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
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Belgium
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Great Britain
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Italy
8
Spain
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Switzerland
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Cities
Arundel
1
Augsburg
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Munich, Germany
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Siena
1
Torgau
1
Venice
1
Vienna
2
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1
Production method
Manuscript
29
Printed work
6
Physical type
choirbook
26
choirbook (fragment)
1
choirbook (single quire(s))
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
partbook (fragment(s))
1
partbooks (complete set)
4
Material
paper
19
paper (with parchment)
2
parchment
12
parchment (with paper)
2
Format
oblong
8
upright
27
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
7
n/a
6
never
6
none visible
8
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
4
rarely
2
sometimes
3
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
35
brown
4
gold
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
freehand
3
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
26
straightedge
3
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
1
1
10
18
11
11
12
8
13
5
14
2
15
2
16
1
17
1
2
5
3
5
4
10
5
10
6
19
7
10
8
19
9
16
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
11
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
11
2-part single page
7
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
18
3-part single page
3
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
27
4-part single page
7
5-part consecutive
2
5-part opening
22
5-part single page
1
6-part consecutive
1
6-part opening
8
7-part consecutive
1
8-part consecutive
1
8-part opening
2
9-part consecutive
1
9-part opening
1
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
all staves indented
1
double
23
none
14
quadruple
2
single
24
triple
11
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
21
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
6
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
13
variable space, not on grid
7
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
29
not in dedicated space
5
provided, in dedicated space
5
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
9
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
16
notation extended into margin
8
other
1
partial additional staves
13
staveline added
4
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
33
brown
2
dark brown
3
gold
1
red
4
Type of Notation
chant (square)
2
full mensural
4
void mensural
34
Monophonic Notation
absent
32
present
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
7
high
13
n/a
6
poor
2
very high
9
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
8
custodes
1
end symbol
5
none
1
repeat signs
5
signa congruentiae
14
signes-de-renvoi
16
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
Flemish
4
French
10
German
1
Italian
5
Latin
33
Spanish
2
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
32
fully texted with two or more texts
9
fully texted with two texts
3
partially texted with one text
8
provided with one or two incipits
6
provided with single incipit
9
untexted
8
varies
1
Type of Script
Italic
1
antiqua
1
cursive
3
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
3
cursive (bastarda)
14
cursive (humanistic)
3
cursive (italic)
1
display script
12
humanistic
1
roman
2
rotonda
4
textura
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
7
high
10
n/a
6
poor
3
very high
12
Colour of Text
black
33
blue
2
brown
3
dark brown
1
gold
1
grey
1
red
16
reddish brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
20
yes
16
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
4
rarely
10
Borders Frequency
never
4
occasionally
2
rarely
10
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
4
partial borders: one- and two-sided
2
partial borders: one-sided
3
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
2
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
9
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
7
decorated with grotesque heads
6
historiated
3
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
11
occasionally
7
often
2
rarely
7
sometimes
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
13
calligraphic with decoration
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
4
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
4
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
7
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
5
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
8
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
3
Other Decoration Type
banner
3
decorative final long
2
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
1
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London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Additional 5665, c.1460-1510, All folios
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