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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Locations of Origin
Countries
Belgium
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Great Britain
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Italy
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Silesia
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Spain
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Switzerland
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Cities
Basel
1
Bruges
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Brussels
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Florence
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France
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Italy (North)
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London
5
Mechelen
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Naples
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Rome
1
Venice
1
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Production method
Manuscript
29
Printed work
3
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
7
partbook (single)
5
partbooks (complete set)
14
partbooks (incomplete set)
4
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
Material
paper
23
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
7
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
oblong
24
upright
8
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
2
n/a
4
never
8
none visible
16
normally
1
often
3
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
14
brown
15
dark brown
3
light brown
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
5
freehand
1
printed staves
4
single rastrum
13
straightedge
5
triple rastrum
4
Number of staves
1
2
10
5
11
1
12
1
2
5
3
13
4
12
5
6
6
9
7
6
8
5
9
4
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
32
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
7
2-part score
1
2-part single page
2
3-part opening
7
3-part single page
3
4-part opening
8
4-part single page
4
5-part opening
5
6-part opening
3
Indentation for Initials
double
10
none
17
single
13
triple
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
21
left below voice parts as part of grid
3
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
5
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
3
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
23
not in dedicated space
7
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
6
notation and staves extended into margin
16
notation extended into margin
7
partial additional staves
10
staveline added
6
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
22
blue
1
brown
9
dark brown
4
red
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
2
full mensural
1
void mensural
32
Monophonic Notation
absent
29
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
13
high
12
n/a
3
poor
1
very high
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
4
end symbol
3
pointers
2
repeat signs
9
signa congruentiae
13
signes-de-renvoi
9
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
3
Dutch
1
English
2
Flemish
2
French
20
German
5
Italian
12
Latin
25
Spanish
2
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
22
fully texted with two or more texts
4
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
8
partially texted with two or more texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
4
provided with single incipit
14
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
11
Type of Script
cursive
5
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
4
cursive (bastarda)
7
cursive (humanistic)
8
cursive (italic)
5
display script
3
hybrida
1
rotonda
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
14
high
12
n/a
3
poor
2
very high
2
Colour of Text
black
21
blue
1
brown
13
dark brown
3
red
4
Multiple Texts
no
11
yes
22
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
2
never
4
rarely
5
Borders Frequency
never
5
rarely
3
Borders Size
full borders
3
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
4
Painted Initials Type
decorated
3
flourished
1
historiated
1
plain initials
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
8
normally
14
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
4
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
8
calligraphic with decoration
8
calligraphic with grotesque heads
9
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
2
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
12
Planned Initials Frequency
never
2
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
6
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
3
normally
1
occasionally
3
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
4
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
4
littera notabilior
2
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Köln, Germany, Universitäts- und Stadtbibliothek, MS 5 P 114 (olim 979), Late 15th or early 16th century, All folios
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