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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Italy
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Netherlands
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Spain
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Switzerland
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Cities
Arundel
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Production method
Manuscript
30
Physical type
choirbook
12
choirbook (fragment(s))
3
choirbook (fragment)
1
choirbook (single quire(s))
2
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbook (fragment)
1
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (complete set)
6
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
Material
paper
27
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
1
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
oblong
8
upright
22
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
n/a
1
never
30
none visible
3
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
16
brown
11
dark brown
2
light brown
2
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
3
freehand
3
printed staves
5
single rastrum
18
straightedge
6
Number of staves
10
12
11
3
12
7
13
4
14
3
15
3
3
7
4
4
5
7
6
7
7
5
8
8
9
8
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
13
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
4
2-part single page
3
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
11
3-part single page
4
4-part consecutive
2
4-part opening
17
4-part single page
2
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
10
6-part opening
4
n/a
2
Indentation for Initials
double
6
none
15
single
14
triple
1
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
19
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
5
none
9
staves not ruled on grid
1
variable space, not on grid
5
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
30
not in dedicated space
1
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
8
none
2
notation and staves extended into margin
12
notation extended into margin
4
other
4
partial additional staves
6
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
23
brown
8
dark brown
3
light brown
1
red
2
Type of Notation
chant (square)
4
full mensural
2
not specified
1
void mensural
28
Monophonic Notation
absent
26
present
6
Level of Calligraphy
fair
20
high
7
poor
7
very high
1
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
4
end symbol
1
none
4
pointers
1
repeat signs
1
signa congruentiae
4
signes-de-renvoi
5
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
Flemish
1
French
8
German
3
Italian
4
Latin
28
Spanish
2
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
30
fully texted with two or more texts
1
partially texted with one text
5
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
3
provided with single incipit
9
untexted
10
varies
1
Type of Script
antiqua
2
cursive
11
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
7
cursive (bastarda)
2
cursive (humanistic)
9
cursive (italic)
3
display script
1
humanistic
1
rotonda
1
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
21
high
4
poor
8
very high
1
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
21
brown
12
dark brown
1
red
1
reddish brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
24
yes
8
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
3
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
never
2
occasionally
1
rarely
2
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
2
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
3
flourished
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
7
never
1
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
6
sometimes
5
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
10
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
decorated
4
flourished
1
littera notabilior
2
plain initials
10
Planned Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
occasionally
1
rarely
5
sometimes
3
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
4
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
1
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Pricking frequency: never
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Berlin, Germany, Staatsbibliothek Preussischer Kulturbesitz, MS Mus. 40021 (olim Z 21), c. 1485-1500, All folios
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