2
rotonda
1
textura
13
Level of Calligraphy
fair
10
high
18
poor
3
very high
10
Colour of Text
black
22
blue
3
brown
12
dark brown
2
gold
1
light brown
1
red
20
Multiple Texts
no
20
yes
21
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
3
rarely
10
sometimes
1
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
5
rarely
11
sometimes
1
Borders Size
full borders
4
partial borders: one- and two-sided
2
partial borders: one-sided
4
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
3
normally
4
often
1
rarely
10
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
5
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
3
historiated
1
plain initials
3
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
16
occasionally
6
often
5
rarely
8
sometimes
6
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
18
calligraphic with decoration
4
calligraphic with grotesque heads
6
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
11
littera notabilior
2
plain initials
4
Planned Initials Frequency
never
6
normally
3
occasionally
4
often
1
rarely
7
sometimes
4
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
10
normally
3
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
4
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
2
decorative final long
4
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
4
ornament
1
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Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 9, c. 1515, All folios
Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, fonds français MS 1597 (olim Colbert 1625), c. 1500, All folios
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