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
Belgium
2
Germany
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Great Britain
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Italy
12
Spain
4
Switzerland
10
Cities
Arundel
1
Basel
10
Brussels
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Florence
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Naples
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Tarazona
3
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1
Production method
Manuscript
32
Printed work
1
Physical type
choirbook
15
choirbook (fragment(s))
6
choirbook (fragment)
1
choirbook (single quire(s))
3
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbooks (complete set)
2
partbooks (incomplete set)
4
tablebook
1
Material
paper
24
paper (with parchment)
2
parchment
7
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
10
upright
22
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
7
n/a
1
never
11
none visible
14
often
1
rarely
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
7
brown
13
dark brown
6
gold
1
red-brown
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
6
freehand
6
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
16
straightedge
6
triple rastrum
6
Number of staves
1
1
10
13
11
6
12
7
13
3
14
2
15
1
16
1
17
1
2
2
3
5
4
11
5
8
6
12
7
11
8
11
9
9
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
13
2-part opening
4
2-part single page
5
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
17
3-part single page
7
4-part opening
22
4-part single page
11
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
11
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
4
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
4
none
14
single
18
triple
1
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
19
left below voice parts as part of grid
2
left between voice parts as part of grid
3
none
9
staves not ruled on grid
4
variable space, not on grid
4
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
24
not in dedicated space
6
provided, in dedicated space
5
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
7
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
18
notation extended into margin
9
other
2
partial additional staves
9
staveline added
6
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
13
brown
16
dark brown
5
gold
1
red-brown
1
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
3
void mensural
30
Monophonic Notation
absent
33
Level of Calligraphy
fair
15
high
7
n/a
1
poor
7
very high
3
very poor
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
8
cue notes
1
end symbol
2
none
1
pointers
1
repeat signs
11
signa congruentiae
13
signes-de-renvoi
13
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
3
French
8
German
2
Italian
10
Latin
26
Spanish
6
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
11
fully texted with one text
24
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
3
partially texted with one text
12
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
7
provided with single incipit
14
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
13
varies
1
Type of Script
cursive
4
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
6
cursive (bastarda)
3
cursive (humanistic)
10
cursive (italic)
4
display script
4
hybrida
2
roman
2
rotonda
2
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
9
high
11
n/a
1
poor
8
very high
4
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
9
blue
1
brown
18
dark brown
5
gold
1
red
6
red-brown
1
reddish brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
19
yes
15
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
4
rarely
5
Borders Frequency
never
4
occasionally
1
rarely
5
Borders Size
full borders
2
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
3
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
1
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
4
decorated with grotesque heads
1
historiated
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
7
never
1
normally
9
occasionally
3
often
2
rarely
5
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
15
calligraphic with decoration
4
calligraphic with grotesque heads
4
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
historiated
1
littera notabilior
2
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
2
normally
4
occasionally
2
rarely
3
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
never
2
occasionally
2
rarely
3
sometimes
4
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
4
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
2
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Barcelona, Spain, Biblioteca Orfeó Català, MS 5 (olim 12-VI-12), 1490-1510, All folios
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