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
6
Czech Republic
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Germany
1
Great Britain
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Italy
17
Spain
3
Switzerland
1
Cities
Basel
1
Belgium
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Bologna
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Brussels
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Catalonia
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England
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Ferrara
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Florence
6
Fossombrone
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Halberstadt
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Italy (North)
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Modena
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Spain
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Toledo
1
Torgau
1
Venice
1
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1
Production method
Manuscript
40
Printed work
1
Physical type
chant book with polyphony
1
choirbook
27
choirbook (fragment)
1
choirbook (single quire(s))
2
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
2
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
2
music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
2
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (complete set)
1
Material
paper
28
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
9
parchment and paper (mixed)
3
Format
oblong
5
upright
36
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
5
n/a
1
never
7
none visible
20
normally
2
often
2
rarely
1
sometimes
4
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
16
brown
20
dark brown
6
red
2
red-brown
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
3
freehand
6
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
28
straightedge
7
triple rastrum
4
Number of staves
1
1
10
16
11
10
12
6
13
2
2
6
3
5
4
8
5
8
6
24
7
13
8
17
9
14
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
13
2-part consecutive
5
2-part opening
23
2-part score
1
2-part single page
41
3-part consecutive
6
3-part opening
35
3-part score
2
3-part single page
22
4-part consecutive
2
4-part opening
36
4-part score
1
4-part single page
20
5-part consecutive
2
5-part opening
17
5-part single page
3
6-part opening
6
8-part opening
2
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
7
none
20
single
26
triple
5
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
31
left below voice parts as part of grid
3
left between voice parts as part of grid
4
none
7
staves not ruled on grid
6
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
21
not in dedicated space
20
provided, in dedicated space
10
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
3
made for complete additional staves
20
notation and staves extended into margin
27
notation extended into margin
15
other
3
partial additional staves
19
staveline added
10
staves extended into margin
9
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
26
brown
16
dark brown
5
light brown
2
red
4
red-brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
5
full mensural
6
strene notation
1
void mensural
39
Monophonic Notation
absent
30
present
13
Level of Calligraphy
fair
27
high
9
n/a
1
poor
3
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
5
end symbol
12
none
1
pointers
6
repeat signs
15
signa congruentiae
15
signes-de-renvoi
25
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
3
Dutch
5
English
1
Flemish
3
French
18
German
3
Italian
14
Latin
37
Spanish
8
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
16
fully texted with one text
31
fully texted with two or more texts
9
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
5
partially texted with one text
16
provided with multiple incipits
2
provided with one or two incipits
10
provided with single incipit
24
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
27
varies
1
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
10
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
4
cursive (bastarda)
8
cursive (humanistic)
6
cursive (italic)
1
display script
6
hybrida
4
roman
1
rotonda
1
textura
6
Level of Calligraphy
fair
23
high
8
n/a
1
poor
7
very high
4
Colour of Text
black
27
blue
3
brown
16
dark brown
6
gold
1
light brown
1
red
16
red-brown
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
18
yes
27
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
7
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Borders Frequency
never
7
rarely
2
sometimes
2
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
3
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
2
often
2
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
2
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
3
plain initials
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
4
never
1
normally
12
occasionally
6
often
5
rarely
10
sometimes
5
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
24
calligraphic with decoration
8
calligraphic with grotesque heads
7
decorated
1
flourished
7
littera notabilior
3
plain initials
6
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
2
normally
5
occasionally
3
often
6
rarely
7
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
2
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
4
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
5
sometimes
6
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
7
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
4
littera notabilior
5
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Basel, Switzerland, Öffentliche Bibliothek der Universität, MS F IX 55, c. 1507-1510, All folios
Basel, Switzerland, Öffentliche Bibliothek der Universität, MS F VI 26 d, First quarter of the 16th century, All folios
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