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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Switzerland
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Cities
Arundel
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Basel
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Brussels
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Germany (South)
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Italy (North)
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Mantua
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1
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Production method
Manuscript
9
Physical type
choirbook
7
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbooks (complete set)
1
Material
paper
4
parchment
5
Format
oblong
1
upright
8
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
never
3
none visible
3
often
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
4
brown
2
dark brown
2
light brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
single rastrum
7
straightedge
1
Number of staves
10
6
11
3
12
4
13
2
14
1
15
1
16
1
17
1
3
2
4
1
5
3
6
3
7
2
8
5
9
4
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
2
2-part opening
3
3-part opening
4
4-part opening
7
4-part single page
1
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
7
6-part opening
5
Indentation for Initials
double
5
none
2
single
6
triple
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
5
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
4
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
9
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
2
notation and staves extended into margin
5
notation extended into margin
3
other
1
partial additional staves
5
staveline added
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
9
brown
1
dark brown
2
red
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
2
full mensural
1
void mensural
8
Monophonic Notation
absent
7
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
4
poor
1
very high
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
end symbol
3
repeat signs
2
signa congruentiae
3
signes-de-renvoi
7
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
French
2
German
1
Latin
9
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
9
fully texted with two or more texts
1
provided with single incipit
2
untexted
2
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (bastarda)
3
cursive (humanistic)
1
cursive (italic)
1
display script
3
humanistic
1
rotonda
1
textura
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
4
poor
1
very high
3
Colour of Text
black
9
blue
1
brown
1
dark brown
2
red
5
Multiple Texts
no
8
yes
1
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
none visible
1
rarely
5
Borders Frequency
occasionally
1
rarely
4
Borders Size
full borders
2
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
often
1
rarely
3
Painted Initials Type
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
1
historiated
2
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
4
often
1
rarely
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
4
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
occasionally
2
rarely
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
normally
1
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorative final long
2
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
2
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Segovia, Spain, Archivo Capitular de la Catedral, MS s.s., c. 1498-1515, All folios
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