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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Italy
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Cities
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5
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Production method
Manuscript
55
Physical type
choirbook
55
Material
paper
33
paper (with parchment)
3
parchment
18
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
oblong
3
upright
52
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
11
never
3
none visible
23
normally
8
occasionally
2
often
4
rarely
2
sometimes
5
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
29
brown
18
dark brown
5
light brown
3
red
2
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
single rastrum
55
straightedge
1
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
1
1
10
26
11
10
12
6
13
2
2
9
3
10
4
15
5
17
6
24
7
22
8
26
9
21
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
7
12-part opening
1
2-part opening
27
2-part score
1
2-part single page
6
3-part opening
40
3-part score
2
3-part single page
6
4-part opening
49
4-part score
1
4-part single page
10
5-part opening
25
6-part opening
13
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
23
none
29
quintuple
1
single
41
triple
8
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
39
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
15
variable space, not on grid
13
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
41
not in dedicated space
13
provided, in dedicated space
5
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
5
made for complete additional staves
14
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
30
notation extended into margin
22
partial additional staves
14
staveline added
7
staves extended into margin
6
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
37
brown
16
dark brown
3
light brown
1
red
2
Type of Notation
chant (square)
4
full mensural
2
void mensural
54
Monophonic Notation
absent
45
present
13
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
55
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
3
cue notes
1
end symbol
7
pointers
1
repeat signs
15
signa congruentiae
19
signes-de-renvoi
26
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
3
Flemish
2
French
18
German
1
Italian
7
Latin
52
Spanish
3
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
7
fully texted with one text
52
fully texted with two or more texts
5
fully texted with two texts
7
partially texted with one or two texts
3
partially texted with one text
8
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
2
provided with one or two incipits
4
provided with single incipit
16
provided with two incipits
3
untexted
15
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
6
cursive (Italianate)
1
cursive (bastarda)
20
cursive (humanistic)
5
cursive (italic)
3
display script
20
humanistic
2
hybrida
2
roman
1
textura
23
Level of Calligraphy
fair
14
high
42
poor
3
very high
6
Colour of Text
black
36
blue
3
brown
19
dark brown
3
dark red
1
green
1
grey
1
light brown
1
red
25
reddish brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
36
yes
25
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
3
none visible
1
rarely
12
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
4
occasionally
1
rarely
11
Borders Size
full borders
3
partial borders: one- and two-sided
2
partial borders: one-sided
4
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
6
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
2
normally
4
occasionally
3
often
1
rarely
9
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
12
decorated with grotesque heads
5
flourished
3
historiated
1
zoomorphic initial
3
Penned Initials Frequency
always
4
never
1
normally
25
occasionally
6
often
5
rarely
8
sometimes
10
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
36
calligraphic with decoration
10
calligraphic with grotesque heads
13
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
19
historiated
1
littera notabilior
2
plain initials
6
Planned Initials Frequency
never
2
normally
3
occasionally
5
often
4
rarely
8
sometimes
3
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
3
never
3
normally
5
occasionally
5
often
7
rarely
4
sometimes
4
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
3
banner
2
decorated letters
4
decorative final long
5
embellished final barline
3
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
6
ornament
1
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Ruling medium: single rastrum
Physical type: choirbook
Level of calligraphy music: high
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Segovia, Spain, Archivo Capitular de la Catedral, MS s.s., c. 1498-1515, All folios
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