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
Belgium
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Czech Republic
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England
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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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Hradec Králové
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London
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Mechelen
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Munich
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Northamptonshire
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Stirling
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Windsor
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Production method
Manuscript
9
Physical type
choirbook
5
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbook (single)
2
printed book with interpolated polyphony
1
Material
paper
6
parchment
1
parchment and paper (mixed)
2
Format
upright
9
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
none visible
8
normally
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
6
brown
5
Ruling Medium
freehand
1
single rastrum
6
straightedge
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Number of staves
10
2
11
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12
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2
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3
4
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7
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6
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9
8
7
9
5
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
3
10-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part opening
4
2-part single page
2
3-part consecutive
3
3-part opening
5
3-part single page
2
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
6
4-part single page
1
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
4
6-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
2
none
3
single
7
triple
1
varies
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
5
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
staves not ruled on grid
3
variable space, not on grid
6
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
9
not in dedicated space
1
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
4
notation and staves extended into margin
3
notation extended into margin
3
other
1
partial additional staves
3
staveline added
1
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
9
brown
3
red
1
Type of Notation
chant (Central European)
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
8
Monophonic Notation
absent
7
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
1
poor
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
1
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
signa congruentiae
4
signes-de-renvoi
5
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
2
English
1
French
1
Italian
1
Latin
8
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
3
fully texted with one text
7
partially texted with one text
2
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
1
untexted
2
Type of Script
cursive
2
cursive (Anglicana)
3
cursive (bastarda)
1
display script
2
textura
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
9
high
2
Colour of Text
black
9
blue
1
brown
3
red
4
Multiple Texts
no
7
yes
4
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
occasionally
1
rarely
2
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one- and two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
1
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
2
historiated
1
plain initials
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
3
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
4
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
2
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
2
often
2
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorated letters
2
decorative final long
1
littera notabilior
2
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Colour of text: brown
Copy language name: French
Locations name: Basel
Locations part of: Switzerland
Presence absence of text: untexted
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Segovia, Spain, Archivo Capitular de la Catedral, MS s.s., c. 1498-1515, All folios
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