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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Spain
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Cities
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Casale Monferrato
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Munich
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Production method
Manuscript
28
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
26
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
Material
paper
19
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
7
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
oblong
2
upright
26
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
6
never
1
none visible
8
normally
3
occasionally
3
often
3
sometimes
5
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
18
brown
7
dark brown
4
red
1
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
28
Number of staves
1
2
10
12
11
5
12
2
13
1
2
13
3
11
4
14
5
17
6
18
7
16
8
19
9
12
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
7
2-part opening
15
2-part single page
1
3-part opening
20
3-part single page
1
4-part opening
27
4-part single page
7
5-part opening
28
6-part opening
12
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
16
none
9
quadruple
1
single
25
triple
6
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
16
none
2
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
5
variable space, not on grid
12
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
25
not in dedicated space
1
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
3
made for complete additional staves
6
notation and staves extended into margin
14
notation extended into margin
6
other
1
partial additional staves
9
staveline added
2
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
21
brown
6
dark brown
3
Type of Notation
chant (square)
4
full mensural
2
void mensural
27
Monophonic Notation
absent
19
present
10
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
22
poor
1
very high
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
cue notes
1
end symbol
4
pointers
1
repeat signs
6
signa congruentiae
9
signes-de-renvoi
15
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
Flemish
1
French
5
German
2
Italian
1
Latin
26
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
2
fully texted with one text
27
fully texted with two or more texts
5
fully texted with two texts
6
partially texted with one text
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
5
untexted
5
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
1
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
9
cursive (humanistic)
1
cursive (italic)
1
display script
17
humanistic
1
hybrida
1
roman
1
rotonda
1
textura
16
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
28
very high
3
Colour of Text
black
23
blue
2
brown
5
dark brown
3
dark red
1
green
1
red
18
Multiple Texts
no
18
yes
14
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
7
Borders Frequency
never
2
rarely
6
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one-sided
5
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
3
often
1
rarely
7
Painted Initials Type
decorated
5
decorated with grotesque heads
2
historiated
1
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
12
occasionally
5
often
2
rarely
5
sometimes
5
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
20
calligraphic with decoration
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
7
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
7
historiated
1
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
never
2
normally
1
occasionally
1
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
3
normally
4
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
3
embellished final barline
1
littera notabilior
4
ornament
1
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Disposition of voice part: 5-part opening
Ruling medium: single rastrum
Level of calligraphy text: high
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Segovia, Spain, Archivo Capitular de la Catedral, MS s.s., c. 1498-1515, All folios
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