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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Countries
Austria
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Belgium
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Germany
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Great Britain
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Italy
41
Italy (North)
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Portugal
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Spain
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Cities
Arundel
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Augsburg
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Austria
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Vienna
7
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1
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4
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Production method
Manuscript
107
Printed work
3
Physical type
choirbook
110
Material
paper
71
paper (with parchment)
5
parchment
31
parchment (with paper)
2
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
oblong
7
upright
103
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
33
n/a
3
never
16
none visible
39
normally
4
occasionally
2
often
6
rarely
2
sometimes
9
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
68
brown
36
dark brown
4
gold
1
light brown
2
red
3
reddish brown
3
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
double rastrum
13
freehand
1
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
89
straightedge
10
triple rastrum
7
Number of staves
1
3
10
61
11
35
12
25
13
10
14
5
15
4
16
1
17
1
2
15
3
15
4
22
5
30
6
40
7
37
8
49
9
50
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
16
10-part opening
1
12-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part opening
40
2-part single page
13
3-part consecutive
3
3-part opening
65
3-part single page
12
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
101
4-part single page
18
5-part consecutive
3
5-part opening
63
5-part single page
3
6-part opening
29
7-part opening
2
8-part opening
3
n/a
5
Indentation for Initials
double
50
none
48
quadruple
4
single
71
triple
23
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
82
left below voice parts as part of grid
2
left between voice parts as part of grid
7
none
6
staves not ruled
3
staves not ruled on grid
32
variable space, not on grid
24
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
110
not in dedicated space
5
provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
8
made for complete additional staves
28
notation and staves extended into margin
68
notation extended into margin
29
other
3
partial additional staves
34
staveline added
9
staves extended into margin
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
86
brown
25
dark brown
5
gold
1
light brown
1
red
7
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
2
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
5
full mensural
7
void mensural
104
Monophonic Notation
absent
90
present
24
Level of Calligraphy
fair
42
high
47
n/a
3
poor
4
very high
20
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
8
cue notes
2
custodes
1
end symbol
10
none
3
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
pointers
5
repeat signs
14
signa congruentiae
42
signes-de-renvoi
59
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
3
English
1
Flemish
5
French
26
German
5
Italian
8
Latin
103
Spanish
5
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
6
fully texted with one text
98
fully texted with two or more texts
15
fully texted with two texts
7
partially texted with one text
9
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
6
provided with single incipit
24
untexted
25
varies
2
Type of Script
antiqua
5
cursive
12
cursive (Anglicana)
4
cursive (German)
4
cursive (Italianate)
1
cursive (bastarda)
31
cursive (humanistic)
7
cursive (italic)
7
display script
36
humanistic
2
hybrida
2
roman
2
rotonda
3
textura
39
various
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
41
high
46
n/a
3
poor
6
very high
22
Colour of Text
black
81
blue
4
brown
29
dark brown
5
dark red
1
gold
1
green
1
light brown
1
red
50
reddish brown
2
Multiple Texts
no
73
yes
43
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
6
none visible
1
normally
1
rarely
31
Borders Frequency
never
7
occasionally
4
rarely
30
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
8
partial borders: one- and two-sided
4
partial borders: one-sided
12
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
7
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
6
normally
4
occasionally
5
often
4
rarely
26
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
19
decorated with grotesque heads
7
flourished
5
historiated
3
plain initials
2
zoomorphic initial
4
Penned Initials Frequency
always
11
never
2
normally
43
occasionally
14
often
9
rarely
17
sometimes
11
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
56
calligraphic with decoration
12
calligraphic with grotesque heads
14
decorated
4
decorated with grotesque heads
4
flourished
23
historiated
1
littera notabilior
2
plain initials
13
Planned Initials Frequency
always
6
never
13
normally
9
occasionally
7
often
9
rarely
15
sometimes
4
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
always
3
never
17
normally
8
occasionally
7
often
10
rarely
6
sometimes
10
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
4
banner
3
decorated letters
4
decorative final long
13
embellished final barline
4
end-symbol
4
littera notabilior
7
ornament
2
signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
1
vignette
1
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London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Additional 5665, c.1460-1510, All folios
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