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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Locations of Origin
Countries
Belgium
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Italy
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Switzerland
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Cities
Basel
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Brussels
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Catalonia
1
Ferrara
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Florence
1
France
1
Germany
2
Girona
1
Italy
3
Mechelen
1
Netherlands
1
Rome
1
Seville
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Production method
Manuscript
11
Physical type
choirbook
6
choirbook (fragment)
1
choirbook (single quire(s))
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbooks (incomplete set)
2
Material
paper
8
parchment
3
Format
oblong
2
upright
9
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
2
never
5
none visible
3
normally
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
3
brown
7
dark brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
3
freehand
1
single rastrum
7
straightedge
2
Number of staves
10
7
11
2
12
3
3
3
4
4
5
4
6
5
7
3
8
5
9
4
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
3
2-part opening
4
2-part single page
1
3-part opening
7
3-part single page
3
4-part opening
9
4-part single page
2
5-part opening
6
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
2
none
3
single
9
triple
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
10
staves not ruled on grid
2
variable space, not on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
11
not in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
3
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
6
notation extended into margin
5
other
1
partial additional staves
3
staveline added
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
7
brown
3
dark brown
2
red
1
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
2
full mensural
1
void mensural
10
Monophonic Notation
absent
9
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
6
poor
1
very high
2
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
3
end symbol
3
none
1
pointers
1
repeat signs
2
signa congruentiae
6
signes-de-renvoi
7
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
French
3
Latin
9
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
3
fully texted with one text
8
fully texted with two or more texts
2
partially texted with one text
1
provided with multiple incipits
2
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
3
untexted
4
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
3
cursive (German)
2
cursive (bastarda)
4
cursive (humanistic)
2
display script
1
humanistic
1
rotonda
1
textura
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
6
poor
1
very high
3
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
6
brown
5
dark brown
1
red
3
reddish brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
7
yes
6
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
3
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
never
3
rarely
3
Borders Size
full borders
2
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
historiated
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
3
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
5
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
flourished
2
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
occasionally
1
rarely
11
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
7
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
2
ornament
1
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Other decoration frequency: rarely
Production method: Manuscript
Separate text: no separate text
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Tarazona, Spain, Archivo Capitular de la Catedral, MS 5, 16th century, All folios
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