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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Belgium
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Great Britain
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Italy
17
Spain
8
Switzerland
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Cities
Antwerp
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Basel
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Tarazona
3
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Production method
Manuscript
43
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
32
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (complete set)
5
partbooks (incomplete set)
2
Material
paper
25
paper (with parchment)
3
parchment
12
parchment (with paper)
1
parchment and paper (mixed)
2
Format
oblong
14
upright
29
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
8
never
3
none visible
23
normally
6
occasionally
1
rarely
2
sometimes
3
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
13
brown
18
dark brown
12
gold
1
light brown
2
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
5
freehand
3
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
29
straightedge
5
triple rastrum
6
Number of staves
1
2
10
14
11
7
12
3
2
3
3
8
4
8
5
5
6
16
7
10
8
14
9
13
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
19
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
12
2-part score
1
2-part single page
13
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
31
3-part score
3
3-part single page
13
4-part opening
33
4-part score
1
4-part single page
15
5-part opening
18
5-part single page
3
6-part opening
5
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
10
none
24
quadruple
1
quintuple
1
single
26
triple
3
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
36
left below voice parts as part of grid
3
none
9
staves not ruled on grid
4
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
19
not in dedicated space
23
provided, in dedicated space
9
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
5
made for complete additional staves
13
notation and staves extended into margin
37
notation extended into margin
28
other
2
partial additional staves
19
staveline added
18
staves extended into margin
6
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
19
blue
1
brown
22
dark brown
7
gold
2
light brown
1
red
2
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
6
full mensural
5
strene notation
1
void mensural
42
Monophonic Notation
absent
37
present
7
Level of Calligraphy
fair
20
high
18
poor
1
very high
5
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
8
end symbol
15
pointers
4
repeat signs
43
signa congruentiae
25
signes-de-renvoi
28
space-filler
5
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
13
English
1
Flemish
1
French
28
German
3
Italian
19
Latin
43
Spanish
9
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
3
fully texted with one or two texts
25
fully texted with one text
35
fully texted with two or more texts
4
fully texted with two texts
5
partially texted with one or two texts
8
partially texted with one text
21
partially texted with two texts
2
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
12
provided with single incipit
31
provided with two incipits
3
untexted
27
Type of Script
cursive
8
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (bastarda)
13
cursive (humanistic)
9
cursive (italic)
6
display script
6
humanistic
1
hybrida
6
roman
2
textura
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
19
high
20
poor
5
very high
3
Colour of Text
black
17
blue
2
brown
22
dark brown
9
gold
1
grey
1
light brown
1
red
10
reddish brown
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
16
yes
32
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
6
rarely
11
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
6
rarely
7
Borders Size
full borders
4
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
4
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
6
occasionally
2
rarely
5
sometimes
3
Painted Initials Type
decorated
9
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
3
historiated
2
plain initials
1
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
3
Penned Initials Frequency
always
5
normally
16
occasionally
5
often
6
rarely
11
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
22
calligraphic with decoration
9
calligraphic with grotesque heads
8
decorated
5
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
5
historiated
1
plain initials
12
Planned Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
6
often
3
rarely
13
sometimes
5
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
2
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
2
normally
3
occasionally
4
often
1
rarely
5
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
banner
2
decorative final long
6
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
6
littera notabilior
5
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Munich, Germany, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Musica MS 3 (olim H.C.1; = MaiM 8), c. 1520-5, All folios
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