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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Austria
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Italy
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Cities
Augsburg
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Venice
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Vienna
8
Production method
Manuscript
31
Printed work
4
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
29
choirbook (fragment)
1
choirbook (single quire(s))
1
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbook (single)
1
tablebook
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Material
paper
27
parchment
6
parchment (with paper)
1
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
9
upright
25
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
2
n/a
4
never
5
none visible
11
normally
3
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
6
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
24
brown
7
dark brown
2
red
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
3
freehand
2
single rastrum
21
straightedge
7
triple rastrum
2
Number of staves
1
2
10
12
11
4
12
2
2
19
3
22
4
35
5
28
6
32
7
23
8
24
9
13
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
7
10-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part opening
15
2-part score
1
2-part single page
6
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
25
3-part single page
5
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
35
4-part single page
11
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
20
6-part opening
10
8-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
16
none
11
single
31
triple
4
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
12
left between voice parts as part of grid
3
none
5
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
10
variable space, not on grid
18
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
21
not in dedicated space
3
provided, in dedicated space
14
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
3
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
13
notation extended into margin
4
other
1
partial additional staves
12
staveline added
3
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
28
blue
2
brown
7
dark brown
2
gold
1
light brown
1
red
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
2
full mensural
1
void mensural
35
Monophonic Notation
absent
28
present
7
Level of Calligraphy
fair
12
high
15
n/a
4
poor
3
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
5
custodes
1
end symbol
4
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
pointers
1
repeat signs
7
signa congruentiae
15
signes-de-renvoi
12
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
2
English
2
French
4
German
3
Italian
8
Latin
27
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
7
fully texted with one text
27
fully texted with two or more texts
3
fully texted with two texts
5
partially texted with one or two texts
3
partially texted with one text
6
provided with one or two incipits
5
provided with single incipit
9
untexted
10
Type of Script
Italic
1
cursive
2
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (German)
3
cursive (bastarda)
7
cursive (italic)
3
display script
13
hybrida
1
roman
2
rotonda
1
textura
13
Level of Calligraphy
fair
8
high
16
n/a
4
poor
5
very high
4
Colour of Text
black
27
blue
1
brown
7
dark brown
3
light brown
1
red
18
Multiple Texts
no
18
yes
18
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
rarely
5
Borders Frequency
never
2
occasionally
1
rarely
6
Borders Size
full borders
3
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
3
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
occasionally
3
often
3
rarely
5
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
2
decorated
5
decorated with grotesque heads
4
flourished
3
historiated
1
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
9
occasionally
3
often
1
rarely
7
sometimes
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
18
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
5
plain initials
4
Planned Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
4
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
2
normally
3
occasionally
3
often
2
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
2
decorative final long
3
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
3
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Disposition of voice part: 4-part opening
Number of staves: 4
Type of notation: void mensural
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Barcelona, Spain, Biblioteca Orfeó Català, MS 5 (olim 12-VI-12), 1490-1510, All folios
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