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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Locations of Origin
Countries
Belgium
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Germany
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Great Britain
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Italy
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Spain
1
Switzerland
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Cities
Arundel
1
Basel
3
England
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Florence
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Freiburg
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1
Italy (North)
1
Mantua
1
Mechelen
1
Naples
1
Schonenberg nr. Bocholt
1
Stirling
1
Vic
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Production method
Manuscript
14
Physical type
choirbook
5
choirbook (single quire(s))
1
monophonic manuscript with interpolated polyphony
2
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
2
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (complete set)
1
single leaf
1
Material
paper
8
parchment
6
Format
oblong
3
upright
11
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
never
1
none visible
14
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
6
brown
3
dark brown
1
light brown
1
n/a
1
red
2
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
freehand
2
single rastrum
2
straightedge
14
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
1
2
10
6
11
5
12
5
13
2
14
3
15
1
16
1
17
1
2
2
3
5
4
3
5
8
6
5
7
4
8
4
9
4
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
3
10-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
3
2-part opening
6
2-part single page
2
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
4
3-part single page
4
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
4
4-part single page
1
5-part consecutive
3
5-part opening
5
6-part opening
3
Indentation for Initials
double
2
none
9
single
5
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
4
left below voice parts as part of grid
2
none
6
variable space, not on grid
4
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
9
not in dedicated space
1
provided, in dedicated space
5
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
3
notation and staves extended into margin
4
notation extended into margin
2
partial additional staves
5
staveline added
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
11
brown
3
dark brown
1
light brown
1
red
2
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
chant (Gothic)
1
full mensural
3
void mensural
10
Monophonic Notation
absent
10
present
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
6
poor
3
very high
1
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
2
none
1
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
repeat signs
3
signa congruentiae
3
signes-de-renvoi
5
Copying of Text
Language
German
2
Italian
1
Latin
13
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one text
14
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with single incipit
6
untexted
5
Type of Script
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (German)
4
cursive (humanistic)
2
cursive (italic)
1
display script
1
textura
6
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
7
poor
2
very high
1
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
11
blue
1
brown
3
dark brown
1
light brown
1
red
3
Multiple Texts
no
13
yes
1
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
3
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
never
3
occasionally
1
Borders Size
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
2
occasionally
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
3
historiated
1
plain initials
2
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
3
calligraphic with decoration
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
2
littera notabilior
4
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
1
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
1
often
3
rarely
1
sometimes
4
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
2
decorative final long
2
diagrams
1
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
3
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Ruling medium: straightedge
Pricking frequency: none visible
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Cambridge, Great Britain, Magdalene College, MS Pepys 1760, c. 1509-c. 1514, All folios
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