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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France
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Germany
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Great Britain
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Italy
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Switzerland
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Cities
Augsburg
3
Basel
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Florence
5
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Glarus, Switzerland
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Innsbruck
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London
4
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Munich
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Naples
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Production method
Manuscript
22
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
9
choirbook (fragment)
1
choirbook (single quire(s))
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbook (single)
3
partbooks (complete set)
5
Material
paper
18
parchment
2
parchment (with paper)
1
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
oblong
10
upright
12
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
never
5
none visible
12
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
10
brown
7
dark brown
3
red
2
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
freehand
4
printed staves
1
single rastrum
8
straightedge
9
triple rastrum
5
Number of staves
1
4
10
6
11
1
12
1
2
11
3
22
4
15
5
15
6
13
7
9
8
10
9
7
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
9
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
6
2-part score
1
2-part single page
2
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
10
3-part single page
3
4-part opening
13
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
9
6-part opening
3
8-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
5
none
12
single
14
triple
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
6
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
7
staves not ruled on grid
3
variable space, not on grid
10
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
12
not in dedicated space
3
provided, in dedicated space
7
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
4
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
11
notation extended into margin
4
partial additional staves
8
staveline added
4
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
14
blue
1
brown
8
dark brown
1
red
1
Type of Notation
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
2
full mensural
2
void mensural
21
Monophonic Notation
absent
19
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
14
high
5
poor
3
very high
1
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
2
none
1
repeat signs
5
signa congruentiae
6
signes-de-renvoi
8
Copying of Text
Language
English
3
French
5
German
3
Italian
6
Latin
18
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
6
fully texted with one text
18
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one text
3
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with single incipit
9
untexted
8
Type of Script
cursive
3
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (German)
5
cursive (bastarda)
2
cursive (italic)
5
display script
4
textura
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
14
high
5
poor
2
very high
2
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
14
brown
8
dark brown
1
red
8
Multiple Texts
no
12
yes
10
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
4
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
never
4
occasionally
1
rarely
1
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
2
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
4
plain initials
2
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
9
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
6
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
9
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
decorated
1
flourished
4
littera notabilior
3
plain initials
7
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
4
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
2
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
3
diagrams
1
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
4
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS Magliabechi XIX.117, c. 1505-1515, All folios
London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Additional 35087, 1505-06,
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