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
8
Belgium
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Czech Republic
1
Germany
11
Great Britain
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Italy
20
Spain
5
Cities
Augsburg
3
Bologna
4
Brussels
3
Casale Monferrato
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Catalonia
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Florence
3
Girona
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Vienna
7
Zaragoza
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Production method
Manuscript
46
Printed work
1
Physical type
choirbook
47
Material
paper
47
Format
oblong
3
upright
44
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
5
n/a
1
never
4
none visible
22
normally
3
occasionally
3
often
2
rarely
1
sometimes
7
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
24
brown
19
dark brown
4
light brown
1
red
1
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
double rastrum
6
freehand
1
single rastrum
39
straightedge
3
triple rastrum
2
Number of staves
1
1
10
18
11
15
12
11
13
5
14
1
15
1
2
13
3
14
4
16
5
17
6
20
7
15
8
19
9
16
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
7
10-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
24
2-part single page
12
3-part consecutive
3
3-part opening
33
3-part single page
11
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
45
4-part single page
18
5-part consecutive
2
5-part opening
47
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
20
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
3
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
16
none
28
single
28
triple
3
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
29
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
3
staves not ruled on grid
5
variable space, not on grid
15
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
38
not in dedicated space
9
provided, in dedicated space
5
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
7
made for complete additional staves
13
notation and staves extended into margin
29
notation extended into margin
14
other
2
partial additional staves
22
staveline added
7
staves extended into margin
5
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
31
brown
17
dark brown
4
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
5
full mensural
3
void mensural
46
Monophonic Notation
absent
33
present
16
Level of Calligraphy
fair
24
high
21
n/a
1
poor
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
6
cue notes
2
end symbol
8
none
1
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
pointers
2
repeat signs
10
signa congruentiae
16
signes-de-renvoi
25
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
1
Dutch
1
Flemish
1
French
10
German
3
Italian
3
Latin
45
Spanish
4
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
4
fully texted with one text
44
fully texted with two or more texts
3
fully texted with two texts
6
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
7
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
5
provided with single incipit
14
untexted
15
varies
1
Type of Script
antiqua
3
cursive
7
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
2
cursive (bastarda)
5
cursive (humanistic)
4
cursive (italic)
4
display script
13
humanistic
1
hybrida
2
roman
1
rotonda
1
textura
19
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
23
high
20
n/a
1
poor
2
very high
2
Colour of Text
black
32
blue
3
brown
19
dark brown
4
dark red
1
green
1
red
16
reddish brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
31
yes
21
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
6
rarely
4
Borders Frequency
never
5
rarely
3
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
3
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
often
1
rarely
5
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
3
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
6
never
1
normally
13
occasionally
6
often
3
rarely
9
sometimes
9
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
32
calligraphic with decoration
9
calligraphic with grotesque heads
10
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
12
historiated
1
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
11
Planned Initials Frequency
always
3
never
1
normally
6
occasionally
2
often
4
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
2
never
2
normally
5
occasionally
2
often
4
rarely
3
sometimes
5
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
2
banner
1
decorated letters
2
decorative final long
5
embellished final barline
2
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
7
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Physical type: choirbook
Material: paper
Disposition of voice part: 5-part opening
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Barcelona, Spain, Biblioteca de Catalunya, M. 454, 1500–1534, All folios
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