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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France
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Germany
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Great Britain
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Italy
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Portugal
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Spain
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Cities
Augsburg
1
Cambrai
1
Casale Monferrato
2
Coimbra
1
London
4
Munich
1
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1
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1
Wittenberg
1
Zaragoza
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Production method
Manuscript
13
Physical type
choirbook
9
partbooks (complete set)
4
Material
paper
13
Format
oblong
4
upright
9
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
never
5
none visible
7
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
10
brown
3
red
1
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
2
double rastrum
1
printed staves
4
single rastrum
7
Number of staves
10
4
11
3
2
1
3
5
4
1
5
1
6
1
7
1
8
3
9
3
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
4
2-part opening
3
3-part opening
5
4-part opening
9
4-part single page
1
5-part opening
4
6-part opening
2
8-part opening
1
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
13
none
3
single
5
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
10
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
2
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
12
not in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
3
made for complete additional staves
3
notation and staves extended into margin
6
notation extended into margin
3
partial additional staves
3
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
10
brown
3
Type of Notation
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
3
void mensural
13
Monophonic Notation
absent
10
present
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
11
high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
1
repeat signs
1
signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
5
Copying of Text
Language
Latin
13
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
13
provided with single incipit
1
untexted
3
Type of Script
cursive
5
cursive (bastarda)
2
display script
1
humanistic
1
textura
5
various
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
13
high
2
Colour of Text
black
11
brown
4
red
2
Multiple Texts
no
8
yes
6
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
never
1
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
1
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
2
occasionally
3
often
3
rarely
3
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
6
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
decorated
5
flourished
3
plain initials
5
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
3
occasionally
2
often
3
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
1
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorative final long
3
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Material: paper
Level of calligraphy text: fair
Indentation for initials: double
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Segovia, Spain, Archivo Capitular de la Catedral, MS s.s., c. 1498-1515, All folios
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