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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Locations of Origin
Countries
Germany
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Great Britain
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Italy
6
Silesia
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Spain
2
Cities
Austria
1
Casale Monferrato
1
Catalonia
2
England
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Florence
4
Germany (South)
1
Girona
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2
London
3
Pisa
1
Portugal
1
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1
Toledo
1
Zagan
3
Production method
Manuscript
18
Physical type
choirbook
7
music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
1
partbooks (complete set)
10
Material
paper
17
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
oblong
11
upright
7
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
never
5
none visible
10
normally
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
3
brown
11
dark brown
5
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
double rastrum
1
freehand
1
printed staves
3
single rastrum
8
straightedge
2
triple rastrum
4
Number of staves
10
5
11
4
12
1
3
7
4
3
5
1
6
2
7
1
8
3
9
5
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
11
2-part opening
4
2-part single page
4
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
7
3-part score
1
3-part single page
5
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
7
4-part single page
3
5-part opening
5
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
2
8-part opening
1
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
4
none
9
single
6
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
13
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
none
6
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
8
not in dedicated space
11
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
3
made for complete additional staves
7
notation and staves extended into margin
11
notation extended into margin
4
other
2
partial additional staves
8
staveline added
5
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
10
brown
7
dark brown
3
light brown
1
red
1
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
3
full mensural
3
strene notation
1
void mensural
18
Monophonic Notation
absent
15
present
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
16
high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
3
end symbol
4
pointers
3
repeat signs
7
signa congruentiae
5
signes-de-renvoi
4
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
3
English
1
Flemish
1
French
8
German
3
Italian
5
Latin
18
Spanish
2
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
8
fully texted with one text
14
fully texted with two or more texts
2
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
4
partially texted with two or more texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
11
untexted
8
Type of Script
cursive
7
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
4
cursive (humanistic)
2
cursive (italic)
4
hybrida
1
textura
1
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
18
poor
2
Colour of Text
black
8
brown
10
dark brown
2
red
1
reddish brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
3
yes
18
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
4
Borders Frequency
never
4
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
flourished
1
plain initials
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
9
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
4
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
5
calligraphic with decoration
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
decorated
4
flourished
2
plain initials
18
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
2
often
2
rarely
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
4
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
2
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Level of calligraphy text: fair
Multiple texts: yes
Penned initials type: plain initials
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Basel, Switzerland, Öffentliche Bibliothek der Universität, MS F VI 26 e, First quarter of the 16th century,
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