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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Portugal
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Spain
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Switzerland
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Cities
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Munich
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Production method
Manuscript
36
Physical type
choirbook
31
choirbook (single quire(s))
2
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
Material
paper
14
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
20
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
upright
36
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
10
never
3
none visible
15
occasionally
1
often
4
rarely
1
sometimes
4
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
30
brown
8
dark brown
1
red
2
Ruling Medium
freehand
2
single rastrum
34
straightedge
2
Number of staves
1
1
10
27
11
15
12
7
2
4
3
5
4
8
5
16
6
19
7
21
8
36
9
31
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
8
10-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
16
2-part single page
10
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
29
3-part single page
6
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
36
4-part single page
6
5-part consecutive
2
5-part opening
26
5-part single page
3
6-part opening
10
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
3
Indentation for Initials
double
25
none
4
quadruple
2
single
36
triple
17
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
31
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
2
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
20
variable space, not on grid
9
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
30
not in dedicated space
6
provided, in dedicated space
5
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
18
notation and staves extended into margin
21
notation extended into margin
10
other
1
partial additional staves
16
staveline added
3
staves extended into margin
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
32
brown
5
dark brown
1
red
3
Type of Notation
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
2
full mensural
2
void mensural
36
Monophonic Notation
absent
30
present
8
Level of Calligraphy
fair
7
high
11
poor
3
very high
15
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
4
custodes
1
end symbol
5
none
1
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
pointers
1
repeat signs
7
signa congruentiae
19
signes-de-renvoi
36
space-filler
3
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
1
Dutch
1
Flemish
5
French
12
Italian
3
Latin
36
Spanish
2
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
5
fully texted with one text
36
fully texted with two or more texts
13
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
4
provided with multiple incipits
2
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
11
untexted
10
Type of Script
cursive
2
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
2
cursive (bastarda)
25
cursive (humanistic)
1
display script
21
humanistic
1
hybrida
2
rotonda
1
textura
5
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
10
high
13
poor
3
very high
17
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
34
blue
1
brown
4
dark brown
1
red
24
Multiple Texts
no
18
yes
21
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
3
rarely
18
Borders Frequency
never
6
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
17
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
6
partial borders: one- and two-sided
2
partial borders: one-sided
6
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
3
Painted Initials Frequency
never
3
normally
1
occasionally
3
often
4
rarely
17
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
8
decorated with grotesque heads
7
flourished
2
historiated
3
plain initials
1
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
19
occasionally
7
often
5
rarely
10
sometimes
6
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
20
calligraphic with decoration
5
calligraphic with grotesque heads
5
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
4
flourished
9
littera notabilior
2
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
never
8
normally
3
occasionally
3
often
5
rarely
8
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
11
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
banner
2
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
2
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
1
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Miniatures frequency: never
Indentation for initials: single
Material: parchment and paper (mixed)
Colour of notation: red
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Seville, Spain, Biblioteca Capitular y Colombina, MS 5-1-43 (olim Z Tab. 135, N.° 33), c. 1470-85, All folios
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