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
9
Belgium
5
England
1
France
1
Germany
10
Great Britain
1
Italy
5
Spain
3
Switzerland
2
Cities
Augsburg
2
Basel
2
Brussels
5
Florence
1
Fossombrone
2
Germany
2
Glarus, Switzerland
1
Innsbruck
1
Mechelen
5
Munich
10
Munich, Germany
1
Naples
1
Northamptonshire
1
Paris
1
Stirling
1
Tarazona
3
Venice
1
Vienna
8
Production method
Manuscript
28
Printed work
3
Physical type
choirbook
20
choirbook (fragment)
1
choirbook (single quire(s))
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (complete set)
3
partbooks (incomplete set)
3
printed book with interpolated polyphony
1
Material
paper
26
parchment
5
Format
oblong
9
upright
22
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
5
n/a
3
never
3
none visible
8
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
6
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
21
brown
4
dark brown
4
red
2
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
freehand
2
single rastrum
21
straightedge
4
Number of staves
1
2
10
8
11
4
12
2
2
16
3
17
4
31
5
24
6
25
7
20
8
21
9
11
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
11
10-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
10
2-part single page
4
3-part consecutive
3
3-part opening
18
3-part single page
3
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
21
4-part single page
4
5-part consecutive
2
5-part opening
17
6-part opening
8
8-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
15
none
7
single
28
triple
3
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
9
none
3
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
5
variable space, not on grid
18
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
26
provided, in dedicated space
5
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
2
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
12
notation extended into margin
1
partial additional staves
6
staveline added
4
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
25
brown
6
dark brown
3
Type of Notation
void mensural
31
Monophonic Notation
absent
25
present
6
Level of Calligraphy
fair
9
high
14
n/a
3
poor
4
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
4
end symbol
1
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
repeat signs
4
signa congruentiae
15
signes-de-renvoi
8
Copying of Text
Language
French
2
German
3
Italian
1
Latin
28
Spanish
3
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
3
fully texted with one text
30
fully texted with two or more texts
2
fully texted with two texts
5
partially texted with one text
3
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
2
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
6
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (German)
3
cursive (bastarda)
6
cursive (humanistic)
4
display script
13
roman
2
rotonda
1
textura
13
Level of Calligraphy
fair
7
high
18
n/a
3
poor
1
very high
4
Colour of Text
black
25
blue
2
brown
5
dark brown
3
dark red
1
green
1
red
16
Multiple Texts
no
20
yes
12
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
6
Borders Frequency
never
1
occasionally
1
rarely
3
Borders Size
full borders
2
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
4
often
1
rarely
4
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
2
decorated
4
decorated with grotesque heads
4
flourished
2
historiated
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
4
normally
5
occasionally
3
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
5
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
17
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
6
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
2
decorative final long
2
diagrams
1
littera notabilior
3
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