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
4
Belgium
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Czech Republic
1
France
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Germany
9
Great Britain
2
Italy
21
Switzerland
1
Cities
Antwerp
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1
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Siena
2
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1
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Vienna
4
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1
Production method
Manuscript
66
Physical type
chansonnier
1
chant book with polyphony
1
choirbook
55
choirbook (single quire(s))
1
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
monophonic manuscript with interpolated polyphony
2
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
3
Material
paper
25
paper (with parchment)
2
parchment
36
parchment (with paper)
2
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
upright
66
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
20
never
7
none visible
23
normally
6
often
5
rarely
2
sometimes
6
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
38
brown
24
dark brown
3
gold
1
light brown
1
n/a
1
red
5
red-brown
1
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
double rastrum
2
freehand
5
quadruple rastrum
2
single rastrum
54
straightedge
10
triple rastrum
4
Number of staves
1
5
10
35
11
17
12
10
13
4
14
2
2
9
3
7
4
9
5
18
6
23
7
24
8
35
9
36
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
9
2-part consecutive
5
2-part opening
27
2-part single page
15
3-part consecutive
3
3-part opening
48
3-part single page
14
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
56
4-part single page
14
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
31
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
10
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
2
n/a
2
Indentation for Initials
double
24
none
34
quadruple
4
quintuple
1
single
42
triple
16
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
53
left below voice parts as part of grid
2
left between voice parts as part of grid
3
none
11
staves not ruled
3
staves not ruled on grid
18
variable space, not on grid
8
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
45
not in dedicated space
18
provided, in dedicated space
11
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
16
none
2
notation and staves extended into margin
38
notation extended into margin
24
other
2
partial additional staves
17
staveline added
6
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
47
brown
15
dark brown
3
gold
1
light brown
2
red
8
red-brown
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
4
full mensural
7
void mensural
60
Monophonic Notation
absent
50
present
20
Level of Calligraphy
fair
19
high
25
poor
3
very high
24
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
5
custodes
1
end symbol
6
none
2
pointers
4
repeat signs
14
signa congruentiae
31
signes-de-renvoi
36
space-filler
3
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
1
Dutch
2
English
1
Flemish
4
French
26
German
3
Italian
8
Latin
59
Spanish
4
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
13
fully texted with one text
58
fully texted with two or more texts
16
fully texted with two texts
8
partially texted with one or two texts
4
partially texted with one text
14
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
2
provided with one or two incipits
7
provided with single incipit
25
provided with two incipits
4
untexted
23
varies
2
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
10
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
3
cursive (bastarda)
27
cursive (humanistic)
5
cursive (italic)
2
display script
23
hybrida
2
roman
2
textura
21
Level of Calligraphy
fair
17
high
31
poor
3
very high
23
Colour of Text
black
48
blue
4
brown
17
dark brown
2
gold
2
light brown
1
red
31
red-brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
33
yes
41
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
5
rarely
27
sometimes
1
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
6
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
25
sometimes
1
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
8
partial borders: one- and two-sided
3
partial borders: one-sided
7
partial borders: three-sided
2
partial borders: two- and three-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
7
Painted Initials Frequency
always
4
never
6
normally
7
occasionally
2
often
6
rarely
20
sometimes
3
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic
1
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
18
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
7
historiated
2
plain initials
4
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
3
Penned Initials Frequency
always
5
never
2
normally
30
occasionally
11
often
5
rarely
16
sometimes
8
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
23
calligraphic with decoration
7
calligraphic with grotesque heads
11
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
11
historiated
1
littera notabilior
4
plain initials
6
Planned Initials Frequency
always
2
never
11
normally
6
occasionally
3
often
4
rarely
12
sometimes
3
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
16
normally
7
occasionally
2
often
5
rarely
7
sometimes
6
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
2
banner
2
decorated letters
2
decorative final long
6
embellished final barline
2
end-symbol
4
littera notabilior
6
ornament
1
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Barcelona, Spain, Biblioteca de Catalunya, M. 681 (=PedC 386), c. 1525-1550, All folios
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