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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Germany
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Italy
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Silesia
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Spain
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Switzerland
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Cities
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Production method
Manuscript
38
Physical type
choirbook
25
choirbook (single quire(s))
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
partbook (single)
4
partbooks (complete set)
5
tablebook
1
Material
paper
38
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
12
upright
25
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
4
never
7
none visible
25
normally
1
often
2
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
10
brown
27
dark brown
3
light brown
2
red
1
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
double rastrum
6
freehand
2
single rastrum
29
straightedge
6
triple rastrum
4
Number of staves
10
11
11
9
12
7
13
4
14
2
15
1
2
5
3
7
4
10
5
5
6
11
7
6
8
7
9
8
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
18
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
10
2-part score
1
2-part single page
10
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
22
3-part score
1
3-part single page
7
4-part consecutive
2
4-part opening
28
4-part score
1
4-part single page
10
5-part opening
16
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
6
7-part opening
1
n/a
2
Indentation for Initials
double
6
none
24
single
19
triple
3
varies
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
30
left below voice parts as part of grid
4
left between voice parts as part of grid
3
none
7
staves not ruled on grid
2
variable space, not on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
22
not in dedicated space
13
provided, in dedicated space
10
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
4
made for complete additional staves
20
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
33
notation extended into margin
13
other
3
partial additional staves
38
staveline added
7
staves extended into margin
5
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
22
blue
1
brown
24
dark brown
1
gold
1
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
2
full mensural
1
void mensural
37
Monophonic Notation
absent
38
present
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
26
high
7
poor
8
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
4
end symbol
5
none
3
pointers
3
repeat signs
14
signa congruentiae
10
signes-de-renvoi
18
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
5
Dutch
5
French
15
German
9
Italian
10
Latin
32
Spanish
3
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
9
fully texted with one text
33
fully texted with two or more texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
6
partially texted with one text
15
partially texted with two or more texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
9
provided with single incipit
22
untexted
27
varies
2
Type of Script
antiqua
2
cursive
10
cursive (German)
7
cursive (bastarda)
7
cursive (humanistic)
3
cursive (italic)
5
display script
4
hybrida
3
roman
1
textura
3
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
25
high
8
poor
9
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
19
blue
1
brown
25
dark brown
3
red
6
reddish brown
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
25
yes
18
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
4
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
never
3
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
rarely
3
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
3
never
1
normally
11
occasionally
4
often
6
rarely
6
sometimes
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
18
calligraphic with decoration
4
calligraphic with grotesque heads
8
decorated
1
flourished
8
historiated
1
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
8
Planned Initials Frequency
always
4
normally
8
occasionally
1
often
4
rarely
5
sometimes
5
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
2
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
4
rarely
3
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
5
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
7
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Adhoc adaptation: partial additional staves
Monophonic notation: absent
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Cambridge, Great Britain, Gonville and Caius College, MS 667/760, Late 1520s, All folios
London, Great Britain, Lambeth Palace Library, MS 1, Late 1520s, All folios
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