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
7
Belgium
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Czech Republic
2
England
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Germany
12
Great Britain
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Italy
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Switzerland
4
Cities
Arundel
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Augsburg
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Germany
4
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1
Rome
1
Stirling
1
Vienna
7
Windsor
1
Zwickau
1
Production method
Manuscript
47
Physical type
choirbook
37
choirbook (fragment(s))
1
choirbook (fragment)
1
choirbook (single quire(s))
2
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbook (single)
2
partbooks (complete set)
1
printed book with interpolated polyphony
1
Material
paper
26
parchment
17
parchment (with paper)
2
parchment and paper (mixed)
2
Format
oblong
1
upright
46
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
9
never
8
none visible
17
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
5
sometimes
6
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
38
brown
9
light brown
1
red
1
red-brown
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
freehand
4
single rastrum
39
straightedge
7
Number of staves
1
2
10
25
11
14
12
9
13
3
14
3
15
2
16
1
17
1
2
15
3
16
4
23
5
31
6
34
7
47
8
41
9
31
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
11
10-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part opening
25
2-part single page
7
3-part consecutive
3
3-part opening
33
3-part single page
6
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
38
4-part single page
7
5-part consecutive
3
5-part opening
29
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
15
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
28
none
14
quadruple
2
single
39
triple
14
varies
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
27
left below voice parts as part of grid
2
left between voice parts as part of grid
3
none
3
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
19
variable space, not on grid
25
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
47
not in dedicated space
1
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
14
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
18
notation extended into margin
8
other
1
partial additional staves
15
staveline added
2
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
42
brown
7
red
4
red-brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (Central European)
1
chant (square)
1
full mensural
3
void mensural
45
Monophonic Notation
absent
39
present
11
Level of Calligraphy
fair
10
high
21
poor
7
very high
10
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
3
none
2
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
pointers
1
repeat signs
2
signa congruentiae
18
signes-de-renvoi
27
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
2
English
1
Flemish
2
French
8
German
2
Italian
3
Latin
44
Spanish
2
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
5
fully texted with one text
40
fully texted with two or more texts
9
fully texted with two texts
5
partially texted with one text
5
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
7
untexted
8
varies
1
Type of Script
cursive
4
cursive (Anglicana)
5
cursive (German)
4
cursive (bastarda)
17
cursive (humanistic)
2
display script
27
humanistic
1
textura
15
Level of Calligraphy
fair
13
high
23
poor
5
very high
11
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
40
blue
4
brown
9
dark brown
1
dark red
1
green
1
red
30
red-brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
30
yes
22
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
3
rarely
17
Borders Frequency
never
6
occasionally
3
rarely
15
Borders Size
full borders
5
partial borders: one- and two-sided
3
partial borders: one-sided
5
partial borders: two-sided
5
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
4
normally
1
occasionally
3
often
1
rarely
13
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
7
decorated with grotesque heads
4
flourished
2
historiated
3
plain initials
2
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
19
occasionally
7
often
2
rarely
9
sometimes
7
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
22
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
8
littera notabilior
2
plain initials
4
Planned Initials Frequency
always
2
never
6
normally
4
occasionally
4
often
2
rarely
7
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
10
normally
5
often
4
rarely
3
sometimes
4
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
2
decorated letters
4
decorative final long
4
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
5
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS II.I.350 (olim Magliabechi XXXVI. 113), 1514-1521, All folios
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