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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Locations of Origin
Countries
Austria
1
Belgium
4
Czech Republic
1
England
1
France
1
Germany
8
Great Britain
1
Italy
6
Italy (North)
1
Portugal
1
Spain
2
Switzerland
3
Cities
Augsburg
1
Basel
3
Bologna
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Brussels
4
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Casale Monferrato
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Stirling
1
Tarazona
1
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1
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1
Turin
1
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1
Wittenberg
2
Production method
Manuscript
33
Physical type
choirbook
26
choirbook (fragment(s))
1
choirbook (single quire(s))
2
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
1
printed book with interpolated polyphony
1
printed treatise with added polyphony
1
Material
paper
33
Format
upright
33
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
2
never
8
none visible
16
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
1
sometimes
3
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
21
brown
11
dark brown
3
red
2
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
freehand
3
single rastrum
26
straightedge
7
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
1
1
10
18
11
12
12
8
13
2
14
1
2
5
3
7
4
9
5
11
6
13
7
13
8
20
9
33
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
7
10-part opening
1
12-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
12
2-part single page
10
3-part consecutive
6
3-part opening
23
3-part single page
10
4-part consecutive
4
4-part opening
27
4-part single page
10
5-part consecutive
2
5-part opening
18
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
7
8-part opening
4
n/a
2
Indentation for Initials
double
9
none
17
single
24
triple
4
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
20
left below voice parts as part of grid
3
left between voice parts as part of grid
3
none
6
staves not ruled on grid
4
variable space, not on grid
10
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
27
not in dedicated space
7
provided, in dedicated space
5
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
3
made for complete additional staves
15
notation and staves extended into margin
20
notation extended into margin
5
other
3
partial additional staves
13
staveline added
3
staves extended into margin
5
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
21
brown
11
dark brown
3
light brown
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
2
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
3
full mensural
3
void mensural
33
Monophonic Notation
absent
23
present
13
Level of Calligraphy
fair
17
high
12
poor
7
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
end symbol
3
none
2
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
pointers
2
repeat signs
5
signa congruentiae
6
signes-de-renvoi
17
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
1
Flemish
1
French
8
German
2
Italian
3
Latin
33
Spanish
3
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
4
fully texted with one text
30
fully texted with two or more texts
3
fully texted with two texts
3
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
5
provided with multiple incipits
2
provided with one or two incipits
3
provided with single incipit
11
untexted
13
varies
2
Type of Script
cursive
7
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (German)
3
cursive (bastarda)
6
cursive (humanistic)
6
display script
11
hybrida
2
textura
10
various
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
18
high
11
poor
5
very high
3
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
23
blue
1
brown
12
dark brown
3
dark red
1
green
1
red
14
Multiple Texts
no
24
yes
14
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
5
rarely
4
Borders Frequency
never
5
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
2
often
1
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
7
occasionally
7
often
2
rarely
7
sometimes
7
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
20
calligraphic with decoration
6
calligraphic with grotesque heads
4
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
7
littera notabilior
2
plain initials
7
Planned Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
4
occasionally
1
often
6
rarely
4
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
2
normally
1
occasionally
3
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
3
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
2
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
6
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
1
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Copy language name: Latin
Material: paper
Number of staves: 9
Production method: Manuscript
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Barcelona, Spain, Biblioteca de Catalunya, M. 454, 1500–1534, All folios
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