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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Belgium
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Great Britain
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Italy
10
Netherlands
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Spain
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Switzerland
4
Cities
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Production method
Manuscript
31
Physical type
choirbook
14
choirbook (fragment)
1
choirbook (single quire(s))
3
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
2
music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (complete set)
5
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
poetry collection with some notated music
1
printed treatise with added polyphony
1
Material
paper
27
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
2
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
oblong
9
upright
22
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
2
n/a
1
never
31
none visible
3
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
19
brown
11
dark brown
4
light brown
2
red
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
2
freehand
6
printed staves
5
single rastrum
16
straightedge
11
Number of staves
1
1
10
11
11
4
12
7
13
4
14
3
15
2
2
4
3
10
4
7
5
7
6
11
7
9
8
10
9
9
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
11
2-part consecutive
3
2-part opening
6
2-part score
1
2-part single page
6
3-part consecutive
4
3-part opening
15
3-part single page
7
4-part consecutive
3
4-part opening
20
4-part single page
5
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
9
6-part opening
3
n/a
3
Indentation for Initials
double
6
none
14
single
16
triple
2
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
19
left below voice parts as part of grid
2
left between voice parts as part of grid
6
none
10
staves not ruled on grid
2
variable space, not on grid
5
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
24
not in dedicated space
3
provided, in dedicated space
8
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
9
none
2
notation and staves extended into margin
16
notation extended into margin
5
other
3
partial additional staves
10
staveline added
1
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
22
blue
1
brown
10
dark brown
4
light brown
1
red
2
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
chant (square)
4
full mensural
4
void mensural
30
Monophonic Notation
absent
27
present
7
Level of Calligraphy
fair
22
high
7
poor
7
very high
1
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
end symbol
3
none
5
pointers
2
repeat signs
2
signa congruentiae
7
signes-de-renvoi
9
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
English
1
Flemish
1
French
9
German
7
Italian
7
Latin
28
Spanish
3
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
2
fully texted with one text
26
fully texted with two or more texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
6
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
5
provided with single incipit
14
untexted
16
varies
2
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
13
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
6
cursive (bastarda)
2
cursive (humanistic)
7
cursive (italic)
3
display script
2
humanistic
1
hybrida
1
rotonda
1
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
22
high
5
poor
7
very high
1
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
21
brown
14
dark brown
4
red
4
reddish brown
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
24
yes
9
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
4
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
never
2
occasionally
1
rarely
2
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
3
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
3
flourished
2
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
6
never
1
normally
4
occasionally
2
often
4
rarely
6
sometimes
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
12
calligraphic with decoration
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
5
decorated
4
flourished
3
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
10
Planned Initials Frequency
always
4
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
3
sometimes
3
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
3
often
2
rarely
5
sometimes
4
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
2
decorative final long
6
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
1
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Hradec Králové, Czech Republic, Muzeum Východních Čech, Knihovna, MS Hr-6 (II A 6) (olim BI), 1505, All folios
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