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
3
Czech Republic
1
France
1
Germany
5
Great Britain
2
Italy
11
Netherlands
1
Spain
2
Switzerland
1
Cities
Augsburg
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Paris
1
Pisa
1
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1
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1
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1
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1
Utrecht
1
Vienna
2
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1
Production method
Manuscript
31
Physical type
choirbook
21
choirbook (fragment)
1
monophonic manuscript with interpolated polyphony
2
music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbook (single)
2
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
poetry collection with some notated music
1
tablebook
1
Material
paper
19
paper (with parchment)
2
parchment
8
parchment and paper (mixed)
2
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
9
upright
21
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
4
n/a
1
never
9
none visible
17
normally
1
occasionally
1
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
9
brown
13
dark brown
5
light brown
2
n/a
1
red
3
red-brown
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
2
freehand
2
printed staves
1
single rastrum
19
straightedge
8
triple rastrum
5
Number of staves
1
1
10
5
2
9
3
12
4
13
5
13
6
31
7
13
8
10
9
5
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
8
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
10
2-part score
1
2-part single page
13
3-part consecutive
3
3-part opening
23
3-part single page
7
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
24
4-part single page
10
5-part opening
8
6-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
2
none
16
single
19
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
19
left between voice parts as part of grid
3
none
5
staves not ruled on grid
5
variable space, not on grid
6
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
16
not in dedicated space
10
provided, in dedicated space
11
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
10
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
21
notation extended into margin
12
other
1
partial additional staves
13
staveline added
7
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
14
blue
1
brown
18
dark brown
5
light brown
3
red
1
red-brown
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
chant (square)
2
full mensural
6
void mensural
28
Monophonic Notation
absent
25
present
8
Level of Calligraphy
fair
31
high
2
poor
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
8
pointers
3
repeat signs
10
signa congruentiae
10
signes-de-renvoi
15
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
1
Dutch
5
English
2
Flemish
1
French
11
German
6
Italian
13
Latin
26
Spanish
7
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
11
fully texted with one text
24
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
5
partially texted with one text
14
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
6
provided with single incipit
17
untexted
19
Type of Script
cursive
6
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
2
cursive (bastarda)
2
cursive (humanistic)
4
cursive (italic)
4
display script
4
hybrida
4
rotonda
1
textura
8
Level of Calligraphy
fair
23
high
7
poor
5
Colour of Text
black
16
blue
1
brown
17
dark brown
5
light brown
2
red
10
red-brown
1
reddish brown
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
19
yes
14
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
3
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
never
2
rarely
2
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
3
never
1
normally
1
often
1
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
2
flourished
2
plain initials
3
Penned Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
7
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
6
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
16
calligraphic with decoration
7
calligraphic with grotesque heads
6
flourished
3
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
4
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
6
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
6
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
3
Other Decoration Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
4
occasionally
2
often
4
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
5
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
5
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Level of calligraphy music: fair
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Segovia, Spain, Archivo Capitular de la Catedral, MS s.s., c. 1498-1515, All folios
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