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
Belgium
1
Germany
1
Great Britain
2
Italy
7
Spain
1
Switzerland
1
Cities
Basel
1
Bologna
2
Catalonia
1
Emmerich
1
England
1
Ferrara
1
Florence
4
France
1
Girona
1
Italy
1
Köln
1
Mechelen
1
Rome
1
Stirling
1
Production method
Manuscript
15
Physical type
choirbook
9
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (complete set)
1
poetry collection with some notated music
1
Material
paper
10
parchment
3
parchment and paper (mixed)
2
Format
oblong
4
upright
11
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
never
2
none visible
10
normally
2
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
5
brown
10
light brown
1
red
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
2
freehand
4
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
7
straightedge
3
triple rastrum
3
Number of staves
1
1
10
4
11
2
12
2
13
1
2
2
3
4
4
4
5
4
6
5
7
5
8
5
9
5
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
6
10-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
3
2-part opening
6
2-part score
1
2-part single page
6
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
9
3-part score
2
3-part single page
8
4-part consecutive
2
4-part opening
10
4-part score
1
4-part single page
4
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
6
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
none
9
single
9
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
10
left below voice parts as part of grid
2
none
5
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
7
not in dedicated space
8
provided, in dedicated space
6
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
6
notation and staves extended into margin
11
notation extended into margin
7
partial additional staves
9
staveline added
5
staves extended into margin
5
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
11
brown
6
dark brown
1
light brown
1
red
2
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
1
full mensural
2
strene notation
1
void mensural
13
Monophonic Notation
absent
11
present
6
Level of Calligraphy
fair
9
high
3
poor
4
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
3
end symbol
4
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
pointers
5
repeat signs
8
signa congruentiae
10
signes-de-renvoi
9
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
3
English
1
French
7
German
2
Italian
5
Latin
12
Spanish
3
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
7
fully texted with one text
14
fully texted with two or more texts
2
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
8
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
9
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
11
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
3
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (German)
2
cursive (bastarda)
2
cursive (humanistic)
2
cursive (italic)
2
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
15
poor
1
Colour of Text
black
9
brown
6
dark brown
1
light brown
1
red
2
reddish brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
8
yes
8
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
3
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
never
2
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
1
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
flourished
1
plain initials
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
4
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
4
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
littera notabilior
2
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
rarely
5
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
2
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
3
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