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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Italy
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Spain
5
Switzerland
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Cities
Antwerp
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Brussels
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Casale Monferrato
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Vienna
7
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Production method
Manuscript
69
Physical type
choirbook
66
choirbook (single quire(s))
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
Material
paper
41
paper (with parchment)
3
parchment
23
parchment (with paper)
1
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
oblong
3
upright
66
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
15
never
7
none visible
29
normally
6
occasionally
3
often
5
rarely
2
sometimes
7
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
48
brown
22
dark brown
4
gold
1
light brown
1
red
2
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
double rastrum
5
freehand
4
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
60
straightedge
5
triple rastrum
3
Number of staves
1
4
10
39
11
25
12
14
13
6
14
2
15
2
16
1
17
1
2
16
3
16
4
20
5
26
6
32
7
29
8
42
9
37
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
16
10-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
33
2-part single page
13
3-part consecutive
3
3-part opening
50
3-part score
1
3-part single page
11
4-part consecutive
3
4-part opening
68
4-part single page
18
5-part consecutive
2
5-part opening
69
5-part single page
4
6-part consecutive
1
6-part opening
25
7-part consecutive
1
7-part opening
2
8-part consecutive
1
8-part opening
3
9-part consecutive
1
9-part opening
1
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
all staves indented
1
double
36
none
28
quadruple
4
single
51
triple
20
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
51
left below voice parts as part of grid
2
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
9
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
23
variable space, not on grid
19
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
58
not in dedicated space
12
provided, in dedicated space
8
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
6
made for complete additional staves
22
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
45
notation extended into margin
22
other
3
partial additional staves
30
staveline added
10
staves extended into margin
5
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
54
brown
16
dark brown
7
gold
1
red
6
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
9
full mensural
7
strene notation
1
void mensural
66
Monophonic Notation
absent
54
present
20
Level of Calligraphy
fair
20
high
28
poor
4
very high
19
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
10
cue notes
1
custodes
1
end symbol
13
none
2
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
pointers
5
repeat signs
16
signa congruentiae
30
signes-de-renvoi
44
space-filler
3
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
3
English
1
Flemish
3
French
18
German
3
Italian
6
Latin
66
Spanish
3
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
3
fully texted with one or two texts
9
fully texted with one text
65
fully texted with two or more texts
13
fully texted with two texts
8
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
11
provided with one or two incipits
6
provided with single incipit
18
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
20
varies
1
Type of Script
antiqua
3
cursive
8
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (German)
3
cursive (bastarda)
27
cursive (humanistic)
4
cursive (italic)
3
display script
29
humanistic
2
hybrida
2
roman
2
rotonda
1
textura
20
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
22
high
29
poor
2
very high
21
Colour of Text
black
55
blue
3
brown
18
dark brown
6
dark red
1
gold
1
green
1
red
36
reddish brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
40
yes
36
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
6
rarely
22
Borders Frequency
never
7
occasionally
2
rarely
22
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
7
partial borders: one- and two-sided
3
partial borders: one-sided
9
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
never
4
normally
1
occasionally
3
often
4
rarely
21
sometimes
4
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
2
decorated
10
decorated with grotesque heads
9
flourished
2
historiated
4
plain initials
2
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
4
Penned Initials Frequency
always
5
never
1
normally
30
occasionally
15
often
6
rarely
15
sometimes
9
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
39
calligraphic with decoration
8
calligraphic with grotesque heads
14
decorated
5
decorated with grotesque heads
5
flourished
14
historiated
1
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
13
zoomorphic initial
1
Planned Initials Frequency
always
3
never
11
normally
6
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
13
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
2
never
14
normally
5
occasionally
3
often
5
rarely
7
sometimes
6
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
2
banner
3
decorative final long
10
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
6
littera notabilior
7
ornament
1
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Cambridge, Great Britain, Gonville and Caius College, MS 667/760, Late 1520s, All folios
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