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
7
Czech Republic
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France
1
Germany
1
Great Britain
1
Italy
10
Spain
1
Switzerland
2
Cities
Augsburg
1
Basel
2
Belgium
1
Bourges
1
Brussels
7
Catalonia
1
Florence
8
France
1
Hradec Králové
2
London
1
Mechelen
6
Milan
1
Rheinfelden
2
Seville
1
Siena
1
Production method
Manuscript
29
Physical type
choirbook
19
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
partbook (single)
3
partbooks (complete set)
4
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
tablebook
1
Material
paper
19
parchment
9
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
9
upright
19
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
9
never
3
none visible
13
normally
2
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
11
brown
14
dark brown
5
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
double rastrum
3
freehand
1
single rastrum
20
straightedge
1
triple rastrum
8
Number of staves
1
2
10
11
11
6
12
3
13
1
2
3
3
5
4
5
5
6
6
16
7
9
8
9
9
12
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
12
2-part opening
6
2-part score
2
2-part single page
9
3-part opening
17
3-part score
1
3-part single page
4
4-part opening
22
4-part score
1
4-part single page
4
5-part opening
8
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
9
none
11
quadruple
3
quintuple
1
single
19
triple
8
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
24
left between voice parts as part of grid
3
none
6
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
8
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
16
not in dedicated space
11
provided, in dedicated space
7
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
10
notation and staves extended into margin
29
notation extended into margin
13
other
3
partial additional staves
16
staveline added
8
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
12
blue
1
brown
17
dark brown
3
light brown
1
red
2
Type of Notation
chant (square)
2
full mensural
3
void mensural
28
Monophonic Notation
absent
24
present
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
15
high
4
poor
3
very high
9
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
6
none
1
pointers
3
repeat signs
13
signa congruentiae
18
signes-de-renvoi
16
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
2
Dutch
3
English
1
Flemish
2
French
16
German
1
Italian
10
Latin
24
Spanish
4
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
12
fully texted with one text
21
fully texted with two or more texts
7
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
12
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
4
provided with single incipit
15
untexted
14
Type of Script
cursive
8
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
12
cursive (humanistic)
2
cursive (italic)
6
display script
9
hybrida
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
12
high
5
poor
6
very high
7
Colour of Text
black
13
blue
1
brown
18
dark brown
3
light brown
1
red
11
Multiple Texts
no
10
yes
20
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
rarely
9
Borders Frequency
never
2
occasionally
1
rarely
9
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
2
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
5
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
never
3
normally
1
often
1
rarely
6
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
12
occasionally
6
often
3
rarely
7
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
7
calligraphic with decoration
4
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
decorated
1
flourished
1
plain initials
6
Planned Initials Frequency
always
2
never
6
normally
5
often
3
rarely
6
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
2
Other Decoration Frequency
never
9
normally
1
occasionally
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
1
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
3
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Material: paper
Multiple texts: no
Painted initials type: calligraphic with decoration
Physical type: chant book with polyphony
Physical type: polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
Type of script: cursive (italic)
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Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 21, 1521-25, All folios
Barcelona, Spain, Biblioteca de Catalunya, M. 454, 1500–1534, All folios
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