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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Belgium
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Germany
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Italy
5
Portugal
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Spain
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Cities
Antwerp
1
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Munich
6
Netherlands
1
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3
Wittenberg
1
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1
Production method
Manuscript
25
Printed work
1
Physical type
choirbook
26
Material
paper
17
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
8
Format
upright
26
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
7
n/a
1
never
1
none visible
12
often
3
sometimes
4
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
20
brown
6
dark brown
1
red
2
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
2
double rastrum
3
single rastrum
22
straightedge
1
Number of staves
1
1
10
15
11
9
12
6
13
1
2
4
3
4
4
8
5
9
6
10
7
10
8
16
9
13
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
5
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
10
2-part single page
1
3-part opening
14
4-part opening
26
4-part single page
2
5-part opening
17
6-part opening
10
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
26
none
8
single
20
triple
4
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
18
none
3
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
11
variable space, not on grid
7
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
24
not in dedicated space
3
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
4
made for complete additional staves
6
notation and staves extended into margin
12
notation extended into margin
7
partial additional staves
8
staveline added
3
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
23
brown
3
dark brown
2
red
1
Type of Notation
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
4
void mensural
26
Monophonic Notation
absent
20
present
10
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
15
n/a
1
very high
5
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
4
end symbol
6
repeat signs
4
signa congruentiae
8
signes-de-renvoi
19
Copying of Text
Language
Latin
26
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one text
26
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
2
provided with single incipit
2
untexted
4
Type of Script
cursive
2
cursive (Italianate)
1
cursive (bastarda)
9
cursive (humanistic)
1
display script
11
humanistic
1
rotonda
1
textura
13
various
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
8
high
16
n/a
1
very high
6
Colour of Text
black
23
brown
4
dark brown
2
red
15
Multiple Texts
no
26
yes
3
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
3
normally
1
rarely
7
Borders Frequency
never
4
rarely
6
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one-sided
2
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
3
often
2
rarely
10
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
6
decorated with grotesque heads
3
historiated
3
plain initials
1
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
10
occasionally
5
often
3
rarely
6
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
18
calligraphic with decoration
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
4
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
6
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
4
normally
5
occasionally
4
often
4
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
4
normally
3
often
2
rarely
2
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
banner
3
decorative final long
2
littera notabilior
3
signes-de-renvoi
1
vignette
1
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Colour of text: black
Disposition of voice part: 6-part opening
Disposition of voice part: 9-part opening
Presence absence of text: fully texted with one text
Ruling medium: straightedge
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Barcelona, Spain, Biblioteca Orfeó Català, MS 5 (olim 12-VI-12), 1490-1510, All folios
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