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
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Belgium
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Great Britain
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Italy
6
Silesia
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Switzerland
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Cities
Augsburg
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Basel
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Brussels
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London
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Munich
2
Padua
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Siena
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Production method
Manuscript
17
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
11
choirbook (single quire(s))
1
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (complete set)
3
Material
paper
9
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
6
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
oblong
5
upright
12
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
3
never
3
none visible
6
normally
2
often
4
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
9
brown
8
gold
1
red
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
2
freehand
1
single rastrum
14
straightedge
1
Number of staves
1
1
10
7
11
1
12
3
2
3
3
3
4
7
5
5
6
4
7
5
8
6
9
6
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
6
2-part opening
4
3-part opening
7
3-part single page
3
4-part opening
13
4-part single page
2
5-part opening
6
6-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
5
none
9
quadruple
1
single
9
triple
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
14
left between voice parts as part of grid
3
none
2
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
2
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
10
not in dedicated space
5
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
7
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
11
notation extended into margin
5
other
1
partial additional staves
8
staveline added
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
17
brown
3
gold
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
void mensural
17
Monophonic Notation
absent
14
present
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
7
poor
2
very high
4
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
none
2
repeat signs
1
signa congruentiae
5
signes-de-renvoi
5
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
3
English
1
Flemish
1
French
8
German
4
Italian
2
Latin
16
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
2
fully texted with one text
16
fully texted with two or more texts
3
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
4
partially texted with two or more texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
9
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
9
Type of Script
cursive
3
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
5
cursive (bastarda)
4
cursive (humanistic)
2
cursive (italic)
2
display script
5
humanistic
1
textura
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
6
poor
2
very high
3
Colour of Text
black
15
brown
3
red
4
Multiple Texts
no
11
yes
8
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
often
1
rarely
4
Borders Frequency
never
1
rarely
4
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
normally
1
often
1
rarely
5
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
flourished
1
historiated
1
plain initials
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
7
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
5
flourished
2
plain initials
6
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
2
normally
1
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
3
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
1
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorative final long
1
end-symbol
1
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Tarazona, Spain, Archivo Capitular de la Catedral, MS 5, 16th century, All folios
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