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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Germany
12
Great Britain
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Netherlands
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Cities
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Stirling
1
Utrecht
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Vienna
8
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Production method
Manuscript
34
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
24
choirbook (fragment)
1
choirbook (single quire(s))
1
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbook (single)
1
poetry collection with some notated music
2
printed book with interpolated polyphony
1
Material
paper
23
parchment
8
parchment (with paper)
1
parchment and paper (mixed)
2
Format
upright
34
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
4
never
5
none visible
12
normally
4
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
6
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
28
brown
6
dark brown
1
light brown
1
red
1
Ruling Medium
freehand
5
single rastrum
23
straightedge
8
Number of staves
1
4
10
12
11
4
12
2
2
21
3
24
4
34
5
30
6
28
7
28
8
28
9
16
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
8
10-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
4
2-part opening
18
2-part single page
6
3-part consecutive
6
3-part opening
25
3-part single page
6
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
26
4-part single page
6
5-part consecutive
2
5-part opening
20
6-part opening
10
8-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
15
none
12
single
28
triple
4
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
10
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
6
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
10
variable space, not on grid
21
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
24
not in dedicated space
1
provided, in dedicated space
11
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
5
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
11
notation extended into margin
2
other
2
partial additional staves
10
staveline added
1
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
30
brown
7
red
2
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
2
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
1
full mensural
2
void mensural
32
Monophonic Notation
absent
27
present
8
Level of Calligraphy
fair
10
high
17
poor
5
very high
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
3
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
repeat signs
5
signa congruentiae
12
signes-de-renvoi
12
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
1
Dutch
1
English
2
French
4
German
4
Italian
1
Latin
31
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
4
fully texted with one text
30
fully texted with two or more texts
4
fully texted with two texts
6
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
3
provided with one or two incipits
3
provided with single incipit
2
untexted
7
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (Anglicana)
4
cursive (German)
4
cursive (bastarda)
8
display script
15
hybrida
1
textura
16
Level of Calligraphy
fair
11
high
18
poor
2
very high
5
Colour of Text
black
30
blue
2
brown
6
dark brown
1
dark red
1
green
1
red
19
Multiple Texts
no
20
yes
16
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
4
rarely
6
Borders Frequency
never
2
occasionally
1
rarely
6
Borders Size
full borders
4
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
3
normally
3
occasionally
4
often
2
rarely
4
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
6
decorated with grotesque heads
4
flourished
3
historiated
1
plain initials
4
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
9
occasionally
3
often
1
rarely
6
sometimes
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
16
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
6
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
4
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
3
occasionally
2
rarely
5
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
2
normally
4
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
2
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
2
diagrams
1
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
3
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Number of staves: 4
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Barcelona, Spain, Biblioteca de Catalunya, M. 454, 1500–1534, All folios
Segovia, Spain, Archivo Capitular de la Catedral, MS s.s., c. 1498-1515, All folios
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