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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France
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Germany
6
Italy
8
Italy (North)
1
Netherlands
1
Portugal
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Spain
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1
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1
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1
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1
Production method
Manuscript
34
Physical type
choirbook
26
choirbook (fragment(s))
1
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
partbook (single)
3
partbooks (complete set)
1
poetry collection with some notated music
1
tablebook
1
Material
paper
23
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
10
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
3
upright
30
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
6
never
9
none visible
14
normally
3
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
3
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
8
brown
21
dark brown
3
light brown
4
red
2
reddish brown
2
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
freehand
1
single rastrum
34
straightedge
1
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
10
10
11
5
12
2
13
1
2
3
3
4
4
5
5
4
6
13
7
10
8
10
9
9
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
11
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
11
2-part score
1
2-part single page
8
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
23
3-part score
1
3-part single page
8
4-part opening
26
4-part score
1
4-part single page
8
5-part opening
7
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
1
8-part opening
2
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
3
none
10
quintuple
1
single
34
varies
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
28
left below voice parts as part of grid
2
left between voice parts as part of grid
3
none
5
staves not ruled on grid
2
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
15
not in dedicated space
13
provided, in dedicated space
10
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
3
made for complete additional staves
13
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
24
notation extended into margin
14
other
5
partial additional staves
16
staveline added
8
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
10
brown
32
dark brown
1
light brown
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
1
full mensural
2
void mensural
34
Monophonic Notation
absent
29
present
7
Level of Calligraphy
fair
21
high
13
poor
6
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
end symbol
5
none
1
pointers
2
repeat signs
14
signa congruentiae
11
signes-de-renvoi
14
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
2
Dutch
4
Flemish
1
French
20
German
6
Italian
6
Latin
27
Spanish
5
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
14
fully texted with one text
30
fully texted with two texts
3
partially texted with one or two texts
7
partially texted with one text
18
partially texted with two texts
2
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
9
provided with single incipit
19
provided with two incipits
4
untexted
22
varies
1
Type of Script
cursive
11
cursive (German)
5
cursive (bastarda)
13
cursive (humanistic)
3
cursive (italic)
1
display script
5
hybrida
4
textura
3
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
18
high
16
poor
9
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
11
blue
1
brown
34
dark brown
2
light brown
1
red
5
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
22
yes
19
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
4
rarely
3
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
2
rarely
4
Borders Size
full borders
2
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
always
3
never
2
normally
3
rarely
3
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
7
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
3
Penned Initials Frequency
always
3
never
1
normally
6
occasionally
4
often
5
rarely
9
sometimes
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
19
calligraphic with decoration
9
calligraphic with grotesque heads
8
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
5
plain initials
6
zoomorphic initial
1
Planned Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
7
occasionally
2
often
7
rarely
3
sometimes
4
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
2
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
2
occasionally
4
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
3
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
5
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
5
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Indentation for initials: single
Ruling medium: single rastrum
Colour of text: brown
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Hradec Králové, Czech Republic, Muzeum Východních Čech, Knihovna, MS Hr-26 (II A 21) (olim 8707), First half of 16th century, All folios
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