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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Locations of Origin
Countries
Austria
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Belgium
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Czech Republic
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England
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Germany
8
Great Britain
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Italy
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Netherlands
1
Switzerland
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Cities
Augsburg
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Basel
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Emmerich
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Munich
7
Naples
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Northamptonshire
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Stirling
1
Utrecht
1
Vienna
3
Production method
Manuscript
18
Physical type
choirbook
12
choirbook (fragment)
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
partbook (single)
1
poetry collection with some notated music
2
printed book with interpolated polyphony
1
Material
paper
14
parchment
4
Format
upright
18
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
2
never
3
none visible
8
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
1
sometimes
3
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
16
brown
4
red
1
Ruling Medium
freehand
3
single rastrum
13
straightedge
3
Number of staves
1
2
10
6
11
3
12
2
2
10
3
11
4
18
5
17
6
14
7
16
8
14
9
8
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
3
10-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
3
2-part opening
8
2-part single page
1
3-part consecutive
4
3-part opening
12
3-part single page
2
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
12
5-part consecutive
2
5-part opening
11
6-part opening
6
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
8
none
4
single
15
triple
1
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
4
none
3
staves not ruled on grid
5
variable space, not on grid
12
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
15
provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
2
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
6
other
1
partial additional staves
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
17
brown
4
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
2
full mensural
1
void mensural
17
Monophonic Notation
absent
15
present
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
9
poor
4
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
1
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
repeat signs
1
signa congruentiae
5
signes-de-renvoi
6
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
1
German
2
Latin
18
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
17
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one text
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
untexted
2
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (German)
2
cursive (bastarda)
2
display script
9
textura
11
Level of Calligraphy
fair
8
high
10
very high
2
Colour of Text
black
17
blue
1
brown
4
dark red
1
green
1
red
9
Multiple Texts
no
18
yes
2
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
3
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
never
1
rarely
2
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
2
normally
1
occasionally
3
rarely
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
4
decorated with grotesque heads
2
historiated
1
plain initials
2
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
3
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
10
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
4
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
3
occasionally
1
rarely
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
2
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
1
diagrams
1
littera notabilior
2
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Painted initials type: historiated
Colour of text: brown
Adhoc adaptation: notation and staves extended into margin
Adhoc adaptation: made for complete additional staves
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Barcelona, Spain, Biblioteca de Catalunya, M. 454, 1500–1534, All folios
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