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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Germany
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Great Britain
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Italy
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Spain
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Switzerland
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Cities
Antwerp
1
Arundel
1
Augsburg
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3
Rome
4
Segovia
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Siena
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St Gall
1
Stirling
1
Toledo
1
Torgau
1
Wittenberg
1
Production method
Manuscript
21
Physical type
choirbook
19
choirbook (fragment)
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
Material
paper
16
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
4
Format
upright
21
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
4
never
5
none visible
11
normally
1
occasionally
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
7
brown
21
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
2
single rastrum
16
straightedge
6
Number of staves
1
1
10
21
11
7
12
5
13
3
14
2
15
1
16
1
17
1
3
1
4
2
5
3
6
4
7
4
8
7
9
7
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
2
10-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
7
2-part single page
4
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
10
3-part single page
5
4-part consecutive
2
4-part opening
19
4-part single page
3
5-part consecutive
2
5-part opening
10
6-part opening
5
8-part opening
1
n/a
2
Indentation for Initials
double
6
none
10
single
14
triple
1
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
15
left below voice parts as part of grid
2
left between voice parts as part of grid
3
none
5
staves not ruled on grid
3
variable space, not on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
18
not in dedicated space
5
provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
3
made for complete additional staves
7
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
12
notation extended into margin
7
other
2
partial additional staves
10
staveline added
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
13
brown
12
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
2
void mensural
19
Monophonic Notation
absent
16
present
8
Level of Calligraphy
fair
10
high
10
poor
4
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
end symbol
2
none
2
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
pointers
1
repeat signs
3
signa congruentiae
8
signes-de-renvoi
10
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Flemish
1
French
5
German
3
Latin
20
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
2
fully texted with one text
18
fully texted with two or more texts
1
partially texted with one text
4
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
7
untexted
7
varies
2
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
8
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (German)
4
cursive (Italianate)
1
cursive (bastarda)
2
cursive (italic)
2
display script
1
hybrida
1
roman
1
textura
6
Level of Calligraphy
fair
10
high
9
poor
3
very high
2
Colour of Text
black
12
blue
1
brown
14
red
4
Multiple Texts
no
21
yes
5
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
4
rarely
3
Borders Frequency
never
3
occasionally
1
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
2
occasionally
1
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
historiated
2
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
5
never
2
normally
5
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
8
sometimes
5
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
13
calligraphic with decoration
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
5
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
7
historiated
1
littera notabilior
2
plain initials
4
Planned Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
4
often
3
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
4
sometimes
5
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
3
decorative final long
4
embellished final barline
2
littera notabilior
1
ornament
2
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Number of staves: 10
Colour of staves: brown
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Segovia, Spain, Archivo Capitular de la Catedral, MS s.s., c. 1498-1515, All folios
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