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
Belgium
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Great Britain
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Italy
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Spain
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Cities
Brussels
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England
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Eton
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Naples
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Netherlands
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Rome
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1
Tarazona
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1
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Production method
Manuscript
17
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
14
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
partbook (single)
1
Material
paper
7
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
6
parchment (with paper)
1
parchment and paper (mixed)
2
Format
oblong
1
upright
16
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
never
3
none visible
6
normally
4
occasionally
1
often
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
9
brown
5
dark brown
2
red
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
2
freehand
2
single rastrum
8
straightedge
8
Number of staves
1
3
10
12
11
7
12
5
13
2
14
1
15
1
16
1
17
1
2
4
3
6
4
6
5
9
6
10
7
8
8
9
9
10
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
7
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
6
2-part score
1
2-part single page
4
3-part consecutive
3
3-part opening
12
3-part score
1
3-part single page
5
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
16
4-part single page
5
5-part consecutive
2
5-part opening
11
5-part single page
2
6-part consecutive
1
6-part opening
6
7-part consecutive
1
7-part opening
1
8-part consecutive
1
8-part opening
1
9-part consecutive
1
9-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
all staves indented
1
double
6
none
6
quadruple
1
single
14
triple
5
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
16
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
2
staves not ruled on grid
7
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
8
not in dedicated space
6
provided, in dedicated space
6
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
3
made for complete additional staves
10
notation and staves extended into margin
14
notation extended into margin
10
other
1
partial additional staves
17
staveline added
8
staves extended into margin
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
14
blue
1
brown
2
dark brown
5
red
4
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
3
full mensural
5
strene notation
1
void mensural
15
Monophonic Notation
absent
14
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
7
very high
5
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
4
end symbol
9
pointers
2
repeat signs
8
signa congruentiae
11
signes-de-renvoi
14
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
English
4
Flemish
1
French
6
German
1
Italian
2
Latin
16
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
16
fully texted with two or more texts
4
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
6
provided with one or two incipits
4
provided with single incipit
7
untexted
9
Type of Script
cursive
2
cursive (Anglicana)
3
cursive (bastarda)
5
cursive (humanistic)
2
display script
6
hybrida
3
textura
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
6
poor
1
very high
5
Colour of Text
black
12
brown
3
dark brown
6
red
10
reddish brown
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
9
yes
10
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
4
rarely
3
Borders Frequency
never
4
rarely
4
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
2
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
2
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
4
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
3
historiated
2
plain initials
3
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
7
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
5
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
9
calligraphic with decoration
5
calligraphic with grotesque heads
5
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
2
plain initials
5
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
1
rarely
17
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
never
2
normally
1
occasionally
4
often
4
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
banner
2
decorative final long
5
diagrams
1
end-symbol
4
littera notabilior
3
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Planned initials frequency: rarely
Adhoc adaptation: partial additional staves
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Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 30, 1496-1497, All folios
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