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
Austria
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Germany
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Great Britain
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Italy
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Cities
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Venice
5
Vienna
8
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Production method
Manuscript
40
Printed work
7
Physical type
chansonnier
2
choirbook
34
choirbook (fragment)
1
choirbook (single quire(s))
2
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (complete set)
4
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
poetry collection with some notated music
1
Material
paper
33
parchment
11
parchment (with paper)
2
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
oblong
12
upright
35
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
5
n/a
8
never
8
none visible
14
normally
3
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
1
sometimes
7
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
37
brown
7
light brown
1
red
1
Ruling Medium
freehand
4
printed staves
1
single rastrum
31
straightedge
9
Number of staves
1
4
10
19
11
8
12
5
2
20
3
24
4
33
5
47
6
47
7
32
8
32
9
21
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
13
10-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
18
2-part score
1
2-part single page
7
3-part consecutive
3
3-part opening
31
3-part single page
7
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
39
4-part single page
11
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
28
6-part opening
13
8-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
24
none
8
quadruple
2
single
44
triple
10
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
21
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
3
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
16
variable space, not on grid
20
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
35
not in dedicated space
3
provided, in dedicated space
12
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
10
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
19
notation extended into margin
4
other
1
partial additional staves
12
staveline added
2
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
41
blue
1
brown
8
dark brown
1
light brown
1
red
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
chant (square)
2
full mensural
2
void mensural
47
Monophonic Notation
absent
39
present
9
Level of Calligraphy
fair
12
high
19
n/a
7
poor
7
very high
5
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
8
custodes
1
end symbol
3
none
1
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
pointers
1
repeat signs
6
signa congruentiae
21
signes-de-renvoi
21
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
3
English
2
Flemish
2
French
10
German
4
Italian
4
Latin
40
Spanish
2
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
6
fully texted with one text
43
fully texted with two or more texts
6
fully texted with two texts
6
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
7
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
5
provided with single incipit
11
untexted
13
Type of Script
cursive
2
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (German)
5
cursive (bastarda)
14
cursive (humanistic)
1
display script
19
hybrida
1
roman
4
rotonda
3
textura
15
Level of Calligraphy
fair
11
high
21
n/a
7
poor
4
very high
6
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
40
blue
1
brown
7
dark brown
2
dark red
1
green
1
light brown
1
red
24
Multiple Texts
no
27
yes
20
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
5
rarely
12
Borders Frequency
never
6
occasionally
1
rarely
9
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
3
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
3
partial borders: two-sided
3
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
5
occasionally
4
often
3
rarely
8
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
2
decorated
7
decorated with grotesque heads
5
flourished
3
historiated
2
plain initials
2
zoomorphic initial
3
Penned Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
10
occasionally
6
often
1
rarely
9
sometimes
6
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
19
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
4
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
5
littera notabilior
2
plain initials
6
Planned Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
3
occasionally
3
often
1
rarely
11
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
5
normally
3
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
2
banner
1
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
2
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
3
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Type of notation: void mensural
Number of staves: 5
Number of staves: 6
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS Panciatichi 27, Early 16th century, All folios
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