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
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Belgium
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England
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France
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Germany
4
Great Britain
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Italy
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Cities
Antwerp
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3
Netherlands
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Northamptonshire
1
Padua
1
Rome
2
Torgau
1
Venice
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Vienna
4
Windsor
1
Production method
Manuscript
33
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
26
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
2
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
3
printed book with interpolated polyphony
1
Material
paper
18
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
10
parchment (with paper)
1
parchment and paper (mixed)
3
Format
oblong
3
upright
30
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
6
never
6
none visible
11
normally
6
often
2
sometimes
3
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
19
brown
8
dark brown
2
light brown
3
red
3
reddish brown
2
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
2
freehand
2
single rastrum
24
straightedge
5
triple rastrum
2
Number of staves
1
3
10
8
11
4
12
5
13
3
14
1
15
1
2
7
3
8
4
10
5
8
6
11
7
12
8
13
9
16
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
5
2-part consecutive
4
2-part opening
19
2-part single page
8
3-part consecutive
6
3-part opening
33
3-part single page
14
4-part consecutive
2
4-part opening
30
4-part single page
10
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
14
6-part opening
7
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
7
none
33
single
13
triple
2
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
25
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
3
none
5
staves not ruled on grid
3
variable space, not on grid
7
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
20
not in dedicated space
11
provided, in dedicated space
7
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
11
notation and staves extended into margin
18
notation extended into margin
12
other
1
partial additional staves
13
staveline added
3
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
33
blue
1
brown
4
gold
1
red
2
Type of Notation
chant (square)
2
full mensural
1
void mensural
32
Monophonic Notation
absent
26
present
9
Level of Calligraphy
fair
14
high
13
poor
2
very high
5
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
5
pointers
3
repeat signs
6
signa congruentiae
8
signes-de-renvoi
20
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
3
English
2
Flemish
1
French
14
German
2
Italian
6
Latin
32
Spanish
4
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
4
fully texted with one text
26
fully texted with two or more texts
2
fully texted with two texts
3
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
5
provided with one or two incipits
3
provided with single incipit
14
untexted
13
varies
1
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
5
cursive (Anglicana)
3
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
6
cursive (humanistic)
4
cursive (italic)
2
display script
4
humanistic
1
hybrida
1
textura
11
Level of Calligraphy
fair
15
high
11
poor
3
very high
6
Colour of Text
black
29
brown
7
dark brown
1
red
6
Multiple Texts
no
19
yes
16
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
2
rarely
5
Borders Frequency
never
1
rarely
7
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
5
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
5
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic
1
decorated
7
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
5
historiated
1
plain initials
2
trompe l'oeil
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
5
never
1
normally
13
occasionally
4
often
4
rarely
5
sometimes
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
18
calligraphic with decoration
6
calligraphic with grotesque heads
6
decorated
2
flourished
11
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
6
Planned Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
5
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
normally
6
occasionally
2
often
3
sometimes
4
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
4
diagrams
1
embellished final barline
2
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
3
signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Colour of notation: black
Disposition of voice part: 3-part opening
Indentation for initials: none
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Basel, Switzerland, Öffentliche Bibliothek der Universität, MS F IX 55, c. 1507-1510, All folios
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