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
Belgium
15
Czech Republic
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France
1
Germany
3
Great Britain
1
Italy
6
Portugal
1
Cities
Antwerp
1
Augsburg
1
Brussels
9
Casale Monferrato
1
Coimbra
1
Flanders
1
Florence
3
Germany (South)
2
Glarus, Switzerland
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Hradec Králové
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Italy (North)
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Mantua
1
Mechelen
14
Munich
1
Netherlands
1
Padua
1
Paris
1
Rome
1
Wittenberg
1
Production method
Manuscript
34
Physical type
chansonnier
2
choirbook
30
partbook (single)
2
Material
paper
8
paper (with parchment)
2
parchment
23
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
oblong
3
upright
31
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
16
never
2
none visible
8
normally
2
often
5
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
26
brown
8
light brown
1
red
4
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
2
single rastrum
29
straightedge
2
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
1
2
10
24
11
13
12
6
13
1
2
5
3
2
4
6
5
10
6
13
7
16
8
21
9
24
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
10
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
13
2-part single page
3
3-part opening
23
3-part single page
1
4-part opening
32
4-part single page
2
5-part opening
23
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
8
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
24
none
6
quadruple
4
single
28
triple
14
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
29
left between voice parts as part of grid
3
none
2
staves not ruled
3
staves not ruled on grid
19
variable space, not on grid
5
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
29
not in dedicated space
3
provided, in dedicated space
5
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
9
notation and staves extended into margin
22
notation extended into margin
7
partial additional staves
12
staveline added
3
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
31
brown
6
red
3
Type of Notation
chant (Central European)
1
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
33
Monophonic Notation
absent
29
present
7
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
13
very high
16
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
3
custodes
1
end symbol
4
repeat signs
5
signa congruentiae
16
signes-de-renvoi
26
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
1
Dutch
2
English
1
Flemish
4
French
12
Italian
1
Latin
33
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
6
fully texted with one text
31
fully texted with two or more texts
13
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
3
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
6
provided with two incipits
2
untexted
9
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
2
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (bastarda)
24
cursive (humanistic)
2
cursive (italic)
1
display script
21
hybrida
1
textura
5
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
15
very high
18
Colour of Text
black
33
blue
3
brown
5
red
26
Multiple Texts
no
16
yes
21
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
2
rarely
21
Borders Frequency
never
4
occasionally
1
rarely
22
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
4
partial borders: one- and two-sided
3
partial borders: one-sided
9
partial borders: three-sided
2
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
34
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
14
decorated with grotesque heads
4
flourished
2
historiated
5
plain initials
2
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
4
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
22
occasionally
8
often
3
rarely
5
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
17
calligraphic with decoration
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
6
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
7
plain initials
4
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
12
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
4
rarely
6
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
14
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
2
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
3
littera notabilior
2
ornament
1
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Painted initials frequency: rarely
Production method: Manuscript
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Barcelona, Spain, Biblioteca Orfeó Català, MS 5 (olim 12-VI-12), 1490-1510, All folios
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