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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Austria
6
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Germany
10
Great Britain
4
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Portugal
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2
Switzerland
2
Cities
Antwerp
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9
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6
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Production method
Manuscript
56
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
49
choirbook (fragment)
1
choirbook (single quire(s))
2
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
Material
paper
22
paper (with parchment)
2
parchment
29
parchment (with paper)
2
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
upright
56
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
14
never
6
none visible
20
normally
6
occasionally
2
often
6
rarely
2
sometimes
5
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
40
brown
14
dark brown
3
gold
1
light brown
3
red
3
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
freehand
5
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
50
straightedge
4
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
1
5
10
29
11
17
12
8
13
3
14
2
15
1
16
1
17
1
2
14
3
11
4
18
5
24
6
29
7
34
8
56
9
36
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
13
12-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
26
2-part single page
11
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
43
3-part score
1
3-part single page
7
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
47
4-part single page
11
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
36
5-part single page
3
6-part opening
11
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
3
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
33
none
15
quadruple
3
quintuple
1
single
50
triple
17
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
40
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
3
none
7
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
25
variable space, not on grid
15
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
41
not in dedicated space
12
provided, in dedicated space
11
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
20
none
2
notation and staves extended into margin
31
notation extended into margin
15
other
1
partial additional staves
21
staveline added
6
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
43
brown
11
dark brown
2
gold
1
light brown
2
red
5
Type of Notation
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
3
full mensural
5
void mensural
53
Monophonic Notation
absent
46
present
14
Level of Calligraphy
fair
12
high
24
poor
4
very high
20
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
5
custodes
1
end symbol
7
none
2
pointers
3
repeat signs
14
signa congruentiae
31
signes-de-renvoi
35
space-filler
3
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
4
English
2
Flemish
5
French
22
German
2
Italian
5
Latin
48
Spanish
1
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
10
fully texted with one text
53
fully texted with two or more texts
14
fully texted with two texts
9
partially texted with one or two texts
4
partially texted with one text
9
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
4
provided with single incipit
18
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
19
varies
1
Type of Script
cursive
8
cursive (Anglicana)
3
cursive (German)
2
cursive (bastarda)
30
display script
33
humanistic
1
hybrida
2
roman
1
rotonda
1
textura
13
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
12
high
29
poor
4
very high
20
Colour of Text
black
45
blue
5
brown
10
dark brown
2
dark red
1
gold
1
green
1
light brown
2
red
36
Multiple Texts
no
31
yes
31
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
3
rarely
24
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
5
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
23
sometimes
1
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
9
partial borders: one- and two-sided
2
partial borders: one-sided
8
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
6
Painted Initials Frequency
always
4
never
4
normally
4
occasionally
3
often
3
rarely
20
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
15
decorated with grotesque heads
4
flourished
4
historiated
3
plain initials
3
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
21
occasionally
9
often
6
rarely
14
sometimes
8
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
22
calligraphic with decoration
4
calligraphic with grotesque heads
5
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
4
flourished
9
plain initials
5
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
10
normally
4
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
12
sometimes
3
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
16
normally
3
occasionally
3
often
2
rarely
2
sometimes
3
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
2
banner
2
decorative final long
5
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
1
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Segovia, Spain, Archivo Capitular de la Catedral, MS s.s., c. 1498-1515, All folios
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