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
9
Belgium
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Czech Republic
2
France
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Germany
18
Great Britain
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Italy
20
Italy (North)
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Portugal
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Spain
9
Switzerland
5
Cities
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5
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5
Germany (South)
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2
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4
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1
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1
Turin
1
Venice
4
Vienna
8
Wittenberg
1
Zaragoza
1
Zwickau
1
Production method
Manuscript
68
Printed work
11
Physical type
choirbook
55
choirbook (fragment(s))
2
choirbook (fragment)
1
choirbook (single quire(s))
3
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbook (single)
3
partbooks (complete set)
7
partbooks (incomplete set)
4
Material
paper
79
Format
oblong
21
upright
58
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
13
n/a
12
never
16
none visible
25
normally
4
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
1
sometimes
9
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
41
brown
24
dark brown
9
light brown
1
red
2
reddish brown
2
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
double rastrum
5
freehand
4
printed staves
1
single rastrum
58
straightedge
7
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
1
2
10
24
11
14
12
14
13
2
2
16
3
19
4
29
5
31
6
41
7
24
8
30
9
24
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
28
10-part opening
1
12-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
25
2-part score
2
2-part single page
17
3-part consecutive
3
3-part opening
44
3-part score
1
3-part single page
15
4-part consecutive
2
4-part opening
60
4-part score
1
4-part single page
18
5-part consecutive
2
5-part opening
31
5-part single page
3
6-part opening
12
8-part opening
4
n/a
3
Indentation for Initials
double
27
none
18
single
79
triple
3
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
43
left below voice parts as part of grid
3
left between voice parts as part of grid
4
none
8
staves not ruled on grid
9
variable space, not on grid
21
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
60
not in dedicated space
15
provided, in dedicated space
9
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
6
made for complete additional staves
21
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
41
notation extended into margin
19
other
5
partial additional staves
25
staveline added
16
staves extended into margin
8
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
56
blue
2
brown
25
dark brown
8
gold
1
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
7
full mensural
3
void mensural
79
Monophonic Notation
absent
60
present
21
Level of Calligraphy
fair
37
high
25
n/a
11
poor
10
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
17
end symbol
12
none
3
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
pointers
5
repeat signs
15
signa congruentiae
32
signes-de-renvoi
34
space-filler
4
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
2
Dutch
4
English
1
Flemish
1
French
16
German
6
Italian
8
Latin
72
Spanish
8
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
10
fully texted with one text
79
fully texted with two or more texts
5
fully texted with two texts
6
partially texted with one or two texts
3
partially texted with one text
21
provided with multiple incipits
3
provided with one or two incipits
13
provided with single incipit
24
untexted
29
varies
1
Type of Script
cursive
14
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
9
cursive (bastarda)
10
cursive (humanistic)
12
cursive (italic)
2
display script
18
humanistic
2
hybrida
3
roman
2
rotonda
10
textura
20
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
31
high
29
n/a
11
poor
11
very high
3
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
51
blue
2
brown
29
dark brown
9
dark red
1
green
1
red
25
reddish brown
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
52
yes
31
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
10
normally
1
rarely
4
Borders Frequency
never
10
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
2
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
5
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
2
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
9
never
1
normally
11
occasionally
9
often
8
rarely
14
sometimes
11
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
40
calligraphic with decoration
14
calligraphic with grotesque heads
11
decorated
4
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
13
littera notabilior
2
plain initials
11
Planned Initials Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
8
occasionally
4
often
10
rarely
9
sometimes
5
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
always
3
never
3
normally
5
occasionally
7
often
2
rarely
9
sometimes
6
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
2
banner
2
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
13
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
10
vignette
1
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Segovia, Spain, Archivo Capitular de la Catedral, MS s.s., c. 1498-1515, All folios
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