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
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Czech Republic
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Germany
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Great Britain
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Italy
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Netherlands
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Spain
3
Switzerland
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Cities
Augsburg
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Segovia
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Production method
Manuscript
30
Physical type
choirbook
17
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbook (fragment)
1
partbook (single)
3
partbooks (complete set)
5
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
Material
paper
26
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
3
Format
oblong
6
upright
24
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
2
never
13
none visible
11
normally
3
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
9
brown
18
dark brown
4
gold
1
light brown
1
red
3
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
5
freehand
2
printed staves
4
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
20
straightedge
4
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
1
2
10
11
11
5
12
4
13
1
2
2
3
6
4
2
5
3
6
8
7
1
8
6
9
7
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
14
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
6
2-part score
1
2-part single page
7
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
16
3-part score
1
3-part single page
9
4-part consecutive
2
4-part opening
18
4-part single page
6
5-part opening
8
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
n/a
2
Indentation for Initials
double
7
none
13
single
16
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
24
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
8
staves not ruled on grid
1
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
19
not in dedicated space
9
provided, in dedicated space
6
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
3
made for complete additional staves
10
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
22
notation extended into margin
16
other
4
partial additional staves
13
staveline added
8
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
16
blue
1
brown
14
dark brown
5
gold
1
light brown
2
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
4
full mensural
4
void mensural
30
Monophonic Notation
absent
23
present
8
Level of Calligraphy
fair
18
high
8
poor
7
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
4
end symbol
6
none
2
pointers
4
repeat signs
7
signa congruentiae
12
signes-de-renvoi
13
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
1
Dutch
4
English
1
Flemish
1
French
12
German
2
Italian
4
Latin
28
Spanish
3
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
7
fully texted with one text
30
fully texted with two texts
3
partially texted with one text
16
provided with one or two incipits
4
provided with single incipit
14
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
18
varies
1
Type of Script
cursive
30
cursive (German)
2
cursive (Italianate)
1
cursive (bastarda)
3
humanistic
1
hybrida
1
roman
1
rotonda
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
20
high
6
poor
9
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
15
brown
19
dark brown
4
gold
1
light brown
1
red
2
reddish brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
21
yes
13
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
4
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
3
rarely
1
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
occasionally
1
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
3
flourished
2
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
7
occasionally
3
often
5
rarely
8
sometimes
7
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
12
calligraphic with decoration
4
calligraphic with grotesque heads
5
decorated
6
flourished
3
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
10
Planned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
4
often
6
rarely
3
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
occasionally
4
often
2
rarely
4
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
banner
1
decorative final long
4
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
3
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Segovia, Spain, Archivo Capitular de la Catedral, MS s.s., c. 1498-1515, All folios
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