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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Austria
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Czech Republic
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Germany
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Great Britain
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Italy
20
Italy (North)
1
Portugal
1
Silesia
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Spain
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Vienna
6
Windsor
1
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1
Production method
Manuscript
67
Physical type
chansonnier
1
chant book with polyphony
1
choirbook
56
choirbook (single quire(s))
1
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
monophonic manuscript with interpolated polyphony
2
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
2
partbooks (complete set)
2
Material
paper
39
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
21
parchment (with paper)
2
parchment and paper (mixed)
4
Format
oblong
5
upright
62
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
16
never
4
none visible
34
normally
4
occasionally
2
often
3
sometimes
7
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
34
brown
20
dark brown
4
light brown
5
n/a
1
red
7
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
2
freehand
3
single rastrum
58
straightedge
9
triple rastrum
2
Number of staves
1
3
10
28
11
13
12
6
13
3
2
13
3
14
4
18
5
22
6
32
7
29
8
32
9
30
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
16
2-part consecutive
4
2-part opening
67
2-part score
1
2-part single page
19
3-part consecutive
5
3-part opening
58
3-part score
2
3-part single page
17
4-part consecutive
2
4-part opening
58
4-part score
1
4-part single page
16
5-part consecutive
2
5-part opening
38
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
18
7-part opening
2
8-part opening
3
Indentation for Initials
double
24
none
34
quadruple
1
single
43
triple
11
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
49
left below voice parts as part of grid
2
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
7
staves not ruled
3
staves not ruled on grid
16
variable space, not on grid
14
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
44
not in dedicated space
20
provided, in dedicated space
12
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
5
made for complete additional staves
24
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
39
notation extended into margin
20
partial additional staves
26
staveline added
11
staves extended into margin
6
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
46
brown
19
dark brown
4
light brown
2
red
5
Type of Notation
chant (Gothic)
2
chant (square)
6
full mensural
5
strene notation
1
void mensural
64
Monophonic Notation
absent
46
present
24
Level of Calligraphy
fair
26
high
28
poor
2
very high
12
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
end symbol
11
none
1
pointers
4
repeat signs
11
signa congruentiae
22
signes-de-renvoi
37
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
3
Dutch
2
English
3
Flemish
3
French
21
German
2
Italian
5
Latin
61
Spanish
3
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
9
fully texted with one text
67
fully texted with two or more texts
15
fully texted with two texts
6
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
11
provided with multiple incipits
3
provided with one or two incipits
5
provided with single incipit
22
provided with two incipits
2
untexted
22
Type of Script
antiqua
2
cursive
6
cursive (Anglicana)
3
cursive (German)
3
cursive (bastarda)
19
cursive (humanistic)
6
cursive (italic)
3
display script
19
hybrida
3
rotonda
1
textura
25
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
29
high
28
poor
4
very high
13
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
46
blue
3
brown
19
dark brown
4
gold
1
light brown
2
red
28
Multiple Texts
no
39
yes
35
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
6
rarely
13
sometimes
1
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
8
rarely
14
sometimes
1
Borders Size
full borders
4
partial borders: one- and two-sided
2
partial borders: one-sided
5
partial borders: two-sided
4
Painted Initials Frequency
always
3
never
3
normally
4
occasionally
2
often
4
rarely
12
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic
1
calligraphic with decoration
2
decorated
10
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
6
historiated
1
plain initials
6
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
5
normally
25
occasionally
8
often
8
rarely
11
sometimes
12
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
38
calligraphic with decoration
11
calligraphic with grotesque heads
11
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
14
littera notabilior
4
plain initials
11
zoomorphic initial
1
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
6
normally
4
occasionally
7
often
6
rarely
11
sometimes
5
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
2
never
11
normally
3
occasionally
4
often
7
rarely
6
sometimes
3
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorated letters
5
decorative final long
9
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
4
littera notabilior
7
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Separate text: no separate text
Presence absence of text: fully texted with two or more texts
Production method: Manuscript
Type of script: textura
Pricking frequency: often
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Seville, Spain, Biblioteca Capitular y Colombina, MS 5-1-43 (olim Z Tab. 135, N.° 33), c. 1470-85, All folios
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