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
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France
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Great Britain
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Italy
16
Spain
5
Switzerland
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Cities
Basel
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Bourges
1
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Brussels
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Catalonia
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Segovia
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Seville
2
Siena
2
Toledo
1
Verona
2
Zaragoza
1
Production method
Manuscript
35
Physical type
choirbook
29
choirbook (single quire(s))
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (incomplete set)
2
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
Material
paper
23
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
9
parchment (with paper)
1
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
oblong
5
upright
30
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
7
never
6
none visible
16
normally
6
occasionally
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
10
brown
18
dark brown
6
gold
1
red
2
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
2
double rastrum
4
freehand
4
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
25
straightedge
3
triple rastrum
4
Number of staves
1
2
10
13
11
8
12
4
13
1
2
2
3
1
4
3
5
3
6
12
7
6
8
10
9
9
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
11
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
9
2-part score
2
2-part single page
8
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
23
3-part score
3
3-part single page
10
4-part opening
30
4-part score
1
4-part single page
12
5-part opening
16
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
6
8-part opening
1
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
6
none
18
quintuple
1
single
20
triple
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
31
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
none
4
staves not ruled on grid
7
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
17
not in dedicated space
17
provided, in dedicated space
6
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
4
made for complete additional staves
15
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
33
notation extended into margin
35
other
2
partial additional staves
18
staveline added
14
staves extended into margin
5
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
18
blue
1
brown
16
dark brown
7
gold
1
red
2
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
7
full mensural
4
strene notation
1
void mensural
35
Monophonic Notation
absent
22
present
15
Level of Calligraphy
fair
14
high
16
poor
1
very high
5
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
8
end symbol
16
none
1
pointers
5
repeat signs
16
signa congruentiae
19
signes-de-renvoi
20
space-filler
3
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
4
English
2
Flemish
1
French
15
German
1
Italian
10
Latin
31
Spanish
5
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
13
fully texted with one text
30
fully texted with two or more texts
2
fully texted with two texts
4
partially texted with one or two texts
3
partially texted with one text
14
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
7
provided with single incipit
18
provided with two incipits
2
untexted
20
Type of Script
cursive
10
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
5
cursive (humanistic)
5
cursive (italic)
4
display script
2
humanistic
2
hybrida
5
roman
2
rotonda
2
textura
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
20
high
14
poor
3
very high
3
Colour of Text
black
16
blue
1
brown
19
dark brown
7
gold
1
grey
1
red
9
reddish brown
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
20
yes
18
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
5
rarely
6
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
5
rarely
7
Borders Size
full borders
5
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
4
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
4
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
7
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
historiated
1
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
10
occasionally
4
often
5
rarely
10
sometimes
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
16
calligraphic with decoration
11
calligraphic with grotesque heads
8
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
3
historiated
1
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
6
Planned Initials Frequency
never
2
normally
4
occasionally
4
often
4
rarely
7
sometimes
3
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
3
normally
1
occasionally
3
often
3
rarely
9
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
banner
3
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
7
embellished final barline
2
end-symbol
6
littera notabilior
4
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 3, 1518-20, All folios
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