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
Belgium
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Great Britain
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Italy
14
Silesia
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Spain
2
Switzerland
2
Cities
Arundel
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1
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1
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1
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1
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3
Production method
Manuscript
33
Physical type
choirbook
23
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
partbook (single)
4
partbooks (complete set)
4
Material
paper
24
parchment
6
parchment (with paper)
1
parchment and paper (mixed)
2
Format
oblong
9
upright
24
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
5
never
5
none visible
18
normally
5
often
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
8
brown
24
dark brown
2
red
2
reddish brown
2
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
2
double rastrum
2
freehand
2
single rastrum
23
straightedge
7
triple rastrum
3
Number of staves
10
11
11
8
12
3
13
3
14
2
15
2
16
1
17
1
2
3
3
6
4
8
5
5
6
10
7
8
8
10
9
13
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
16
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
11
2-part score
1
2-part single page
10
3-part consecutive
3
3-part opening
20
3-part score
3
3-part single page
9
4-part consecutive
2
4-part opening
23
4-part score
1
4-part single page
7
5-part consecutive
2
5-part opening
14
5-part single page
2
6-part consecutive
1
6-part opening
6
7-part consecutive
1
7-part opening
1
8-part consecutive
1
8-part opening
2
9-part consecutive
1
9-part opening
1
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
all staves indented
1
double
6
none
17
single
20
triple
2
varies
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
29
left below voice parts as part of grid
4
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
5
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
3
variable space, not on grid
5
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
17
not in dedicated space
17
provided, in dedicated space
7
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
7
made for complete additional staves
20
notation and staves extended into margin
27
notation extended into margin
13
other
3
partial additional staves
33
staveline added
10
staves extended into margin
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
20
brown
19
dark brown
2
red
5
Type of Notation
chant (square)
3
full mensural
4
strene notation
1
void mensural
31
Monophonic Notation
absent
27
present
9
Level of Calligraphy
fair
19
high
9
poor
3
very high
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
4
end symbol
8
pointers
4
repeat signs
13
signa congruentiae
11
signes-de-renvoi
18
space-filler
3
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
5
Dutch
3
English
2
Flemish
2
French
15
German
6
Italian
9
Latin
28
Spanish
5
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
10
fully texted with one text
28
fully texted with two or more texts
4
partially texted with one or two texts
3
partially texted with one text
11
partially texted with two or more texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
7
provided with single incipit
16
untexted
20
varies
1
Type of Script
cursive
10
cursive (Anglicana)
3
cursive (German)
5
cursive (bastarda)
6
cursive (humanistic)
3
cursive (italic)
2
display script
4
hybrida
3
roman
1
textura
4
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
22
high
7
poor
6
very high
2
Colour of Text
black
19
blue
1
brown
19
dark brown
2
red
8
Multiple Texts
no
18
yes
20
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
4
rarely
3
Borders Frequency
never
4
occasionally
1
rarely
2
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
2
normally
1
often
2
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
2
historiated
1
plain initials
3
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
3
never
1
normally
12
occasionally
4
often
3
rarely
9
sometimes
5
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
16
calligraphic with decoration
6
calligraphic with grotesque heads
7
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
9
historiated
1
littera notabilior
2
plain initials
9
Planned Initials Frequency
always
4
never
1
normally
6
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
5
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
2
normally
2
occasionally
4
often
3
rarely
4
sometimes
4
Other Decoration Type
banner
2
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
7
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
4
signa congruentiae
1
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Cape Town, South Africa, National Library of South Africa, MS Grey 3.b.12, Before 1506, All folios
Berlin, Germany, Staatsbibliothek Preussischer Kulturbesitz, MS Mus. 40021 (olim Z 21), c. 1485-1500, All folios
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