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
Belgium
22
Czech Republic
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France
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Germany
11
Italy
12
Spain
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Switzerland
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Cities
Antwerp
1
Augsburg
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Basel
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Brussels
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Paris
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Rome
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Segovia
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Wittenberg
3
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Production method
Manuscript
60
Physical type
chant book with polyphony
1
choirbook
55
choirbook (fragment(s))
1
choirbook (fragment)
1
choirbook (single quire(s))
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
Material
paper
30
paper (with parchment)
3
parchment
26
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
upright
60
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
22
never
6
none visible
22
normally
2
occasionally
3
often
5
rarely
1
sometimes
4
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
44
brown
17
dark brown
3
red
2
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
2
freehand
1
single rastrum
60
straightedge
3
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
1
2
10
60
11
24
12
12
13
3
2
4
3
5
4
8
5
16
6
22
7
20
8
33
9
38
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
10
12-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
3
2-part opening
25
2-part single page
12
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
39
3-part single page
9
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
58
4-part single page
7
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
37
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
17
7-part opening
2
8-part opening
2
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
35
none
19
quadruple
5
single
48
triple
23
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
50
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
7
staves not ruled
3
staves not ruled on grid
28
variable space, not on grid
10
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
53
not in dedicated space
8
provided, in dedicated space
8
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
22
notation and staves extended into margin
41
notation extended into margin
17
other
3
partial additional staves
22
staveline added
5
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
48
brown
15
dark brown
1
red
5
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
chant (square)
4
full mensural
3
void mensural
59
Monophonic Notation
absent
50
present
15
Level of Calligraphy
fair
15
high
26
poor
3
very high
20
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
7
cue notes
1
custodes
1
end symbol
8
none
2
pointers
2
repeat signs
9
signa congruentiae
22
signes-de-renvoi
40
space-filler
4
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
1
Flemish
5
French
16
German
3
Italian
1
Latin
57
Spanish
2
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
4
fully texted with one text
60
fully texted with two or more texts
17
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
6
provided with multiple incipits
2
provided with one or two incipits
3
provided with single incipit
13
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
14
varies
1
Type of Script
cursive
8
cursive (German)
3
cursive (Italianate)
1
cursive (bastarda)
30
cursive (humanistic)
1
cursive (italic)
3
display script
26
humanistic
1
hybrida
2
roman
1
textura
18
Level of Calligraphy
fair
16
high
24
poor
4
very high
23
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
48
blue
2
brown
16
dark brown
1
gold
1
red
36
Multiple Texts
no
36
yes
29
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
7
none visible
1
rarely
25
sometimes
1
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
8
occasionally
2
rarely
20
sometimes
1
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
6
partial borders: one- and two-sided
3
partial borders: one-sided
7
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
6
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
21
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
2
decorated
6
decorated with grotesque heads
7
flourished
2
historiated
4
plain initials
1
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
4
never
2
normally
32
occasionally
13
often
7
rarely
18
sometimes
6
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
31
calligraphic with decoration
8
calligraphic with grotesque heads
9
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
12
historiated
1
littera notabilior
3
plain initials
4
Planned Initials Frequency
always
2
never
13
normally
5
occasionally
3
often
5
rarely
13
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
3
never
18
normally
1
occasionally
3
often
8
rarely
6
sometimes
3
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
3
banner
2
decorated letters
5
decorative final long
3
embellished final barline
3
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
4
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Ruling medium: single rastrum
Presence absence of text: fully texted with one text
Production method: Manuscript
Number of staves: 10
Physical format: upright
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Cambridge, Great Britain, Gonville and Caius College, MS 667/760, Late 1520s, All folios
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