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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Belgium
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Italy
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Netherlands
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Spain
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Switzerland
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Cities
Brussels
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Casale Monferrato
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Catalonia
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Ferrara
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Flanders
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Florence
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Germany (South)
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Italy (North)
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Mechelen
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Utrecht
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Wittenberg
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Production method
Manuscript
36
Physical type
chansonnier
1
chant book with polyphony
1
choirbook
32
choirbook (fragment)
1
poetry collection with some notated music
1
Material
paper
9
paper (with parchment)
3
parchment
23
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
oblong
3
upright
33
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
36
never
1
none visible
1
often
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
28
brown
6
dark brown
2
red
2
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
freehand
1
single rastrum
32
straightedge
1
triple rastrum
2
Number of staves
1
1
10
23
11
9
12
4
13
2
2
3
3
1
4
3
5
5
6
12
7
10
8
13
9
21
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
4
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
14
2-part single page
4
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
22
3-part single page
5
4-part opening
32
4-part single page
4
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
15
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
5
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
18
none
11
quadruple
4
single
25
triple
13
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
32
none
2
staves not ruled
3
staves not ruled on grid
16
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
32
not in dedicated space
3
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
3
made for complete additional staves
7
notation and staves extended into margin
28
notation extended into margin
12
partial additional staves
10
staveline added
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
34
brown
4
dark brown
1
red
3
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
3
chant (square)
3
full mensural
2
void mensural
35
Monophonic Notation
absent
27
present
13
Level of Calligraphy
fair
12
high
10
poor
1
very high
16
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
custodes
1
end symbol
4
pointers
2
repeat signs
5
signa congruentiae
17
signes-de-renvoi
25
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
1
Dutch
2
Flemish
3
French
8
German
2
Italian
2
Latin
35
Spanish
2
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
32
fully texted with two or more texts
13
partially texted with one text
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
7
untexted
5
Type of Script
cursive
3
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
17
display script
16
textura
16
Level of Calligraphy
fair
11
high
14
very high
15
Colour of Text
black
34
blue
3
brown
6
dark brown
1
gold
1
red
25
reddish brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
17
yes
22
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
3
rarely
20
sometimes
1
Borders Frequency
never
3
occasionally
1
rarely
19
sometimes
1
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
2
partial borders: one- and two-sided
2
partial borders: one-sided
8
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
6
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
3
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
16
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic
1
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
9
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
4
historiated
1
plain initials
2
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
3
never
1
normally
24
occasionally
6
often
2
rarely
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
20
calligraphic with decoration
5
calligraphic with grotesque heads
4
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
8
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
10
normally
1
occasionally
3
often
1
rarely
5
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
never
11
normally
2
occasionally
4
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
3
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
3
ornament
1
signa congruentiae
1
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Eton, Great Britain, Eton College Library, MS 178, c. 1500-04, All folios
Cambridge, Great Britain, Gonville and Caius College, MS 667/760, Late 1520s, All folios
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