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
Austria
9
Belgium
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France
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Germany
12
Great Britain
3
Italy
8
Netherlands
1
Spain
1
Switzerland
4
Cities
Arundel
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Vienna
8
Production method
Manuscript
51
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
42
choirbook (fragment)
1
choirbook (single quire(s))
3
partbook (single)
1
poetry collection with some notated music
1
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
tablebook
1
Material
paper
32
parchment
16
parchment (with paper)
3
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
5
upright
45
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
9
never
8
none visible
19
normally
5
occasionally
2
often
4
rarely
2
sometimes
6
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
32
brown
13
dark brown
3
light brown
2
red
2
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
2
freehand
5
single rastrum
41
straightedge
6
triple rastrum
4
Number of staves
1
4
10
23
11
10
12
6
13
1
14
1
15
1
16
1
17
1
2
19
3
22
4
28
5
32
6
51
7
38
8
36
9
24
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
12
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
24
2-part score
1
2-part single page
13
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
41
3-part single page
11
4-part opening
47
4-part single page
12
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
28
6-part opening
13
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
23
none
16
quadruple
1
quintuple
1
single
44
triple
9
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
29
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
4
none
4
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
17
variable space, not on grid
21
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
34
not in dedicated space
12
provided, in dedicated space
15
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
14
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
30
notation extended into margin
13
other
1
partial additional staves
19
staveline added
6
staves extended into margin
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
36
blue
1
brown
15
dark brown
2
light brown
2
red
2
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
chant (square)
3
full mensural
4
void mensural
49
Monophonic Notation
absent
43
present
10
Level of Calligraphy
fair
17
high
22
poor
7
very high
9
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
6
none
1
pointers
4
repeat signs
13
signa congruentiae
23
signes-de-renvoi
26
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
4
English
2
Flemish
2
French
15
German
5
Italian
8
Latin
44
Spanish
5
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
9
fully texted with one text
46
fully texted with two or more texts
10
fully texted with two texts
7
partially texted with one or two texts
5
partially texted with one text
13
provided with multiple incipits
3
provided with one or two incipits
5
provided with single incipit
22
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
20
Type of Script
cursive
3
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (German)
5
cursive (bastarda)
16
cursive (humanistic)
1
cursive (italic)
3
display script
24
hybrida
4
textura
18
Level of Calligraphy
fair
10
high
27
poor
8
very high
10
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
35
blue
5
brown
13
dark brown
4
dark red
1
green
1
grey
1
light brown
2
red
30
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
29
yes
26
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
5
rarely
16
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
6
occasionally
1
rarely
12
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
4
partial borders: one-sided
5
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
5
Painted Initials Frequency
always
4
never
5
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
4
rarely
9
Painted Initials Type
decorated
9
decorated with grotesque heads
4
flourished
1
historiated
2
plain initials
3
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
15
occasionally
8
often
5
rarely
11
sometimes
6
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
25
calligraphic with decoration
5
calligraphic with grotesque heads
4
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
7
littera notabilior
2
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
never
4
normally
7
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
14
sometimes
3
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
3
Other Decoration Frequency
always
3
never
8
normally
3
occasionally
3
often
3
rarely
4
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorated letters
2
decorative final long
5
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
5
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Cambridge, Great Britain, Magdalene College, MS Pepys 1760, c. 1509-c. 1514, All folios
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