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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Czech Republic
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Italy
19
Italy (North)
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Spain
3
Switzerland
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Cities
Belgium
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Production method
Manuscript
36
Physical type
choirbook
31
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbook (single)
1
Material
paper
27
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
6
parchment and paper (mixed)
2
Format
oblong
5
upright
31
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
7
never
6
none visible
14
normally
3
occasionally
1
sometimes
5
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
7
brown
19
dark brown
6
light brown
3
red
1
red-brown
1
reddish brown
2
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
2
double rastrum
5
freehand
3
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
24
straightedge
4
triple rastrum
4
Number of staves
1
1
10
10
11
6
12
3
2
3
3
4
4
5
5
4
6
13
7
10
8
12
9
14
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
6
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
17
2-part score
1
2-part single page
18
3-part consecutive
3
3-part opening
32
3-part single page
14
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
36
4-part single page
15
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
14
5-part single page
3
6-part opening
6
8-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
5
none
21
single
21
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
33
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
staves not ruled on grid
4
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
17
not in dedicated space
19
provided, in dedicated space
6
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
4
made for complete additional staves
19
notation and staves extended into margin
26
notation extended into margin
19
other
2
partial additional staves
19
staveline added
10
staves extended into margin
5
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
16
blue
2
brown
21
dark brown
2
gold
1
red
2
red-brown
1
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
4
full mensural
5
void mensural
34
Monophonic Notation
absent
25
present
13
Level of Calligraphy
fair
36
high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
cue notes
1
end symbol
13
pointers
4
repeat signs
15
signa congruentiae
14
signes-de-renvoi
36
space-filler
4
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
1
Dutch
6
English
2
Flemish
1
French
19
German
1
Italian
13
Latin
32
Spanish
9
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
13
fully texted with one text
27
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
7
partially texted with one text
15
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
8
provided with single incipit
24
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
25
Type of Script
cursive
9
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
5
cursive (humanistic)
7
cursive (italic)
4
display script
2
hybrida
4
rotonda
1
textura
6
various
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
31
high
5
poor
4
Colour of Text
black
15
blue
1
brown
24
dark brown
4
red
9
red-brown
1
reddish brown
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
19
yes
21
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
3
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
never
3
rarely
2
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
normally
2
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
4
flourished
3
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
4
normally
9
occasionally
5
often
5
rarely
10
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
24
calligraphic with decoration
12
calligraphic with grotesque heads
9
decorated
2
flourished
8
littera notabilior
2
plain initials
7
Planned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
8
occasionally
2
often
7
rarely
6
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
2
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
normally
4
occasionally
5
often
3
rarely
5
sometimes
4
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
11
embellished final barline
2
end-symbol
5
littera notabilior
2
ornament
1
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Ruling medium: single rastrum
Number of staves: 8
Type of script: rotonda
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St Gall, Switzerland, Stiftsbibliothek, MS 461, c. 1515-1545, All folios
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