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
12
France
1
Germany
9
Great Britain
4
Italy
2
Spain
1
Switzerland
4
Cities
Augsburg
2
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4
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9
Munich, Germany
1
Naples
1
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1
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1
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1
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1
Vienna
7
Windsor
1
Production method
Manuscript
38
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
32
choirbook (fragment)
1
choirbook (single quire(s))
3
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
Material
paper
20
parchment
14
parchment (with paper)
2
parchment and paper (mixed)
2
Format
upright
38
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
5
never
6
none visible
12
normally
5
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
1
sometimes
7
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
27
brown
6
dark brown
3
light brown
2
red-brown
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
freehand
4
single rastrum
30
straightedge
7
Number of staves
1
2
10
22
11
10
12
6
13
1
14
1
2
14
3
15
4
20
5
27
6
38
7
38
8
35
9
24
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
8
2-part opening
24
2-part single page
11
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
38
3-part score
1
3-part single page
6
4-part opening
36
4-part single page
9
5-part opening
23
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
13
Indentation for Initials
double
21
none
10
quadruple
1
quintuple
1
single
36
triple
8
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
24
left below voice parts as part of grid
2
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
2
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
16
variable space, not on grid
17
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
27
not in dedicated space
7
provided, in dedicated space
9
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
16
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
21
notation extended into margin
8
other
1
partial additional staves
15
staveline added
5
staves extended into margin
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
30
brown
8
dark brown
1
light brown
1
red
5
red-brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
3
strene notation
1
void mensural
36
Monophonic Notation
absent
30
present
8
Level of Calligraphy
fair
11
high
17
poor
4
very high
8
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
end symbol
6
none
1
pointers
2
repeat signs
9
signa congruentiae
19
signes-de-renvoi
23
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
2
English
3
Flemish
3
French
13
German
3
Italian
3
Latin
34
Spanish
2
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
8
fully texted with one text
34
fully texted with two or more texts
9
fully texted with two texts
7
partially texted with one or two texts
4
partially texted with one text
9
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
2
provided with one or two incipits
6
provided with single incipit
12
untexted
11
Type of Script
cursive (Anglicana)
3
cursive (German)
4
cursive (bastarda)
15
cursive (humanistic)
1
display script
19
hybrida
3
textura
12
Level of Calligraphy
fair
9
high
18
poor
5
very high
8
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
29
blue
1
brown
6
dark brown
3
light brown
1
red
23
red-brown
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
17
yes
23
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
5
rarely
13
Borders Frequency
never
7
rarely
11
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
4
partial borders: one-sided
4
partial borders: two-sided
4
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
4
normally
3
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
9
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
7
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
3
historiated
1
plain initials
3
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
11
occasionally
7
often
3
rarely
10
sometimes
5
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
19
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
flourished
2
littera notabilior
2
plain initials
4
Planned Initials Frequency
never
4
normally
5
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
13
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
never
8
normally
3
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
4
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
5
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
3
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Number of staves: 7
Disposition of voice part: 3-part opening
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London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Additional 5665, c.1460-1510, All folios
Zaragoza, Spain, Iglesia Metropolitana de la Virgen del Pilar, Archivo Musical, Armario C-3, MS 17, 16th century,
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