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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Locations of Origin
Countries
Germany
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Great Britain
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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
1
Basel
2
Bologna
1
Ferrara
1
France
1
Germany
1
Glarus, Switzerland
1
London
1
Maastricht
1
Naples
2
Rome
2
Seville
2
Venice
1
Production method
Manuscript
13
Physical type
choirbook
5
choirbook (single quire(s))
2
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
2
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbook (fragment)
1
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
Material
paper
13
Format
oblong
2
upright
11
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
n/a
1
never
13
none visible
3
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
6
brown
6
dark brown
2
light brown
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
freehand
4
printed staves
1
single rastrum
11
straightedge
3
Number of staves
1
1
10
3
11
1
12
3
2
1
3
2
4
1
5
4
6
5
7
4
8
5
9
3
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
6
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
4
2-part score
1
2-part single page
4
3-part opening
8
3-part single page
5
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
11
4-part single page
4
5-part opening
4
Indentation for Initials
none
7
single
9
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
13
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
3
staves not ruled on grid
1
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
9
not in dedicated space
4
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
7
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
10
notation extended into margin
5
other
2
partial additional staves
5
staveline added
2
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
9
blue
1
brown
5
dark brown
2
Type of Notation
chant (square)
3
full mensural
1
void mensural
13
Monophonic Notation
absent
9
present
6
Level of Calligraphy
fair
8
high
3
poor
4
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
4
none
3
pointers
2
repeat signs
2
signa congruentiae
3
signes-de-renvoi
8
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
2
English
1
French
8
German
3
Italian
3
Latin
13
Spanish
3
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
2
fully texted with one text
11
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
6
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
3
provided with single incipit
10
untexted
13
Type of Script
cursive
6
cursive (German)
3
cursive (bastarda)
1
cursive (humanistic)
3
display script
1
humanistic
1
hybrida
2
rotonda
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
8
high
3
poor
6
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
8
brown
7
dark brown
4
red
2
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
12
yes
2
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
Borders Frequency
never
1
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
flourished
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
1
often
3
rarely
2
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
6
calligraphic with decoration
4
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
flourished
1
littera notabilior
2
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
2
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
2
decorative final long
3
end-symbol
2
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Extra space: empty ruled staves on grid
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Sion, Switzerland, Archives du Chapitre, MS 87-1, c. 1494, All folios
London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Royal 11 E. xi, 1516, All folios
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