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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Czech Republic
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Italy
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Netherlands
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Spain
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Switzerland
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Cities
Augsburg
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Basel
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Catalonia
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France
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Glarus, Switzerland
1
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2
Rome
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1
Siena
1
Spain
1
Toledo
1
Torgau
1
Production method
Manuscript
19
Physical type
choirbook
13
music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
1
partbook (fragment)
1
partbook (single)
2
partbooks (complete set)
1
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
Material
paper
18
parchment
1
Format
oblong
1
upright
18
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
2
never
6
none visible
8
normally
1
often
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
3
brown
15
dark brown
2
light brown
1
red
2
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
3
single rastrum
15
straightedge
3
Number of staves
10
9
11
5
12
4
13
1
2
1
3
1
4
1
5
2
6
7
7
1
8
2
9
5
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
9
2-part opening
5
2-part single page
6
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
11
3-part single page
7
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
12
4-part single page
5
5-part opening
5
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
1
none
10
single
12
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
13
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
6
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
11
not in dedicated space
5
provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
7
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
15
notation extended into margin
10
other
3
partial additional staves
9
staveline added
5
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
7
brown
14
dark brown
2
light brown
2
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
2
void mensural
19
Monophonic Notation
absent
16
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
12
high
4
poor
7
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
end symbol
3
none
2
pointers
3
repeat signs
5
signa congruentiae
8
signes-de-renvoi
8
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
1
Dutch
2
Flemish
1
French
9
German
2
Italian
2
Latin
17
Spanish
3
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
5
fully texted with one text
19
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one text
13
provided with one or two incipits
4
provided with single incipit
10
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
13
varies
1
Type of Script
cursive
19
cursive (German)
2
cursive (bastarda)
3
hybrida
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
11
high
3
poor
9
Colour of Text
black
6
brown
19
dark brown
1
light brown
1
red
1
reddish brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
14
yes
8
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
4
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
3
Borders Size
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
occasionally
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
2
flourished
2
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
4
occasionally
3
often
1
rarely
5
sometimes
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
7
calligraphic with decoration
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
4
decorated
1
flourished
2
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
6
Planned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
4
often
5
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
3
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorative final long
3
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
3
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Type of script: cursive
Colour of text: brown
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Cambridge, Great Britain, Magdalene College, MS Pepys 1760, c. 1509-c. 1514, All folios
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