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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Germany
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Italy
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Netherlands
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Spain
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Switzerland
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Cities
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Vienna
3
Zwickau
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Production method
Manuscript
33
Physical type
choirbook
23
choirbook (single quire(s))
1
monophonic manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbook (single)
2
partbooks (complete set)
2
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
poetry collection with some notated music
1
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
tablebook
1
Material
paper
23
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
6
parchment (with paper)
2
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
3
upright
29
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
6
never
5
none visible
17
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
3
sometimes
4
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
20
brown
10
dark brown
1
light brown
1
red
3
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
freehand
2
single rastrum
33
straightedge
1
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
1
2
10
10
11
4
12
3
2
9
3
11
4
14
5
17
6
33
7
17
8
16
9
11
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
10
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
16
2-part score
1
2-part single page
6
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
19
3-part score
1
3-part single page
6
4-part opening
25
4-part score
1
4-part single page
3
5-part opening
15
6-part opening
7
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
11
none
10
single
25
triple
4
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
16
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
7
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
9
variable space, not on grid
10
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
23
not in dedicated space
5
provided, in dedicated space
8
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
7
notation and staves extended into margin
20
notation extended into margin
11
partial additional staves
10
staveline added
5
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
22
brown
13
dark brown
2
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
chant (square)
2
full mensural
1
void mensural
33
Monophonic Notation
absent
29
present
7
Level of Calligraphy
fair
11
high
15
poor
8
very high
3
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
end symbol
4
none
2
pointers
2
repeat signs
5
signa congruentiae
10
signes-de-renvoi
12
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
1
Dutch
1
Flemish
1
French
4
German
4
Italian
5
Latin
29
Spanish
2
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
3
fully texted with one text
32
fully texted with two or more texts
2
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
10
provided with multiple incipits
2
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
12
untexted
10
Type of Script
cursive
5
cursive (German)
3
cursive (bastarda)
6
cursive (humanistic)
2
cursive (italic)
2
display script
12
hybrida
3
textura
14
Level of Calligraphy
fair
9
high
19
poor
8
very high
3
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
22
blue
3
brown
13
dark brown
2
dark red
1
green
1
grey
1
red
17
reddish brown
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
33
yes
5
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
3
rarely
5
Borders Frequency
never
3
rarely
4
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one-sided
3
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
2
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
4
Painted Initials Type
decorated
4
decorated with grotesque heads
3
historiated
2
plain initials
2
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
8
occasionally
4
often
4
rarely
5
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
18
calligraphic with decoration
4
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
5
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
3
occasionally
4
often
1
rarely
4
sometimes
4
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
2
Other Decoration Frequency
always
3
never
3
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
4
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
banner
1
decorated letters
2
decorative final long
3
embellished final barline
1
littera notabilior
4
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Non verbal performance instructions: signes-de-renvoi
Presence absence of text: fully texted with one text
Type of script: cursive (bastarda)
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Cambridge, Great Britain, Gonville and Caius College, MS 667/760, Late 1520s, All folios
London, Great Britain, Lambeth Palace Library, MS 1, Late 1520s, All folios
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