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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Locations of Origin
Countries
Austria
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Belgium
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Germany
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Italy
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Cities
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Brussels
3
Ferrara
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Milan
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Munich
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Munich, Germany
1
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Vienna
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Production method
Manuscript
29
Physical type
choirbook
26
partbooks (complete set)
1
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
Material
paper
19
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
8
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
oblong
4
upright
25
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
3
never
1
none visible
13
normally
4
often
2
rarely
1
sometimes
5
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
15
brown
10
dark brown
2
light brown
1
red
1
reddish brown
2
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
3
single rastrum
27
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
1
1
10
9
11
3
12
2
2
7
3
7
4
12
5
12
6
16
7
13
8
15
9
8
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
6
12-part opening
1
2-part opening
14
2-part score
1
2-part single page
5
3-part opening
22
3-part score
2
3-part single page
5
4-part opening
22
4-part score
1
4-part single page
6
5-part opening
10
6-part opening
7
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
12
none
14
single
20
triple
3
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
17
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
7
variable space, not on grid
9
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
20
not in dedicated space
8
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
4
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
17
notation extended into margin
13
partial additional staves
6
staveline added
5
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
20
brown
7
dark brown
1
light brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
void mensural
29
Monophonic Notation
absent
23
present
6
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
29
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
end symbol
2
repeat signs
12
signa congruentiae
11
signes-de-renvoi
11
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
3
Flemish
1
French
13
Italian
7
Latin
24
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
8
fully texted with one text
26
fully texted with two or more texts
3
fully texted with two texts
6
partially texted with one or two texts
3
partially texted with one text
7
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
4
provided with single incipit
12
provided with two incipits
3
untexted
11
Type of Script
cursive
4
cursive (Italianate)
1
cursive (bastarda)
9
cursive (humanistic)
4
cursive (italic)
1
display script
10
humanistic
1
hybrida
2
roman
1
textura
10
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
25
poor
1
very high
2
Colour of Text
black
16
blue
2
brown
12
dark red
1
green
1
grey
1
light brown
1
red
14
Multiple Texts
no
14
yes
18
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
6
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
2
rarely
4
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
3
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
3
Painted Initials Type
decorated
6
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
10
occasionally
4
often
2
rarely
6
sometimes
6
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
15
calligraphic with decoration
5
calligraphic with grotesque heads
6
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
6
historiated
1
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
3
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
2
never
2
occasionally
3
often
1
rarely
2
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
banner
1
decorative final long
3
embellished final barline
1
littera notabilior
2
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Segovia, Spain, Archivo Capitular de la Catedral, MS s.s., c. 1498-1515, All folios
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