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
8
Belgium
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France
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Germany
10
Great Britain
2
Italy
3
Netherlands
1
Switzerland
1
Cities
Augsburg
3
Basel
1
Brussels
3
Florence
2
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1
Glarus, Switzerland
1
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Munich
10
Munich, Germany
1
Naples
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Netherlands
1
Paris
1
Spain
1
Utrecht
1
Vienna
7
Production method
Manuscript
27
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
18
choirbook (fragment)
1
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbook (single)
2
poetry collection with some notated music
1
tablebook
1
Material
paper
21
parchment
4
parchment (with paper)
1
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
4
upright
22
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
never
5
none visible
11
normally
3
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
4
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
19
brown
7
red
2
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
2
freehand
4
single rastrum
18
straightedge
8
triple rastrum
2
Number of staves
1
5
10
7
11
1
2
22
3
27
4
27
5
25
6
24
7
18
8
18
9
9
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
6
2-part consecutive
3
2-part opening
12
2-part score
1
2-part single page
5
3-part consecutive
3
3-part opening
18
3-part single page
4
4-part opening
22
4-part single page
6
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
17
6-part opening
7
8-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
10
none
10
single
24
triple
3
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
6
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
5
staves not ruled on grid
7
variable space, not on grid
16
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
15
not in dedicated space
1
provided, in dedicated space
12
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
3
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
9
notation extended into margin
4
other
1
partial additional staves
9
staveline added
2
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
21
blue
1
brown
7
dark brown
1
red
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
2
full mensural
2
void mensural
27
Monophonic Notation
absent
20
present
8
Level of Calligraphy
fair
13
high
12
poor
2
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
1
repeat signs
5
signa congruentiae
11
signes-de-renvoi
8
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
English
2
French
2
German
3
Italian
3
Latin
24
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
5
fully texted with one text
24
fully texted with two or more texts
3
fully texted with two texts
5
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
5
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
5
untexted
10
Type of Script
cursive
2
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
3
cursive (bastarda)
4
cursive (italic)
2
display script
10
hybrida
1
textura
14
Level of Calligraphy
fair
10
high
13
poor
2
very high
3
Colour of Text
black
21
blue
1
brown
6
dark brown
2
dark red
1
green
1
red
15
Multiple Texts
no
14
yes
14
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
3
rarely
4
Borders Frequency
never
2
occasionally
1
rarely
2
Borders Size
full borders
2
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
2
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
2
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
3
plain initials
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
6
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
6
sometimes
5
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
15
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
flourished
6
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
4
often
1
rarely
5
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
2
decorative final long
2
diagrams
1
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
4
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Type of notation: void mensural
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London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Additional 31922, c. 1510-20, All folios
London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Additional 5665, c.1460-1510, All folios
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