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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Great Britain
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Netherlands
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Cities
Augsburg
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1
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1
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1
Stirling
1
Utrecht
1
Vienna
4
Windsor
1
Production method
Manuscript
26
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
14
choirbook (fragment)
1
choirbook (single quire(s))
1
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
partbook (single)
2
partbooks (incomplete set)
3
poetry collection with some notated music
1
tablebook
1
Material
paper
15
parchment
8
parchment (with paper)
1
parchment and paper (mixed)
2
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
8
upright
17
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
3
never
5
none visible
14
normally
2
sometimes
3
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
11
brown
13
dark brown
1
light brown
1
red
2
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
7
freehand
3
single rastrum
11
straightedge
8
triple rastrum
3
Number of staves
1
2
10
7
11
1
12
1
2
14
3
17
4
26
5
16
6
19
7
14
8
14
9
8
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
9
10-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
10
2-part single page
4
3-part consecutive
5
3-part opening
17
3-part single page
6
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
18
4-part single page
5
5-part consecutive
2
5-part opening
9
6-part opening
4
Indentation for Initials
double
7
none
11
single
19
triple
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
12
left between voice parts as part of grid
3
none
5
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
4
variable space, not on grid
10
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
15
not in dedicated space
2
provided, in dedicated space
12
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
4
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
13
notation extended into margin
6
other
1
partial additional staves
13
staveline added
4
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
15
brown
12
dark brown
3
light brown
1
red
2
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
chant (square)
1
full mensural
2
void mensural
25
Monophonic Notation
absent
22
present
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
9
high
12
poor
4
very high
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
end symbol
2
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
pointers
1
repeat signs
8
signa congruentiae
14
signes-de-renvoi
8
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
English
2
French
8
German
3
Italian
5
Latin
16
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
10
fully texted with one text
18
fully texted with two or more texts
2
fully texted with two texts
3
partially texted with one or two texts
3
partially texted with one text
6
provided with one or two incipits
3
provided with single incipit
6
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
10
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (Anglicana)
3
cursive (German)
3
cursive (bastarda)
6
cursive (humanistic)
4
cursive (italic)
3
display script
5
hybrida
1
textura
6
Level of Calligraphy
fair
8
high
12
poor
4
very high
3
Colour of Text
black
15
blue
1
brown
12
dark brown
2
light brown
1
red
10
Multiple Texts
no
12
yes
16
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
3
rarely
4
Borders Frequency
never
2
occasionally
1
rarely
5
Borders Size
full borders
4
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
2
normally
3
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
4
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
2
decorated
5
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
4
historiated
1
plain initials
3
Penned Initials Frequency
always
4
normally
6
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
10
calligraphic with decoration
4
calligraphic with grotesque heads
4
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
4
plain initials
5
Planned Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
6
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
2
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
5
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorative final long
6
diagrams
1
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
3
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Seville, Spain, Biblioteca Capitular y Colombina, MS 7-1-28, Late 15th century, All folios
Seville, Spain, Biblioteca Capitular y Colombina, MS 5-5-20 (olim Z Tab. 137, N.° 25), Early 16th century, 39-66
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