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
Belgium
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Czech Republic
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France
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Germany
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Great Britain
5
Italy
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Spain
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Cities
Bologna
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Catalonia
2
Ferrara
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Italy (North)
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Pisa
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Rome
2
Segovia
1
Seville
1
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1
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Production method
Manuscript
27
Physical type
choirbook
16
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbook (single)
4
partbooks (complete set)
4
Material
paper
23
parchment
4
Format
oblong
8
upright
19
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
4
never
11
none visible
9
normally
3
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
8
brown
15
dark brown
5
red
3
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
3
freehand
2
printed staves
4
single rastrum
16
straightedge
4
triple rastrum
2
Number of staves
1
1
10
9
11
5
12
3
13
1
14
1
2
3
3
6
4
3
5
3
6
7
7
3
8
7
9
7
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
9
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
6
2-part score
1
2-part single page
9
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
16
3-part score
1
3-part single page
9
4-part consecutive
2
4-part opening
17
4-part single page
6
5-part opening
8
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
n/a
2
Indentation for Initials
double
6
none
11
single
13
triple
1
varies
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
23
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
3
staves not ruled on grid
1
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
18
not in dedicated space
8
provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
3
made for complete additional staves
11
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
19
notation extended into margin
13
other
3
partial additional staves
14
staveline added
6
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
17
blue
1
brown
12
dark brown
4
light brown
2
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (Central European)
1
chant (square)
4
full mensural
3
void mensural
27
Monophonic Notation
absent
19
present
10
Level of Calligraphy
fair
22
high
6
poor
1
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
4
end symbol
8
none
1
pointers
4
repeat signs
7
signa congruentiae
10
signes-de-renvoi
14
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
3
Dutch
2
English
1
Flemish
2
French
10
German
1
Italian
6
Latin
26
Spanish
5
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
8
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
9
provided with one or two incipits
3
provided with single incipit
12
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
17
varies
1
Type of Script
cursive
27
cursive (bastarda)
2
display script
2
humanistic
1
hybrida
1
rotonda
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
27
high
5
poor
2
Colour of Text
black
16
blue
2
brown
17
dark brown
3
light brown
1
red
5
reddish brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
16
yes
15
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
3
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
3
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: one- and two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
occasionally
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
3
flourished
2
historiated
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
8
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
6
sometimes
6
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
12
calligraphic with decoration
4
calligraphic with grotesque heads
5
decorated
5
flourished
6
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
9
Planned Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
5
often
5
rarely
3
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
normally
2
occasionally
4
often
3
rarely
4
sometimes
3
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
banner
1
decorated letters
2
decorative final long
5
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
4
littera notabilior
4
signa congruentiae
1
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Level of calligraphy text: fair
Type of script: cursive
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Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 33, 1495-1520, All folios
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