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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Countries
Austria
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Germany
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Great Britain
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Italy
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Portugal
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Spain
2
Cities
Arundel
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1
Netherlands
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Rome
3
Venice
2
Verona
1
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1
Vienna
6
Wittenberg
2
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1
Production method
Manuscript
48
Printed work
7
Physical type
choirbook
49
partbooks (complete set)
5
Material
paper
32
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
20
parchment (with paper)
2
Format
oblong
7
upright
48
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
13
n/a
7
never
3
none visible
16
normally
3
often
5
rarely
1
sometimes
8
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
43
brown
8
dark brown
4
light brown
1
red
1
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
2
double rastrum
4
single rastrum
42
straightedge
3
Number of staves
1
1
10
33
11
20
12
11
13
4
14
2
15
2
16
1
17
1
2
9
3
10
4
17
5
23
6
30
7
25
8
34
9
30
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
13
2-part opening
21
2-part single page
6
3-part opening
33
3-part score
1
4-part opening
46
4-part single page
6
5-part consecutive
2
5-part opening
33
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
18
8-part opening
3
Indentation for Initials
double
55
none
12
quadruple
4
single
47
triple
18
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
36
none
1
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
23
variable space, not on grid
16
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
50
not in dedicated space
5
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
6
made for complete additional staves
12
notation and staves extended into margin
26
notation extended into margin
13
partial additional staves
20
staveline added
6
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
50
blue
1
brown
5
dark brown
2
gold
1
red
5
Type of Notation
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
3
full mensural
2
void mensural
54
Monophonic Notation
absent
44
present
14
Level of Calligraphy
fair
10
high
24
n/a
7
very high
15
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
11
custodes
1
end symbol
7
repeat signs
7
signa congruentiae
28
signes-de-renvoi
35
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
2
Flemish
4
French
11
Italian
2
Latin
53
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
2
fully texted with one text
54
fully texted with two or more texts
12
fully texted with two texts
5
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
7
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
6
provided with single incipit
7
untexted
10
Type of Script
cursive
3
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (Italianate)
1
cursive (bastarda)
25
cursive (humanistic)
1
cursive (italic)
1
display script
26
humanistic
1
roman
1
rotonda
6
textura
15
various
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
13
high
21
n/a
7
poor
1
very high
17
Colour of Text
black
49
blue
2
brown
7
dark brown
2
red
32
Multiple Texts
no
32
yes
25
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
5
normally
1
rarely
21
Borders Frequency
never
6
occasionally
4
rarely
16
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
5
partial borders: one- and two-sided
4
partial borders: one-sided
5
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
3
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
5
normally
1
occasionally
4
often
2
rarely
17
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
7
decorated with grotesque heads
7
flourished
1
historiated
2
zoomorphic initial
3
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
23
occasionally
11
often
3
rarely
14
sometimes
6
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
26
calligraphic with decoration
5
calligraphic with grotesque heads
6
decorated
2
flourished
9
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
11
normally
5
occasionally
5
often
6
rarely
8
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
15
normally
3
occasionally
4
often
2
rarely
3
sometimes
4
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
2
banner
4
decorative final long
6
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
2
signes-de-renvoi
1
vignette
1
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Berlin, Germany, Staatsbibliothek Preussischer Kulturbesitz, MS Germ. 8º 190, c. 1470-1500, All folios
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