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
Austria
5
Belgium
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Germany
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Great Britain
2
Netherlands
2
Cities
London
1
Maastricht
1
Mechelen
2
Munich
5
Stirling
1
Utrecht
1
Vienna
5
Production method
Manuscript
12
Physical type
choirbook
8
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbook (fragment)
1
partbook (single)
1
poetry collection with some notated music
1
Material
paper
9
parchment
3
Format
oblong
1
upright
11
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
never
3
none visible
4
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
1
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
10
brown
5
Ruling Medium
freehand
3
single rastrum
9
straightedge
3
Number of staves
1
2
10
3
11
2
12
1
2
9
3
8
4
9
5
12
6
9
7
9
8
8
9
4
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
4
10-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
6
2-part score
1
2-part single page
2
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
6
3-part single page
1
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
9
4-part single page
4
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
8
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
5
Indentation for Initials
double
6
none
4
quadruple
1
single
10
triple
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
4
none
2
staves not ruled on grid
4
variable space, not on grid
6
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
8
provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
1
notation and staves extended into margin
4
notation extended into margin
1
partial additional staves
3
staveline added
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
10
blue
1
brown
3
dark brown
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
1
full mensural
2
void mensural
12
Monophonic Notation
absent
1
present
12
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
5
poor
3
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
1
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
signa congruentiae
5
signes-de-renvoi
4
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
English
1
Flemish
1
French
2
German
1
Latin
11
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
12
fully texted with two or more texts
3
fully texted with two texts
4
partially texted with one text
2
provided with single incipit
1
untexted
5
Type of Script
cursive
2
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
2
display script
6
textura
6
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
6
poor
1
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
10
brown
3
dark brown
1
red
7
Multiple Texts
no
7
yes
6
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
never
1
rarely
1
Borders Size
full borders
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
rarely
2
Painted Initials Type
plain initials
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
3
occasionally
3
rarely
2
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
5
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
littera notabilior
2
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
never
1
rarely
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
2
occasionally
1
Other Decoration Type
end-symbol
1
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Type of script: cursive
Painted initials type: historiated
Painted initials type: decorated
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Segovia, Spain, Archivo Capitular de la Catedral, MS s.s., c. 1498-1515, All folios
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