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
Austria
4
Belgium
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Germany
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Great Britain
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Italy
3
Silesia
3
Cities
Brussels
2
London
2
Mechelen
2
Munich
4
Naples
2
Siena
1
Vienna
4
Windsor
1
Zagan
3
Production method
Manuscript
14
Printed work
2
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
11
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
partbooks (complete set)
3
Material
paper
11
parchment
3
parchment (with paper)
1
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
oblong
5
upright
11
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
2
n/a
2
none visible
5
normally
4
occasionally
1
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
10
brown
4
red
1
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
11
straightedge
3
Number of staves
1
3
10
3
11
1
2
8
3
8
4
16
5
10
6
10
7
10
8
10
9
5
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
6
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
9
2-part single page
1
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
9
3-part single page
2
4-part opening
11
4-part single page
4
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
7
6-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
5
none
8
single
11
triple
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
7
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
3
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
4
variable space, not on grid
6
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
8
not in dedicated space
3
provided, in dedicated space
5
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
5
notation and staves extended into margin
7
notation extended into margin
1
partial additional staves
8
staveline added
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
16
red
1
Type of Notation
full mensural
1
void mensural
15
Monophonic Notation
absent
13
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
6
n/a
2
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
end symbol
2
signa congruentiae
7
signes-de-renvoi
5
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
3
English
2
French
5
German
3
Italian
2
Latin
13
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
15
fully texted with two or more texts
3
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
1
partially texted with two or more texts
1
provided with single incipit
6
untexted
6
Type of Script
Italic
1
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (German)
3
cursive (bastarda)
2
display script
6
rotonda
1
textura
7
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
7
n/a
2
very high
3
Colour of Text
black
16
blue
2
dark red
1
green
1
red
7
Multiple Texts
no
8
yes
8
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
never
1
rarely
2
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
3
often
1
rarely
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
4
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
2
plain initials
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
4
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
3
calligraphic with decoration
1
flourished
3
plain initials
5
Planned Initials Frequency
never
1
occasionally
1
rarely
3
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
2
normally
1
often
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
1
diagrams
1
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Sion, Switzerland, Archives du Chapitre, MS 87-1, c. 1494, All folios
Rome, Italy, Biblioteca Casanatense, MS 2856 (olim O.V. 208), c. 1479-81, All folios
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