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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Austria
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Belgium
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Czech Republic
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France
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Germany
9
Great Britain
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Italy
3
Portugal
1
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Cities
Antwerp
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Mechelen
16
Munich
9
Munich, Germany
1
Northamptonshire
1
Prague
1
Venice
1
Vienna
7
Production method
Manuscript
41
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
35
choirbook (single quire(s))
2
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
2
printed book with interpolated polyphony
1
Material
paper
22
paper (with parchment)
2
parchment
15
parchment (with paper)
2
Format
upright
41
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
8
never
4
none visible
16
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
2
sometimes
7
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
41
brown
3
gold
1
red
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
freehand
5
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
36
straightedge
3
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
1
4
10
27
11
14
12
6
13
1
14
1
2
13
3
13
4
18
5
26
6
28
7
30
8
41
9
31
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
10
2-part consecutive
4
2-part opening
26
2-part single page
9
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
41
3-part single page
5
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
39
4-part single page
6
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
32
5-part single page
3
6-part opening
14
8-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
29
none
12
quadruple
2
single
37
triple
14
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
28
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
3
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
20
variable space, not on grid
17
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
35
not in dedicated space
6
provided, in dedicated space
6
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
14
notation and staves extended into margin
19
notation extended into margin
5
partial additional staves
14
staveline added
2
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
39
brown
1
dark brown
1
gold
1
red
4
Type of Notation
chant (Gothic)
1
full mensural
4
void mensural
40
Monophonic Notation
absent
32
present
10
Level of Calligraphy
fair
8
high
17
poor
3
very high
13
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
custodes
1
end symbol
3
none
1
pointers
1
repeat signs
5
signa congruentiae
19
signes-de-renvoi
27
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
1
Dutch
1
English
1
Flemish
3
French
10
German
1
Italian
1
Latin
39
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
3
fully texted with one text
40
fully texted with two or more texts
11
fully texted with two texts
6
partially texted with one text
3
provided with multiple incipits
2
provided with single incipit
11
untexted
10
Type of Script
cursive
2
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (German)
2
cursive (bastarda)
20
cursive (humanistic)
2
display script
25
roman
1
textura
13
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
8
high
20
poor
2
very high
15
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
40
blue
1
brown
1
dark brown
1
gold
1
red
28
Multiple Texts
no
22
yes
21
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
3
rarely
17
Borders Frequency
never
5
rarely
14
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
5
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
4
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
never
4
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
15
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
8
decorated with grotesque heads
5
flourished
1
historiated
2
plain initials
1
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
17
occasionally
10
often
4
rarely
9
sometimes
6
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
19
calligraphic with decoration
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
4
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
5
littera notabilior
2
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
never
6
normally
3
occasionally
2
often
4
rarely
10
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
11
normally
2
occasionally
1
rarely
2
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
2
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
2
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Number of staves: 8
Colour of staves: black
Disposition of voice part: 3-part opening
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Barcelona, Spain, Biblioteca Orfeó Català, MS 5 (olim 12-VI-12), 1490-1510, All folios
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