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
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Belgium
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Germany
3
Great Britain
3
Italy
18
Spain
6
Switzerland
2
Cities
Augsburg
1
Basel
2
Bologna
5
Brussels
8
Casale Monferrato
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England
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1
Stirling
1
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1
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1
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1
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1
Production method
Manuscript
52
Physical type
chansonnier
2
choirbook
46
choirbook (single quire(s))
2
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
Material
paper
32
paper (with parchment)
3
parchment
14
parchment (with paper)
2
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
oblong
3
upright
49
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
15
never
8
none visible
23
normally
3
occasionally
3
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
3
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
30
brown
21
dark brown
5
gold
1
light brown
1
red
1
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
double rastrum
6
freehand
5
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
43
straightedge
6
triple rastrum
2
Number of staves
1
3
10
32
11
23
12
14
13
6
14
1
15
1
2
6
3
4
4
6
5
13
6
17
7
13
8
25
9
28
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
13
10-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
26
2-part single page
13
3-part consecutive
3
3-part opening
40
3-part score
1
3-part single page
14
4-part consecutive
2
4-part opening
51
4-part single page
17
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
52
5-part single page
3
6-part opening
18
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
21
none
23
quadruple
4
single
32
triple
15
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
46
left below voice parts as part of grid
2
left between voice parts as part of grid
3
none
7
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
13
variable space, not on grid
5
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
42
not in dedicated space
11
provided, in dedicated space
6
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
7
made for complete additional staves
23
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
52
notation extended into margin
23
other
3
partial additional staves
30
staveline added
11
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
38
brown
15
dark brown
7
gold
1
red
4
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
9
full mensural
4
strene notation
1
void mensural
52
Monophonic Notation
absent
39
present
17
Level of Calligraphy
fair
19
high
17
poor
5
very high
13
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
9
custodes
1
end symbol
12
none
3
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
pointers
5
repeat signs
15
signa congruentiae
24
signes-de-renvoi
37
space-filler
3
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
3
English
2
Flemish
4
French
20
German
2
Italian
5
Latin
49
Spanish
3
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
3
fully texted with one or two texts
9
fully texted with one text
49
fully texted with two or more texts
10
fully texted with two texts
4
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
11
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
7
provided with single incipit
21
untexted
21
varies
1
Type of Script
antiqua
3
cursive
10
cursive (Anglicana)
3
cursive (German)
4
cursive (bastarda)
18
cursive (humanistic)
4
cursive (italic)
3
display script
17
humanistic
2
hybrida
3
roman
2
rotonda
1
textura
5
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
23
high
18
poor
4
very high
12
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
39
blue
2
brown
16
dark brown
7
gold
1
red
21
reddish brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
30
yes
27
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
9
rarely
16
Borders Frequency
never
9
occasionally
1
rarely
16
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
4
partial borders: one- and two-sided
2
partial borders: one-sided
7
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
never
3
normally
1
occasionally
3
often
2
rarely
16
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
9
decorated with grotesque heads
4
flourished
2
historiated
1
plain initials
2
zoomorphic initial
3
Penned Initials Frequency
always
5
never
1
normally
24
occasionally
10
often
4
rarely
11
sometimes
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
29
calligraphic with decoration
9
calligraphic with grotesque heads
12
decorated
4
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
6
historiated
1
littera notabilior
2
plain initials
11
Planned Initials Frequency
always
3
never
9
normally
4
occasionally
4
often
2
rarely
10
sometimes
4
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
2
never
13
normally
4
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
7
sometimes
4
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
banner
2
decorated letters
2
decorative final long
7
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
5
littera notabilior
6
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Disposition of voice part: 5-part opening
Type of notation: void mensural
Adhoc adaptation: notation and staves extended into margin
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Segovia, Spain, Archivo Capitular de la Catedral, MS s.s., c. 1498-1515, All folios
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