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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Belgium
7
France
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Germany
6
Great Britain
2
Italy
6
Switzerland
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Cities
Augsburg
2
Bologna
1
Brussels
5
Catalonia
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1
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2
Florence
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1
Germany (South)
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7
Modena
1
Munich
2
Netherlands
1
Paris
1
St Gall
1
Torgau
1
Verona
1
Wittenberg
1
Production method
Manuscript
28
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
25
choirbook (fragment)
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
Material
paper
12
paper (with parchment)
2
parchment
12
parchment (with paper)
1
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
upright
28
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
8
never
5
none visible
6
normally
4
occasionally
2
often
3
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
20
brown
12
dark brown
2
Ruling Medium
freehand
1
single rastrum
25
straightedge
6
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
1
1
10
28
11
13
12
6
13
2
14
1
2
3
3
2
4
5
5
8
6
12
7
12
8
16
9
18
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
9
12-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
12
2-part single page
7
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
19
3-part score
1
3-part single page
7
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
24
4-part single page
4
5-part opening
15
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
8
n/a
3
Indentation for Initials
double
13
none
11
quadruple
2
single
22
triple
10
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
22
left below voice parts as part of grid
3
left between voice parts as part of grid
4
none
5
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
13
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
22
not in dedicated space
7
provided, in dedicated space
7
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
13
notation and staves extended into margin
20
notation extended into margin
11
other
3
partial additional staves
17
staveline added
4
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
22
brown
7
dark brown
2
red
3
Type of Notation
chant (square)
3
full mensural
3
strene notation
1
void mensural
28
Monophonic Notation
absent
21
present
10
Level of Calligraphy
fair
9
high
14
poor
3
very high
6
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
4
end symbol
6
none
2
pointers
3
repeat signs
6
signa congruentiae
11
signes-de-renvoi
16
space-filler
3
Copying of Text
Language
English
2
Flemish
2
French
10
German
3
Italian
1
Latin
26
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
4
fully texted with one text
25
fully texted with two or more texts
9
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
7
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
3
provided with single incipit
11
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
13
varies
2
Type of Script
cursive
5
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (German)
3
cursive (bastarda)
12
cursive (italic)
3
display script
10
roman
1
textura
6
Level of Calligraphy
fair
9
high
11
poor
2
very high
9
Colour of Text
black
22
blue
1
brown
9
dark brown
2
red
14
Multiple Texts
no
15
yes
16
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
5
rarely
8
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
5
rarely
9
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
4
partial borders: one-sided
4
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
3
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
10
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
6
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
2
historiated
3
plain initials
2
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
3
never
2
normally
12
occasionally
6
often
1
rarely
8
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
12
calligraphic with decoration
4
calligraphic with grotesque heads
5
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
3
historiated
1
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
always
3
never
3
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
4
rarely
9
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
5
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
6
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
banner
1
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
3
end-symbol
4
littera notabilior
1
ornament
1
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Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 9, c. 1515, All folios
Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 3, 1518-20, All folios
Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS Banco Rari 229 (olim Magliabechi XIX.59), 1492-1493, All folios
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