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
Austria
4
Belgium
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France
4
Germany
10
Great Britain
3
Italy
18
Spain
1
Cities
Arundel
2
Augsburg
3
Bourges
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Brussels
5
Cambrai
1
Casale Monferrato
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Cognac
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Eton
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Florence
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France
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Germany (South)
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Munich
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Munich, Germany
1
Naples
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Padua
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Paris
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Rome
4
Savoy, France
1
Vic
1
Vienna
3
Wittenberg
1
Production method
Manuscript
52
Physical type
choirbook
52
Material
paper
24
paper (with parchment)
5
parchment
20
parchment (with paper)
3
Format
oblong
3
upright
49
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
13
never
3
none visible
24
normally
5
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
2
sometimes
4
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
27
brown
17
dark brown
4
gold
2
light brown
2
red
4
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
4
freehand
1
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
45
straightedge
5
triple rastrum
4
Number of staves
1
3
10
25
11
11
12
5
13
3
14
3
15
3
16
2
17
2
2
7
3
6
4
11
5
15
6
20
7
20
8
25
9
20
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
8
2-part opening
17
2-part single page
4
3-part opening
35
3-part single page
4
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
46
4-part single page
6
5-part consecutive
3
5-part opening
24
6-part consecutive
1
6-part opening
12
7-part consecutive
1
7-part opening
1
8-part consecutive
1
8-part opening
2
9-part consecutive
1
9-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
all staves indented
1
double
18
none
26
quintuple
1
single
38
triple
5
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
39
none
3
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
13
variable space, not on grid
10
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
37
not in dedicated space
11
provided, in dedicated space
8
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
3
made for complete additional staves
12
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
32
notation extended into margin
20
partial additional staves
15
staveline added
6
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
33
brown
19
dark brown
3
gold
2
light brown
1
red
3
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
6
void mensural
49
Monophonic Notation
absent
52
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
11
high
39
poor
1
very high
7
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
cue notes
1
end symbol
5
pointers
2
repeat signs
17
signa congruentiae
19
signes-de-renvoi
22
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
4
French
18
German
4
Italian
8
Latin
45
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
9
fully texted with one text
48
fully texted with two or more texts
3
fully texted with two texts
6
partially texted with one or two texts
4
partially texted with one text
9
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
6
provided with single incipit
21
provided with two incipits
3
untexted
18
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
5
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (German)
1
cursive (Italianate)
1
cursive (bastarda)
18
cursive (humanistic)
4
cursive (italic)
3
display script
17
humanistic
1
hybrida
3
roman
2
textura
22
Level of Calligraphy
fair
8
high
52
poor
1
very high
5
Colour of Text
black
34
blue
6
brown
20
dark brown
3
dark red
1
gold
1
green
1
grey
1
light brown
1
red
24
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
39
yes
19
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
3
none visible
1
often
1
rarely
14
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
4
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
16
Borders Size
full borders
5
partial borders: one- and two-sided
2
partial borders: one-sided
7
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
8
Painted Initials Frequency
always
4
never
3
normally
6
occasionally
3
often
3
rarely
9
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
20
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
4
historiated
3
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
5
Penned Initials Frequency
always
4
never
1
normally
21
occasionally
6
often
5
rarely
9
sometimes
7
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
29
calligraphic with decoration
11
calligraphic with grotesque heads
12
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
4
flourished
16
historiated
1
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
5
occasionally
3
often
3
rarely
10
sometimes
5
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
always
3
never
3
normally
5
occasionally
5
often
10
rarely
2
sometimes
4
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
banner
2
decorated letters
3
decorative final long
8
embellished final barline
3
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
7
ornament
1
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Monophonic notation: absent
Physical type: choirbook
Level of calligraphy text: high
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Montserrat, Spain, Monasterio de S Maria, MS 766, 1517-34, All folios
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