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
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Germany
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Great Britain
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Italy
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Netherlands
1
Cities
Antwerp
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Brussels
1
Emmerich
1
Ferrara
1
Glarus, Switzerland
1
Köln
1
London
5
Mechelen
4
Utrecht
1
Venice
2
Production method
Manuscript
14
Printed work
4
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
7
partbooks (complete set)
7
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
poetry collection with some notated music
2
Material
paper
11
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
5
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
oblong
9
upright
9
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
5
n/a
5
never
7
none visible
1
normally
1
occasionally
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
18
brown
2
Ruling Medium
freehand
2
printed staves
5
single rastrum
7
straightedge
2
Number of staves
1
2
10
6
11
4
12
1
2
3
3
7
4
5
5
7
6
8
7
4
8
6
9
7
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
10
2-part consecutive
3
2-part opening
3
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
7
3-part single page
1
4-part opening
8
4-part single page
1
5-part opening
6
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
1
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
12
none
4
single
12
triple
3
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
13
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
3
staves not ruled on grid
3
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
13
not in dedicated space
1
provided, in dedicated space
5
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
2
notation and staves extended into margin
8
notation extended into margin
3
partial additional staves
3
staveline added
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
18
brown
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
2
chant (square)
1
full mensural
2
void mensural
17
Monophonic Notation
absent
17
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
4
n/a
4
poor
2
very high
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
6
custodes
1
end symbol
1
repeat signs
4
signa congruentiae
10
signes-de-renvoi
5
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
English
1
French
4
German
3
Italian
2
Latin
17
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
3
fully texted with one text
17
fully texted with two or more texts
2
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one text
4
provided with one or two incipits
5
provided with single incipit
3
untexted
2
Type of Script
cursive
4
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
5
cursive (humanistic)
1
display script
4
roman
1
rotonda
3
textura
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
7
high
4
n/a
4
very high
3
Colour of Text
black
18
brown
2
red
5
Multiple Texts
no
9
yes
9
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
4
rarely
4
Borders Frequency
never
2
rarely
3
Borders Size
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
2
normally
2
often
1
rarely
5
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
2
historiated
1
plain initials
3
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
7
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
3
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
6
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
decorated
5
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
1
plain initials
6
Planned Initials Frequency
never
1
rarely
3
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
2
Other Decoration Type
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Modena, Italy, Biblioteca Estense Universitaria, alpha.M.1.13 (Lat 456; olim V.H.10), 1481, All folios
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