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
Belgium
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France
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Germany
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Great Britain
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Italy
12
Silesia
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Spain
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Cities
Antwerp
1
Bologna
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Bourges
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Burgundy
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Florence
5
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Italy (North)
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Netherlands
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Schonenberg nr. Bocholt
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Tarazona
1
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1
Zagan
3
Production method
Manuscript
23
Physical type
choirbook
12
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
monophonic manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
1
partbooks (complete set)
7
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
Material
paper
17
parchment
4
parchment and paper (mixed)
2
Format
oblong
8
upright
15
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
never
3
none visible
15
normally
3
often
1
rarely
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
5
brown
13
dark brown
5
light brown
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
double rastrum
3
single rastrum
13
straightedge
4
triple rastrum
4
Number of staves
1
1
10
4
11
3
12
2
2
1
3
6
4
5
5
4
6
4
7
3
8
3
9
7
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
8
2-part consecutive
3
2-part opening
7
2-part single page
3
3-part consecutive
3
3-part opening
10
3-part single page
3
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
13
4-part single page
5
5-part opening
7
6-part opening
3
Indentation for Initials
double
2
none
23
quintuple
1
single
4
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
14
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
12
not in dedicated space
11
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
10
notation and staves extended into margin
16
notation extended into margin
7
partial additional staves
8
staveline added
5
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
13
brown
8
dark brown
2
light brown
1
red
2
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
chant (square)
3
full mensural
2
void mensural
21
Monophonic Notation
absent
21
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
16
high
7
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
cue notes
1
end symbol
3
repeat signs
7
signa congruentiae
3
signes-de-renvoi
7
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
3
Dutch
1
English
1
French
10
German
3
Italian
6
Latin
22
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
6
fully texted with one text
17
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with two or more texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with single incipit
11
untexted
5
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
1
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
3
cursive (bastarda)
4
cursive (humanistic)
2
cursive (italic)
7
display script
2
humanistic
1
textura
4
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
15
high
5
very high
2
Colour of Text
black
12
brown
11
dark brown
1
red
2
Multiple Texts
no
12
yes
13
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
rarely
3
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
normally
2
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
flourished
1
historiated
1
plain initials
1
trompe l'oeil
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
5
normally
11
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
3
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
10
calligraphic with decoration
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
3
plain initials
23
Planned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
2
often
2
rarely
4
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
3
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
5
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
1
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Segovia, Spain, Archivo Capitular de la Catedral, MS s.s., c. 1498-1515, All folios
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