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
8
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Czech Republic
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Great Britain
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Italy
18
Spain
6
Switzerland
2
Cities
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Vienna
7
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Production method
Manuscript
47
Printed work
1
Physical type
choirbook
44
choirbook (single quire(s))
2
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
Material
paper
48
Format
oblong
3
upright
45
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
5
n/a
1
never
8
none visible
22
normally
3
occasionally
3
often
2
rarely
1
sometimes
7
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
26
brown
19
dark brown
5
light brown
1
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
double rastrum
6
freehand
2
single rastrum
41
straightedge
4
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
1
1
10
20
11
15
12
13
13
5
14
1
15
1
2
13
3
15
4
16
5
18
6
20
7
16
8
22
9
17
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
9
10-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
24
2-part single page
11
3-part consecutive
3
3-part opening
33
3-part single page
11
4-part consecutive
2
4-part opening
46
4-part single page
17
5-part consecutive
2
5-part opening
48
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
20
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
3
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
16
none
27
single
31
triple
3
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
30
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
5
staves not ruled on grid
5
variable space, not on grid
16
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
41
not in dedicated space
8
provided, in dedicated space
6
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
7
made for complete additional staves
15
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
30
notation extended into margin
13
other
3
partial additional staves
23
staveline added
6
staves extended into margin
5
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
33
brown
15
dark brown
5
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
7
full mensural
3
void mensural
47
Monophonic Notation
absent
34
present
18
Level of Calligraphy
fair
23
high
21
n/a
1
poor
5
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
7
cue notes
2
end symbol
8
none
3
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
pointers
3
repeat signs
9
signa congruentiae
14
signes-de-renvoi
25
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
1
Dutch
1
Flemish
1
French
8
German
3
Italian
1
Latin
46
Spanish
3
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
3
fully texted with one text
48
fully texted with two or more texts
3
fully texted with two texts
6
partially texted with one text
7
provided with multiple incipits
2
provided with one or two incipits
6
provided with single incipit
15
untexted
17
varies
1
Type of Script
antiqua
3
cursive
7
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
4
cursive (bastarda)
5
cursive (humanistic)
3
cursive (italic)
4
display script
13
humanistic
2
hybrida
2
roman
1
rotonda
2
textura
19
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
23
high
20
n/a
1
poor
4
very high
2
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
34
blue
2
brown
17
dark brown
5
dark red
1
green
1
red
15
reddish brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
34
yes
19
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
7
rarely
4
Borders Frequency
never
6
rarely
2
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
often
1
rarely
4
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
3
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
6
never
1
normally
10
occasionally
6
often
4
rarely
9
sometimes
10
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
32
calligraphic with decoration
8
calligraphic with grotesque heads
9
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
10
historiated
1
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
11
Planned Initials Frequency
always
3
never
1
normally
6
occasionally
3
often
4
rarely
4
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
2
never
2
normally
4
occasionally
2
often
4
rarely
5
sometimes
4
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
2
banner
1
decorated letters
3
decorative final long
6
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
7
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Material: paper
Disposition of voice part: 5-part opening
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London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Egerton 3051, c. 1500, All folios
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