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
Austria
6
England
1
Germany
9
Great Britain
4
Italy
5
Netherlands
1
Spain
2
Cities
Augsburg
1
Bologna
1
Catalonia
1
Florence
1
France
1
Halberstadt
1
Italy (North)
1
Leipzig
1
London
4
Maastricht
1
Mantua
1
Munich
8
Northamptonshire
1
Padua
1
Seville
1
Siena
2
Torgau
1
Vic
1
Vienna
6
Production method
Manuscript
27
Physical type
choirbook
20
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbook (fragment)
1
partbooks (complete set)
4
printed book with interpolated polyphony
1
Material
paper
27
Format
oblong
5
upright
22
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
3
never
11
none visible
4
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
1
sometimes
4
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
19
brown
5
dark brown
3
light brown
1
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
double rastrum
3
freehand
1
printed staves
4
single rastrum
18
straightedge
2
Number of staves
1
1
10
7
11
4
12
3
13
2
2
9
3
13
4
11
5
11
6
11
7
11
8
12
9
9
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
9
2-part opening
8
2-part single page
4
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
15
3-part single page
2
4-part opening
20
4-part single page
6
5-part opening
15
6-part opening
7
8-part opening
1
n/a
2
Indentation for Initials
double
11
none
11
single
17
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
13
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
4
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
2
variable space, not on grid
10
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
24
not in dedicated space
2
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
6
notation and staves extended into margin
10
notation extended into margin
7
other
3
partial additional staves
6
staveline added
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
22
brown
5
dark brown
5
Type of Notation
chant (square)
4
full mensural
1
void mensural
27
Monophonic Notation
absent
17
present
10
Level of Calligraphy
fair
15
high
13
poor
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
3
end symbol
4
pointers
2
repeat signs
2
signa congruentiae
7
signes-de-renvoi
8
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
Flemish
1
French
5
German
2
Italian
1
Latin
26
Spanish
2
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
27
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
3
partially texted with one text
4
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
5
untexted
8
varies
1
Type of Script
cursive
10
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
1
cursive (humanistic)
4
cursive (italic)
3
display script
9
humanistic
1
rotonda
1
textura
11
Level of Calligraphy
fair
14
high
13
poor
3
Colour of Text
black
23
blue
1
brown
6
dark brown
4
dark red
1
green
1
red
10
reddish brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
19
yes
10
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
3
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
never
2
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
occasionally
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
3
flourished
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
3
never
1
normally
2
occasionally
5
often
3
rarely
6
sometimes
6
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
13
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
decorated
5
flourished
2
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
8
Planned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
4
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
3
occasionally
1
rarely
3
sometimes
3
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorative final long
3
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
4
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