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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France
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Germany
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Great Britain
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Italy
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Netherlands
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Cities
Augsburg
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England
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Siena
2
Spain
1
Utrecht
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Production method
Manuscript
37
Physical type
choirbook
28
choirbook (fragment)
1
partbook (fragment)
1
partbook (single)
2
partbooks (incomplete set)
3
poetry collection with some notated music
1
printed treatise with added polyphony
1
Material
paper
26
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
8
parchment and paper (mixed)
2
Format
oblong
9
upright
28
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
6
never
8
none visible
17
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
1
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
5
brown
37
gold
1
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
double rastrum
11
freehand
4
single rastrum
24
straightedge
6
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
1
1
10
14
11
7
12
8
13
3
14
2
15
1
2
6
3
5
4
10
5
8
6
11
7
7
8
7
9
7
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
11
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
10
2-part score
2
2-part single page
9
3-part consecutive
4
3-part opening
16
3-part score
2
3-part single page
8
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
25
4-part score
1
4-part single page
5
5-part opening
11
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
7
n/a
3
Indentation for Initials
double
2
none
18
single
20
triple
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
31
left below voice parts as part of grid
2
left between voice parts as part of grid
4
none
6
staves not ruled on grid
4
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
25
not in dedicated space
8
provided, in dedicated space
11
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
12
notation and staves extended into margin
26
notation extended into margin
15
other
2
partial additional staves
14
staveline added
7
staves extended into margin
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
16
blue
1
brown
21
dark brown
5
gold
1
light brown
1
red
3
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
chant (square)
3
full mensural
5
strene notation
1
void mensural
35
Monophonic Notation
absent
28
present
11
Level of Calligraphy
fair
20
high
13
poor
5
very high
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
cue notes
1
end symbol
4
none
2
pointers
4
repeat signs
8
signa congruentiae
8
signes-de-renvoi
12
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
English
3
Flemish
1
French
14
German
4
Italian
8
Latin
28
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
10
fully texted with one text
31
fully texted with two or more texts
3
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
11
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
5
provided with single incipit
12
provided with two incipits
3
untexted
14
varies
1
Type of Script
antiqua
2
cursive
7
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (German)
2
cursive (Italianate)
1
cursive (bastarda)
5
cursive (humanistic)
6
cursive (italic)
4
display script
1
hybrida
2
roman
1
textura
7
Level of Calligraphy
fair
15
high
15
poor
4
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
13
brown
20
dark brown
4
light brown
1
red
7
Multiple Texts
no
24
yes
14
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
often
1
rarely
5
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
2
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one-sided
2
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
3
never
1
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
2
decorated
4
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
3
historiated
1
plain initials
3
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
5
normally
6
occasionally
3
often
5
rarely
8
sometimes
5
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
15
calligraphic with decoration
7
calligraphic with grotesque heads
9
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
4
historiated
1
littera notabilior
3
plain initials
6
zoomorphic initial
1
Planned Initials Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
2
often
3
rarely
6
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
4
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
6
sometimes
3
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorated letters
3
decorative final long
9
embellished final barline
2
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
2
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Leipzig, Germany, Universitätsbibliothek, MS 1494, c. 1490-1504, All folios
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