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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Belgium
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France
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Germany
8
Great Britain
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Italy
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Italy (North)
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Netherlands
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Spain
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Switzerland
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1
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1
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1
Vienna
5
Wittenberg
2
Zaragoza
1
Production method
Manuscript
32
Printed work
1
Physical type
choirbook
25
choirbook (single quire(s))
1
monophonic manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
2
partbook (fragment)
1
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (complete set)
1
Material
paper
33
Format
oblong
2
upright
31
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
6
n/a
1
never
9
none visible
13
normally
2
occasionally
2
sometimes
3
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
17
brown
12
dark brown
4
red
1
reddish brown
2
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
3
double rastrum
1
freehand
3
printed staves
1
single rastrum
24
straightedge
4
Number of staves
1
2
10
9
11
7
12
5
13
1
2
7
3
8
4
8
5
10
6
9
7
7
8
12
9
13
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
9
10-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
4
2-part opening
14
2-part score
1
2-part single page
7
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
16
3-part single page
8
4-part consecutive
2
4-part opening
28
4-part single page
12
5-part consecutive
2
5-part opening
18
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
8
8-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
11
none
16
single
21
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
22
none
5
staves not ruled on grid
4
variable space, not on grid
6
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
22
not in dedicated space
11
provided, in dedicated space
6
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
5
made for complete additional staves
13
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
19
notation extended into margin
14
other
2
partial additional staves
13
staveline added
7
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
21
blue
1
brown
10
dark brown
5
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
3
chant (Gothic)
2
chant (square)
10
full mensural
3
void mensural
32
Monophonic Notation
absent
4
present
33
Level of Calligraphy
fair
18
high
11
n/a
1
poor
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
3
end symbol
8
none
1
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
pointers
3
repeat signs
5
signa congruentiae
10
signes-de-renvoi
17
space-filler
3
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
1
Dutch
1
English
1
Flemish
1
French
5
Latin
31
Spanish
3
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
3
fully texted with one text
33
fully texted with two or more texts
4
fully texted with two texts
5
partially texted with one text
6
provided with multiple incipits
2
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
9
untexted
14
Type of Script
cursive
7
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
2
cursive (humanistic)
4
cursive (italic)
1
display script
6
humanistic
2
hybrida
2
rotonda
2
textura
14
various
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
19
high
12
n/a
1
poor
4
Colour of Text
black
22
brown
11
dark brown
5
red
11
Multiple Texts
no
24
yes
14
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
3
normally
1
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
never
3
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
normally
1
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
5
normally
5
occasionally
5
often
4
rarely
4
sometimes
7
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
18
calligraphic with decoration
10
calligraphic with grotesque heads
5
decorated
4
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
6
littera notabilior
3
plain initials
8
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
3
occasionally
2
often
4
rarely
3
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
2
normally
3
occasionally
3
often
1
rarely
5
sometimes
3
Other Decoration Type
banner
2
decorated letters
2
decorative final long
7
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
2
signes-de-renvoi
1
vignette
1
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Barcelona, Spain, Biblioteca de Catalunya, M. 454, 1500–1534, All folios
Barcelona, Spain, Biblioteca Orfeó Català, MS 5 (olim 12-VI-12), 1490-1510, All folios
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