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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Germany
13
Great Britain
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Italy
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Portugal
1
Spain
2
Switzerland
5
Cities
Antwerp
1
Augsburg
3
Austria
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Basel
5
Belgium
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Bologna
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8
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Production method
Manuscript
67
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
56
choirbook (fragment)
1
choirbook (single quire(s))
4
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
2
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
Material
paper
33
paper (with parchment)
3
parchment
26
parchment (with paper)
2
parchment and paper (mixed)
3
Format
upright
67
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
13
never
9
none visible
25
normally
5
occasionally
3
often
6
rarely
3
sometimes
10
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
51
brown
17
dark brown
3
gold
1
light brown
1
red
3
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
freehand
8
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
58
straightedge
7
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
1
4
10
39
11
19
12
9
2
18
3
19
4
25
5
33
6
41
7
43
8
67
9
46
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
15
10-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
4
2-part opening
34
2-part single page
16
3-part consecutive
4
3-part opening
54
3-part score
1
3-part single page
13
4-part consecutive
2
4-part opening
67
4-part single page
14
5-part consecutive
2
5-part opening
45
5-part single page
5
6-part opening
17
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
4
Indentation for Initials
double
38
none
19
quadruple
3
quintuple
1
single
61
triple
19
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
49
left below voice parts as part of grid
2
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
7
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
28
variable space, not on grid
23
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
51
not in dedicated space
14
provided, in dedicated space
13
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
27
none
3
notation and staves extended into margin
36
notation extended into margin
17
other
3
partial additional staves
24
staveline added
8
staves extended into margin
6
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
55
brown
13
dark brown
3
gold
1
light brown
1
red
5
Type of Notation
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
4
full mensural
5
strene notation
1
void mensural
66
Monophonic Notation
absent
54
present
18
Level of Calligraphy
fair
20
high
24
poor
5
very high
21
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
6
custodes
1
end symbol
8
none
2
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
pointers
3
repeat signs
14
signa congruentiae
34
signes-de-renvoi
45
space-filler
3
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
1
Dutch
2
English
3
Flemish
5
French
21
German
3
Italian
6
Latin
62
Spanish
3
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
12
fully texted with one text
62
fully texted with two or more texts
16
fully texted with two texts
9
partially texted with one or two texts
4
partially texted with one text
12
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
3
provided with one or two incipits
7
provided with single incipit
21
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
23
Type of Script
cursive
6
cursive (Anglicana)
4
cursive (German)
6
cursive (bastarda)
32
cursive (humanistic)
3
display script
34
humanistic
1
hybrida
3
roman
1
rotonda
1
textura
17
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
21
high
29
poor
8
very high
21
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
55
blue
3
brown
12
dark brown
4
gold
1
light brown
1
red
42
Multiple Texts
no
37
yes
38
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
6
rarely
25
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
9
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
23
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
10
partial borders: one- and two-sided
3
partial borders: one-sided
7
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
4
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
4
normally
3
occasionally
4
often
5
rarely
21
sometimes
3
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
13
decorated with grotesque heads
7
flourished
5
historiated
3
plain initials
4
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
26
occasionally
12
often
6
rarely
18
sometimes
10
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
33
calligraphic with decoration
6
calligraphic with grotesque heads
6
decorated
4
decorated with grotesque heads
4
flourished
11
littera notabilior
2
plain initials
8
Planned Initials Frequency
never
10
normally
8
occasionally
5
often
6
rarely
15
sometimes
3
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
16
normally
4
occasionally
3
often
3
rarely
6
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
2
banner
2
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
5
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
3
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Production method: Manuscript
Disposition of voice part: 4-part opening
Number of staves: 8
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Maastricht, Netherlands, Rijksarchief van Limburg, MS s.s., c. 1480, All folios
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