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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Countries
Belgium
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Czech Republic
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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
1
Cities
Augsburg
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Brussels
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1
Coimbra
1
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1
Germany (South)
3
Mechelen
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Munich
1
Prague
1
Stirling
1
Wittenberg
2
Zaragoza
1
Production method
Manuscript
13
Physical type
choirbook
12
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
Material
paper
9
paper (with parchment)
3
parchment
1
Format
upright
13
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
4
never
1
none visible
9
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
13
brown
3
red
1
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
12
straightedge
1
Number of staves
10
8
11
2
12
1
2
2
3
3
4
4
5
4
6
5
7
4
8
9
9
7
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
2
10-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
5
2-part single page
3
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
6
3-part single page
3
4-part consecutive
2
4-part opening
13
4-part single page
1
5-part consecutive
2
5-part opening
7
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
2
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
7
none
5
single
13
triple
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
8
none
2
staves not ruled on grid
6
variable space, not on grid
4
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
12
not in dedicated space
2
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
6
notation and staves extended into margin
6
notation extended into margin
2
partial additional staves
5
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
12
brown
3
Type of Notation
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
13
Monophonic Notation
absent
10
present
7
Level of Calligraphy
fair
10
high
4
poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
1
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
pointers
1
repeat signs
1
signa congruentiae
4
signes-de-renvoi
7
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
1
French
1
German
1
Latin
13
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
13
fully texted with two or more texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with single incipit
2
untexted
4
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (bastarda)
2
cursive (humanistic)
1
display script
2
humanistic
1
textura
7
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
13
high
4
Colour of Text
black
13
brown
3
red
7
Multiple Texts
no
9
yes
5
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
rarely
3
Borders Frequency
never
2
occasionally
1
rarely
2
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
occasionally
1
rarely
3
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
4
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
8
calligraphic with decoration
4
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
3
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
4
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
1
occasionally
1
often
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
banner
1
decorative final long
1
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Borders size: partial borders: two-sided
Presence absence of text: provided with one or two incipits
Indentation for initials: single
Adhoc adaptation: notation and staves extended into margin
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Eton, Great Britain, Eton College Library, MS 178, c. 1500-04, All folios
Modena, Italy, Archivio Storico Diocesano di Modena-Nonantola, MS Mus. IX, c. 1520-30, All folios
Naples, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale, MS VI E 40, 1470s, All folios
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