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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Belgium
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Czech Republic
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Great Britain
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Italy
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Augsburg
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Production method
Manuscript
19
Physical type
choirbook
10
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbook (single)
3
partbooks (complete set)
4
Material
paper
16
parchment
3
Format
oblong
6
upright
13
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
never
9
none visible
7
normally
3
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
9
brown
9
dark brown
3
red
2
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
2
printed staves
4
single rastrum
12
straightedge
2
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
10
6
11
2
12
2
13
1
2
2
3
5
4
2
5
2
6
4
7
2
8
3
9
4
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
9
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
2
2-part single page
5
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
9
3-part score
1
3-part single page
5
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
11
4-part single page
3
5-part opening
5
n/a
2
Indentation for Initials
double
7
none
5
single
9
varies
3
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
16
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
3
none
3
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
14
not in dedicated space
5
provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
9
notation and staves extended into margin
13
notation extended into margin
8
other
5
partial additional staves
10
staveline added
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
18
brown
7
dark brown
2
Type of Notation
chant (Central European)
1
chant (square)
3
full mensural
1
void mensural
19
Monophonic Notation
absent
13
present
7
Level of Calligraphy
fair
13
high
5
poor
2
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
3
end symbol
4
none
1
pointers
3
repeat signs
2
signa congruentiae
4
signes-de-renvoi
8
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
3
Dutch
1
Flemish
1
French
6
German
2
Italian
3
Latin
19
Spanish
3
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
4
fully texted with one text
15
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one text
6
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
6
untexted
10
varies
1
Type of Script
cursive
19
cursive (German)
2
cursive (Italianate)
1
display script
2
humanistic
1
rotonda
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
16
high
4
poor
2
Colour of Text
black
19
blue
1
brown
9
dark brown
2
red
3
Multiple Texts
no
12
yes
9
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
Borders Frequency
never
1
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
occasionally
1
rarely
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
1
flourished
1
historiated
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
5
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
5
sometimes
5
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
10
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
decorated
5
flourished
4
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
7
Planned Initials Frequency
always
4
normally
2
often
5
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
2
sometimes
4
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorated letters
2
decorative final long
4
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
3
signa congruentiae
1
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Montserrat, Spain, Monasterio de S Maria, MS 773, c. 1510-15, All folios
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