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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Belgium
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Germany
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Great Britain
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Antwerp
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1
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England
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19
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9
Munich, Germany
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1
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Vienna
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Production method
Manuscript
44
Physical type
choirbook
43
choirbook (fragment)
1
Material
paper
16
paper (with parchment)
2
parchment
23
parchment (with paper)
1
parchment and paper (mixed)
2
Format
upright
44
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
13
never
1
none visible
12
normally
3
occasionally
3
often
5
rarely
1
sometimes
8
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
39
brown
7
red
1
Ruling Medium
freehand
2
single rastrum
39
straightedge
4
Number of staves
1
3
10
30
11
19
12
8
13
3
14
2
15
1
16
1
17
1
2
12
3
13
4
17
5
25
6
30
7
31
8
44
9
36
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
9
12-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
20
2-part single page
8
3-part consecutive
3
3-part opening
30
3-part score
1
3-part single page
3
4-part opening
39
4-part single page
4
5-part consecutive
2
5-part opening
34
5-part single page
4
6-part opening
14
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
32
none
8
quadruple
3
single
42
triple
19
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
30
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
3
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
23
variable space, not on grid
20
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
38
not in dedicated space
3
provided, in dedicated space
7
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
14
notation and staves extended into margin
21
notation extended into margin
9
partial additional staves
15
staveline added
4
staves extended into margin
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
44
brown
1
dark brown
1
red
7
Type of Notation
chant (square)
2
full mensural
7
strene notation
1
void mensural
40
Monophonic Notation
absent
35
present
11
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
22
very high
17
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
4
custodes
1
end symbol
5
pointers
1
repeat signs
5
signa congruentiae
21
signes-de-renvoi
28
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
1
English
2
Flemish
3
French
8
German
2
Latin
41
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
2
fully texted with one text
44
fully texted with two or more texts
15
fully texted with two texts
4
partially texted with one text
2
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
5
untexted
6
Type of Script
cursive (Anglicana)
3
cursive (bastarda)
26
cursive (humanistic)
1
display script
35
textura
15
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
23
very high
20
Colour of Text
black
43
blue
4
brown
1
dark brown
1
dark red
1
green
1
red
44
Multiple Texts
no
23
yes
24
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
2
rarely
23
Borders Frequency
never
4
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
18
sometimes
1
Borders Size
full borders
7
partial borders: one- and two-sided
2
partial borders: one-sided
7
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
4
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
4
normally
2
occasionally
3
often
4
rarely
17
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
2
decorated
8
decorated with grotesque heads
7
flourished
5
historiated
3
plain initials
3
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
3
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
22
occasionally
9
often
3
rarely
12
sometimes
7
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
23
calligraphic with decoration
4
calligraphic with grotesque heads
4
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
8
plain initials
4
Planned Initials Frequency
never
10
occasionally
3
often
2
rarely
10
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
14
normally
4
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
3
sometimes
3
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
3
banner
2
decorative final long
5
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
3
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Colour of notation: black
Colour of text: red
Number of staves: 8
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Casale Monferrato, Italy, Archivio Capitolare, Fondo Musicale 2 (olim L(B)), , All folios
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