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
9
Belgium
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14
Great Britain
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Cities
Arundel
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Munich
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Munich, Germany
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Schonenberg nr. Bocholt
1
Spain
1
Utrecht
1
Vienna
8
Production method
Manuscript
38
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
29
choirbook (fragment(s))
1
choirbook (fragment)
1
choirbook (single quire(s))
2
monophonic manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbook (single)
1
poetry collection with some notated music
2
Material
paper
26
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
9
parchment (with paper)
2
Format
oblong
4
upright
34
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
4
never
7
none visible
15
normally
3
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
1
sometimes
6
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
29
brown
7
dark brown
1
gold
1
light brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
freehand
6
single rastrum
28
straightedge
7
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
1
4
10
18
11
8
12
4
13
1
14
1
15
1
16
1
17
1
2
17
3
22
4
25
5
38
6
32
7
30
8
30
9
19
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
7
2-part consecutive
3
2-part opening
16
2-part score
1
2-part single page
4
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
28
3-part single page
3
4-part opening
31
4-part single page
6
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
24
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
11
8-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
19
none
10
quadruple
2
single
34
triple
7
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
15
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
4
staves not ruled on grid
14
variable space, not on grid
18
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
27
not in dedicated space
4
provided, in dedicated space
10
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
8
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
14
notation extended into margin
2
other
1
partial additional staves
10
staveline added
2
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
32
blue
1
brown
6
dark brown
1
gold
1
light brown
1
red
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
3
chant (square)
2
full mensural
3
void mensural
34
Monophonic Notation
absent
30
present
9
Level of Calligraphy
fair
11
high
18
poor
6
very high
6
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
2
none
1
pointers
1
repeat signs
5
signa congruentiae
13
signes-de-renvoi
16
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
English
2
Flemish
1
French
6
German
4
Italian
3
Latin
32
Spanish
1
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
4
fully texted with one text
36
fully texted with two or more texts
4
fully texted with two texts
6
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
5
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
9
untexted
11
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (German)
5
cursive (bastarda)
10
cursive (humanistic)
2
cursive (italic)
1
display script
19
hybrida
1
textura
16
Level of Calligraphy
fair
9
high
22
poor
3
very high
6
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
31
blue
2
brown
5
dark brown
2
dark red
1
green
1
light brown
1
red
21
Multiple Texts
no
24
yes
15
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
6
often
1
rarely
11
Borders Frequency
never
5
occasionally
1
rarely
8
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
2
partial borders: one-sided
3
partial borders: two-sided
4
Painted Initials Frequency
always
3
never
6
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
5
Painted Initials Type
decorated
6
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
1
historiated
2
plain initials
3
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
9
occasionally
5
often
1
rarely
8
sometimes
5
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
17
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
flourished
5
littera notabilior
2
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
3
occasionally
2
rarely
11
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
5
normally
4
occasionally
2
rarely
3
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
3
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
3
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Cape Town, South Africa, National Library of South Africa, MS Grey 3.b.12, Before 1506, All folios
Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, MS Rés. Vmc. 57, c. 1470, All folios
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