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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Austria
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Belgium
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Great Britain
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Italy
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Portugal
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Spain
2
Cities
Antwerp
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Netherlands
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Vienna
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Wittenberg
2
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Production method
Manuscript
61
Printed work
8
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
56
choirbook (fragment)
1
partbooks (complete set)
10
Material
paper
37
paper (with parchment)
2
parchment
28
parchment (with paper)
2
Format
oblong
13
upright
56
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
19
n/a
8
never
7
none visible
18
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
6
rarely
1
sometimes
8
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
57
brown
9
dark brown
4
light brown
1
red
2
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
2
double rastrum
4
printed staves
4
single rastrum
51
straightedge
3
Number of staves
1
2
10
40
11
23
12
11
13
4
14
2
15
2
16
1
17
1
2
10
3
14
4
19
5
27
6
35
7
30
8
41
9
37
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
20
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
25
2-part single page
7
3-part opening
39
3-part score
1
4-part opening
54
4-part single page
6
5-part consecutive
2
5-part opening
40
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
20
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
3
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
69
none
13
quadruple
6
single
56
triple
23
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
48
none
3
staves not ruled
3
staves not ruled on grid
28
variable space, not on grid
18
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
63
not in dedicated space
6
provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
6
made for complete additional staves
17
notation and staves extended into margin
30
notation extended into margin
16
partial additional staves
23
staveline added
7
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
64
blue
1
brown
5
dark brown
2
gold
1
red
5
Type of Notation
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
5
full mensural
3
void mensural
68
Monophonic Notation
absent
57
present
16
Level of Calligraphy
fair
14
high
29
n/a
8
very high
19
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
13
custodes
1
end symbol
9
repeat signs
10
signa congruentiae
33
signes-de-renvoi
43
space-filler
3
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
3
Flemish
4
French
13
Italian
2
Latin
66
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
3
fully texted with one text
68
fully texted with two or more texts
16
fully texted with two texts
5
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
7
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
6
provided with single incipit
9
untexted
11
Type of Script
cursive
7
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (Italianate)
1
cursive (bastarda)
33
cursive (humanistic)
1
cursive (italic)
1
display script
32
humanistic
1
roman
2
rotonda
6
textura
17
various
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
17
high
27
n/a
8
poor
1
very high
21
Colour of Text
black
63
blue
2
brown
7
dark brown
2
red
39
Multiple Texts
no
37
yes
34
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
5
normally
1
rarely
26
Borders Frequency
never
7
occasionally
4
rarely
21
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
6
partial borders: one- and two-sided
4
partial borders: one-sided
7
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
4
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
5
normally
1
occasionally
5
often
3
rarely
24
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
11
decorated with grotesque heads
7
flourished
1
historiated
5
plain initials
1
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
4
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
30
occasionally
13
often
8
rarely
17
sometimes
8
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
33
calligraphic with decoration
5
calligraphic with grotesque heads
7
decorated
8
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
11
plain initials
8
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
13
normally
6
occasionally
5
often
6
rarely
10
sometimes
3
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
17
normally
3
occasionally
4
often
3
rarely
3
sometimes
4
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
2
banner
4
decorative final long
6
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
3
signes-de-renvoi
1
vignette
1
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Edinburgh, Great Britain, National Library of Scotland, MS Adv. 5.1.15, c. 1501-1546, All folios
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