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
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Belgium
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Germany
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Great Britain
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Cities
Augsburg
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Brussels
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France
1
London
1
Mechelen
3
Munich
4
Spain
1
Vienna
2
Production method
Manuscript
11
Physical type
choirbook
10
partbook (single)
1
Material
paper
6
parchment
5
Format
oblong
1
upright
10
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
2
never
2
none visible
5
normally
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
8
brown
2
light brown
1
Ruling Medium
freehand
1
single rastrum
9
straightedge
2
Number of staves
1
1
10
5
11
1
2
5
3
7
4
11
5
10
6
10
7
9
8
10
9
5
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
3
2-part opening
8
2-part score
1
2-part single page
2
3-part opening
9
3-part single page
1
4-part opening
10
4-part single page
2
5-part opening
7
6-part opening
3
Indentation for Initials
double
7
none
1
single
11
triple
3
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
5
staves not ruled on grid
11
variable space, not on grid
5
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
8
not in dedicated space
1
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
3
notation and staves extended into margin
3
notation extended into margin
2
other
1
partial additional staves
5
staveline added
1
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
8
blue
1
brown
2
dark brown
1
red
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
11
Monophonic Notation
absent
9
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
6
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
2
repeat signs
3
signa congruentiae
4
signes-de-renvoi
7
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
English
1
French
2
Italian
1
Latin
10
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
10
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
2
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
1
untexted
2
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (bastarda)
4
display script
3
hybrida
1
textura
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
5
poor
1
very high
2
Colour of Text
black
8
brown
1
dark brown
2
red
6
Multiple Texts
no
6
yes
5
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
occasionally
1
rarely
5
Borders Size
full borders
3
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
3
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
4
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
1
historiated
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
4
rarely
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
5
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
flourished
1
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
2
occasionally
2
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
1
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
end-symbol
2
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Level of calligraphy text: very high
Level of calligraphy music: very high
Non verbal performance instructions: space-filler
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Barcelona, Spain, Biblioteca de Catalunya, M. 454, 1500–1534, All folios
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