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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Germany
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Great Britain
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Italy
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Netherlands
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Cities
Arundel
1
Augsburg
1
Brussels
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England
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France
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London
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3
Munich
9
Munich, Germany
1
Pordenone
1
Spain
1
Utrecht
1
Vienna
8
Windsor
1
Zwickau
1
Production method
Manuscript
25
Physical type
choirbook
22
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbooks (complete set)
1
poetry collection with some notated music
1
Material
paper
15
parchment
7
parchment (with paper)
1
parchment and paper (mixed)
2
Format
upright
25
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
never
5
none visible
4
normally
4
occasionally
2
often
3
sometimes
7
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
19
brown
7
dark brown
1
light brown
1
red-brown
1
Ruling Medium
freehand
2
single rastrum
21
straightedge
5
Number of staves
1
1
10
9
11
3
12
2
13
2
14
2
15
1
2
14
3
15
4
16
5
19
6
22
7
25
8
21
9
13
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
6
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
14
2-part single page
5
3-part consecutive
3
3-part opening
18
3-part score
1
3-part single page
2
4-part opening
20
4-part single page
5
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
16
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
9
8-part opening
1
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
12
none
8
single
23
triple
3
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
11
left below voice parts as part of grid
2
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
3
staves not ruled on grid
7
variable space, not on grid
14
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
18
not in dedicated space
3
provided, in dedicated space
7
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
7
notation and staves extended into margin
8
notation extended into margin
3
other
1
partial additional staves
9
staveline added
3
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
19
brown
6
dark brown
1
red
4
red-brown
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
chant (square)
1
full mensural
4
strene notation
1
void mensural
24
Monophonic Notation
absent
18
present
9
Level of Calligraphy
fair
9
high
12
poor
3
very high
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
2
none
1
pointers
1
repeat signs
4
signa congruentiae
9
signes-de-renvoi
8
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
English
2
Flemish
2
French
5
German
3
Italian
2
Latin
24
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
4
fully texted with one text
21
fully texted with two or more texts
5
fully texted with two texts
4
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
5
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
3
provided with single incipit
3
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
7
varies
1
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (Anglicana)
3
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
5
cursive (humanistic)
1
display script
12
hybrida
1
textura
13
Level of Calligraphy
fair
7
high
13
poor
2
very high
3
Colour of Text
black
18
blue
1
brown
5
dark brown
2
dark red
1
green
1
red
15
red-brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
13
yes
14
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
rarely
4
Borders Frequency
never
2
occasionally
1
rarely
2
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
1
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
2
normally
1
occasionally
1
rarely
2
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
2
plain initials
3
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
4
occasionally
4
rarely
6
sometimes
5
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
13
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
flourished
2
plain initials
4
zoomorphic initial
1
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
5
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
normally
3
occasionally
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorative final long
3
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
1
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Lucca, Italy, Archivio di Stato, MS 238, c. 1470-1500, All folios
London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Additional 5665, c.1460-1510, All folios
Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS Banco Rari 229 (olim Magliabechi XIX.59), 1492-1493, All folios
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