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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Belgium
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Germany
3
Great Britain
5
Italy
3
Netherlands
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Spain
5
Switzerland
1
Cities
Antwerp
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2
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1
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1
Production method
Manuscript
44
Printed work
2
Physical type
choirbook
38
choirbook (fragment)
1
choirbook (single quire(s))
1
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
poetry collection with some notated music
1
single leaf
1
tablebook
1
Material
paper
22
parchment
21
parchment (with paper)
1
parchment and paper (mixed)
2
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
5
upright
40
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
9
n/a
2
never
8
none visible
16
normally
5
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
1
sometimes
3
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
21
brown
17
dark brown
5
light brown
3
red
2
reddish brown
2
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
2
freehand
4
single rastrum
35
straightedge
6
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
1
1
10
22
11
15
12
7
13
5
14
3
15
2
16
1
17
1
2
8
3
9
4
12
5
17
6
25
7
21
8
30
9
21
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
10
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
16
2-part score
1
2-part single page
12
3-part consecutive
3
3-part opening
36
3-part score
2
3-part single page
12
4-part opening
37
4-part score
1
4-part single page
12
5-part consecutive
2
5-part opening
23
5-part single page
5
6-part opening
11
8-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
21
none
10
quadruple
1
single
46
triple
11
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
34
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
6
staves not ruled on grid
15
variable space, not on grid
10
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
25
not in dedicated space
12
provided, in dedicated space
14
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
3
made for complete additional staves
13
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
28
notation extended into margin
18
other
2
partial additional staves
21
staveline added
11
staves extended into margin
5
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
30
brown
16
dark brown
4
light brown
2
red
6
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
chant (square)
5
full mensural
7
strene notation
1
void mensural
43
Monophonic Notation
absent
36
present
12
Level of Calligraphy
fair
17
high
18
n/a
2
poor
3
very high
10
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
11
custodes
1
end symbol
12
pointers
5
repeat signs
18
signa congruentiae
24
signes-de-renvoi
29
space-filler
3
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
3
English
2
Flemish
3
French
17
German
2
Italian
6
Latin
38
Spanish
3
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
13
fully texted with one text
43
fully texted with two or more texts
10
fully texted with two texts
5
partially texted with one or two texts
6
partially texted with one text
14
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
10
provided with single incipit
19
provided with two incipits
2
untexted
24
Type of Script
cursive
8
cursive (Anglicana)
4
cursive (German)
2
cursive (bastarda)
23
cursive (italic)
1
display script
13
humanistic
2
hybrida
3
rotonda
3
textura
6
Level of Calligraphy
fair
16
high
18
n/a
2
poor
5
very high
12
Colour of Text
black
29
blue
2
brown
17
dark brown
4
light brown
2
red
20
reddish brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
24
yes
24
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
2
never
7
rarely
12
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
7
occasionally
3
often
1
rarely
11
sometimes
1
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
6
partial borders: one- and two-sided
3
partial borders: one-sided
4
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
3
Painted Initials Frequency
always
7
never
3
normally
3
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
10
sometimes
3
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
2
decorated
12
decorated with grotesque heads
5
flourished
6
historiated
3
plain initials
3
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
3
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
14
occasionally
9
often
5
rarely
12
sometimes
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
19
calligraphic with decoration
8
calligraphic with grotesque heads
8
decorated
3
flourished
5
plain initials
7
Planned Initials Frequency
never
5
normally
5
occasionally
3
often
5
rarely
11
sometimes
3
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
8
normally
2
occasionally
4
often
2
rarely
8
sometimes
4
Other Decoration Type
banner
3
decorative final long
9
end-symbol
4
littera notabilior
5
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Tarazona, Spain, Archivo Capitular de la Catedral, MS 2-3, Early 16th century, All folios
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