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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Czech Republic
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Great Britain
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Italy
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Netherlands
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Portugal
1
Spain
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Switzerland
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Cities
Augsburg
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Production method
Manuscript
49
Physical type
choirbook
32
choirbook (single quire(s))
4
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
3
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbook (fragment)
1
partbook (single)
4
partbooks (complete set)
1
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
tablebook
1
Material
paper
35
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
11
parchment (with paper)
1
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
10
upright
38
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
7
n/a
1
never
17
none visible
28
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
17
brown
23
dark brown
5
gold
1
light brown
3
red
6
reddish brown
2
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
double rastrum
4
freehand
6
printed staves
1
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
36
straightedge
10
triple rastrum
7
Number of staves
1
3
10
12
11
8
12
7
13
2
14
1
2
6
3
7
4
8
5
9
6
17
7
11
8
14
9
11
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
18
2-part consecutive
3
2-part opening
15
2-part score
2
2-part single page
14
3-part consecutive
3
3-part opening
34
3-part score
1
3-part single page
13
4-part consecutive
2
4-part opening
41
4-part score
1
4-part single page
13
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
15
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
3
8-part opening
2
n/a
2
Indentation for Initials
double
5
none
27
quadruple
1
single
28
triple
2
varies
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
39
left below voice parts as part of grid
4
left between voice parts as part of grid
6
none
11
staves not ruled on grid
3
variable space, not on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
31
not in dedicated space
12
provided, in dedicated space
14
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
4
made for complete additional staves
19
none
2
notation and staves extended into margin
33
notation extended into margin
18
other
4
partial additional staves
21
staveline added
7
staves extended into margin
5
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
28
blue
1
brown
26
dark brown
5
gold
1
light brown
1
red
1
Type of Notation
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
5
full mensural
2
void mensural
49
Monophonic Notation
absent
43
present
12
Level of Calligraphy
fair
25
high
14
poor
11
very high
6
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
5
end symbol
10
none
5
pointers
5
repeat signs
13
signa congruentiae
16
signes-de-renvoi
25
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
2
Dutch
5
English
1
Flemish
3
French
25
German
8
Italian
13
Latin
43
Spanish
8
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
9
fully texted with one text
38
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
21
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
9
provided with single incipit
35
provided with two incipits
3
untexted
49
varies
2
Type of Script
cursive
17
cursive (German)
8
cursive (bastarda)
8
cursive (humanistic)
9
cursive (italic)
4
display script
5
humanistic
3
hybrida
2
roman
2
rotonda
2
textura
5
various
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
28
high
17
poor
14
very high
5
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
27
blue
3
brown
29
dark brown
6
gold
1
grey
1
light brown
1
red
11
reddish brown
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
49
yes
10
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
6
rarely
4
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
5
often
1
rarely
5
Borders Size
full borders
3
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
5
sometimes
3
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
2
decorated
8
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
3
historiated
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
5
never
1
normally
10
occasionally
7
often
7
rarely
7
sometimes
9
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
24
calligraphic with decoration
10
calligraphic with grotesque heads
9
decorated
2
flourished
9
historiated
1
littera notabilior
2
plain initials
7
zoomorphic initial
1
Planned Initials Frequency
always
6
never
1
normally
7
occasionally
5
often
6
rarely
8
sometimes
6
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
3
Other Decoration Frequency
always
3
never
3
normally
3
occasionally
5
often
8
rarely
4
sometimes
6
Other Decoration Type
banner
2
decorated letters
4
decorative final long
7
diagrams
1
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
6
ornament
1
signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Seville, Spain, Biblioteca Capitular y Colombina, MS 5-1-43 (olim Z Tab. 135, N.° 33), c. 1470-85, All folios
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