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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Austria
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Belgium
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Czech Republic
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France
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Germany
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Great Britain
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Italy
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Spain
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Switzerland
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Antwerp
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8
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4
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Production method
Manuscript
107
Physical type
choirbook
107
Material
paper
56
paper (with parchment)
6
parchment
40
parchment (with paper)
3
parchment and paper (mixed)
2
Format
oblong
6
upright
101
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
34
never
14
none visible
31
normally
10
occasionally
3
often
7
rarely
1
sometimes
10
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
74
brown
28
dark brown
5
gold
1
light brown
3
red
4
reddish brown
2
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
double rastrum
10
freehand
1
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
87
straightedge
11
triple rastrum
3
Number of staves
1
3
10
58
11
31
12
23
13
11
14
6
15
5
16
2
17
2
2
16
3
17
4
24
5
34
6
43
7
43
8
53
9
52
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
12
10-part opening
1
12-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
40
2-part single page
16
3-part consecutive
6
3-part opening
65
3-part score
2
3-part single page
13
4-part consecutive
3
4-part opening
96
4-part single page
16
5-part consecutive
5
5-part opening
58
5-part single page
5
6-part consecutive
1
6-part opening
27
7-part consecutive
1
7-part opening
2
8-part consecutive
1
8-part opening
4
9-part consecutive
1
9-part opening
1
n/a
4
Indentation for Initials
all staves indented
1
double
50
none
40
quadruple
4
single
76
triple
22
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
78
left below voice parts as part of grid
2
left between voice parts as part of grid
4
none
6
staves not ruled
3
staves not ruled on grid
37
variable space, not on grid
27
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
83
not in dedicated space
18
provided, in dedicated space
13
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
7
made for complete additional staves
28
notation and staves extended into margin
66
notation extended into margin
37
other
3
partial additional staves
37
staveline added
13
staves extended into margin
8
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
107
blue
1
brown
11
dark brown
4
gold
2
red
11
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
2
chant (square)
6
full mensural
9
strene notation
1
void mensural
102
Monophonic Notation
absent
83
present
28
Level of Calligraphy
fair
39
high
46
poor
3
very high
24
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
8
custodes
1
end symbol
17
none
2
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
pointers
5
repeat signs
16
signa congruentiae
42
signes-de-renvoi
59
space-filler
3
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
1
Dutch
4
English
2
Flemish
5
French
25
German
5
Italian
10
Latin
102
Spanish
4
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
7
fully texted with one text
98
fully texted with two or more texts
20
fully texted with two texts
5
partially texted with one or two texts
3
partially texted with one text
10
provided with multiple incipits
2
provided with one or two incipits
7
provided with single incipit
26
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
25
varies
1
Type of Script
antiqua
5
cursive
11
cursive (Anglicana)
5
cursive (German)
4
cursive (Italianate)
1
cursive (bastarda)
33
cursive (humanistic)
10
cursive (italic)
4
display script
39
humanistic
2
hybrida
2
textura
37
Level of Calligraphy
fair
41
high
42
poor
5
very high
27
Colour of Text
black
96
blue
5
brown
18
dark brown
5
dark red
1
green
1
grey
1
red
58
reddish brown
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
66
yes
47
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
7
none visible
1
often
1
rarely
33
Borders Frequency
never
8
occasionally
4
often
1
rarely
30
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
7
partial borders: one- and two-sided
4
partial borders: one-sided
11
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
9
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
6
normally
5
occasionally
4
often
7
rarely
27
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic
1
calligraphic with decoration
2
decorated
18
decorated with grotesque heads
8
flourished
8
historiated
5
plain initials
3
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
4
Penned Initials Frequency
always
11
never
2
normally
46
occasionally
14
often
7
rarely
21
sometimes
12
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
58
calligraphic with decoration
16
calligraphic with grotesque heads
17
decorated
5
decorated with grotesque heads
5
flourished
25
littera notabilior
2
plain initials
16
Planned Initials Frequency
always
4
never
13
normally
7
occasionally
7
often
10
rarely
18
sometimes
5
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
always
2
never
17
normally
10
occasionally
8
often
9
rarely
8
sometimes
10
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
3
banner
5
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
17
embellished final barline
2
end-symbol
6
littera notabilior
9
ornament
2
signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
2
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Seville, Spain, Biblioteca Capitular y Colombina, MS 5-1-43 (olim Z Tab. 135, N.° 33), c. 1470-85, All folios
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