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
Czech Republic
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Germany
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Great Britain
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Italy
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Portugal
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Cities
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1
England
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Florence
5
France
3
Hradec Králové
1
Munich
1
Naples
1
Savoy, France
1
Production method
Manuscript
15
Physical type
choirbook
12
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
partbook (single)
2
Material
paper
3
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
11
Format
oblong
2
upright
13
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
none visible
15
rarely
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
4
brown
7
gold
1
light brown
1
red
4
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
3
freehand
1
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
8
straightedge
3
triple rastrum
3
Number of staves
1
2
10
3
11
2
12
2
13
2
14
2
15
1
16
1
17
1
2
2
3
1
4
4
5
5
6
5
7
6
8
9
9
5
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
4
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
3
2-part single page
1
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
12
3-part single page
2
4-part opening
9
4-part single page
4
5-part consecutive
2
5-part opening
6
6-part opening
2
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
3
none
5
single
10
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
11
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
2
staves not ruled on grid
1
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
9
not in dedicated space
5
provided, in dedicated space
5
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
2
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
7
notation extended into margin
5
partial additional staves
3
staveline added
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
8
brown
6
dark brown
2
gold
1
light brown
3
red
1
Type of Notation
chant (Central European)
1
chant (Gothic)
1
full mensural
3
void mensural
13
Monophonic Notation
absent
12
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
7
poor
1
very high
4
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
1
pointers
3
repeat signs
7
signa congruentiae
6
signes-de-renvoi
7
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
1
Dutch
3
French
8
Italian
4
Latin
12
Spanish
1
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
8
fully texted with one text
12
fully texted with two texts
4
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
2
provided with single incipit
9
provided with two incipits
3
untexted
10
Type of Script
cursive
3
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (bastarda)
4
cursive (humanistic)
2
cursive (italic)
1
display script
4
hybrida
2
roman
1
textura
3
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
12
poor
2
very high
3
Colour of Text
black
10
blue
3
brown
4
dark brown
2
gold
1
light brown
3
red
5
Multiple Texts
no
10
yes
8
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
6
Borders Frequency
always
1
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
9
Borders Size
full borders
3
partial borders: one- and two-sided
2
partial borders: one-sided
4
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
3
Painted Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
4
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
6
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
15
flourished
1
historiated
4
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
1
often
3
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
3
calligraphic with decoration
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
decorated
1
flourished
3
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
3
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
1
often
3
sometimes
3
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
3
diagrams
1
littera notabilior
2
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Painted initials type: decorated
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Barcelona, Spain, Biblioteca Orfeó Català, MS 5 (olim 12-VI-12), 1490-1510, All folios
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