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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France
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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
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1
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1
Toledo
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Production method
Manuscript
23
Printed work
1
Physical type
choirbook
18
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
partbook (fragment)
1
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (complete set)
1
partbooks (incomplete set)
2
Material
paper
17
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
6
Format
oblong
8
upright
16
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
4
n/a
2
never
9
none visible
11
often
1
rarely
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
5
brown
12
dark brown
2
gold
1
light brown
4
red
1
reddish brown
2
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
3
freehand
1
printed staves
1
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
17
straightedge
2
triple rastrum
3
Number of staves
1
1
10
6
11
3
12
2
13
1
3
1
4
1
5
4
6
7
7
3
8
6
9
4
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
10
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
7
2-part score
1
2-part single page
6
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
18
3-part score
1
3-part single page
8
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
18
4-part score
1
4-part single page
7
5-part opening
7
6-part opening
2
8-part opening
1
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
none
15
single
14
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
21
left below voice parts as part of grid
2
left between voice parts as part of grid
3
none
5
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
17
not in dedicated space
8
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
7
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
15
notation extended into margin
9
other
2
partial additional staves
9
staveline added
5
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
13
brown
14
dark brown
1
gold
1
light brown
1
Type of Notation
full mensural
1
void mensural
24
Monophonic Notation
absent
22
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
11
high
8
n/a
1
poor
5
very high
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
end symbol
4
none
1
pointers
4
repeat signs
9
signa congruentiae
11
signes-de-renvoi
12
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
5
Flemish
2
French
24
German
5
Italian
9
Latin
21
Spanish
6
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
6
fully texted with one text
20
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
12
provided with one or two incipits
5
provided with single incipit
20
provided with two incipits
2
untexted
20
varies
1
Type of Script
cursive
11
cursive (German)
2
cursive (bastarda)
6
cursive (humanistic)
5
cursive (italic)
2
display script
3
humanistic
1
hybrida
2
roman
2
rotonda
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
13
high
10
n/a
1
poor
8
very high
2
Colour of Text
black
11
blue
2
brown
17
dark brown
3
gold
1
light brown
1
red
3
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
24
yes
6
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
rarely
4
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
1
often
1
rarely
4
Borders Size
full borders
2
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
1
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
6
flourished
2
historiated
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
4
never
1
normally
3
occasionally
2
often
5
rarely
5
sometimes
5
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
11
calligraphic with decoration
5
calligraphic with grotesque heads
5
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
4
historiated
1
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
5
Planned Initials Frequency
always
4
normally
4
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
3
sometimes
5
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
2
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
2
sometimes
3
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
3
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
1
signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Barcelona, Spain, Biblioteca Orfeó Català, MS 5 (olim 12-VI-12), 1490-1510, All folios
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