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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Czech Republic
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Germany
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Great Britain
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Italy
13
Italy (North)
1
Silesia
3
Spain
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Cities
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Tarazona
3
Toledo
1
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1
Turin
1
Vienna
6
Wittenberg
1
Zagan
3
Production method
Manuscript
42
Printed work
1
Physical type
choirbook
31
music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (complete set)
6
partbooks (incomplete set)
2
Material
paper
43
Format
oblong
13
upright
30
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
6
n/a
1
never
8
none visible
15
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
7
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
17
brown
19
dark brown
7
reddish brown
2
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
2
double rastrum
4
freehand
2
printed staves
3
single rastrum
32
straightedge
3
triple rastrum
2
Number of staves
1
1
10
11
11
9
12
4
13
1
2
8
3
12
4
16
5
10
6
14
7
11
8
13
9
13
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
14
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
17
2-part single page
14
3-part consecutive
3
3-part opening
27
3-part single page
11
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
31
4-part single page
17
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
19
5-part single page
3
6-part opening
7
8-part opening
2
n/a
2
Indentation for Initials
double
14
none
20
single
31
triple
3
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
30
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
4
staves not ruled on grid
3
variable space, not on grid
10
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
25
not in dedicated space
17
provided, in dedicated space
6
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
7
made for complete additional staves
17
notation and staves extended into margin
24
notation extended into margin
13
other
3
partial additional staves
20
staveline added
11
staves extended into margin
6
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
26
blue
1
brown
15
dark brown
5
gold
1
light brown
1
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
4
full mensural
4
void mensural
42
Monophonic Notation
absent
30
present
14
Level of Calligraphy
fair
30
high
12
n/a
1
poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
4
end symbol
7
pointers
3
repeat signs
13
signa congruentiae
15
signes-de-renvoi
21
space-filler
4
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
4
Dutch
5
Flemish
1
French
14
German
6
Italian
8
Latin
40
Spanish
6
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
11
fully texted with one text
43
fully texted with two or more texts
7
fully texted with two texts
6
partially texted with one or two texts
4
partially texted with one text
11
partially texted with two or more texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
2
provided with one or two incipits
7
provided with single incipit
21
untexted
20
varies
1
Type of Script
cursive
10
cursive (German)
6
cursive (bastarda)
7
cursive (humanistic)
8
cursive (italic)
3
display script
10
hybrida
3
rotonda
1
textura
9
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
24
high
14
n/a
1
poor
5
very high
2
Colour of Text
black
25
blue
1
brown
19
dark brown
5
red
13
reddish brown
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
8
yes
43
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
5
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
never
4
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
2
often
1
rarely
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated with grotesque heads
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
5
never
1
normally
14
occasionally
6
often
6
rarely
7
sometimes
8
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
22
calligraphic with decoration
10
calligraphic with grotesque heads
8
decorated
5
flourished
8
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
14
Planned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
6
occasionally
1
often
5
rarely
6
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
never
2
normally
1
occasionally
5
often
3
rarely
4
sometimes
3
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorative final long
9
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
5
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Cambridge, Great Britain, Gonville and Caius College, MS 667/760, Late 1520s, All folios
London, Great Britain, Lambeth Palace Library, MS 1, Late 1520s, All folios
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