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
1
France
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Germany
3
Great Britain
5
Italy
3
Netherlands
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Spain
2
Switzerland
1
Cities
Augsburg
1
Basel
1
Bologna
1
Brussels
1
Ferrara
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1
Glarus, Switzerland
2
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London
5
Maastricht
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Naples
1
Paris
1
Pisa
1
Rome
1
Seville
2
Torgau
1
Production method
Manuscript
18
Physical type
choirbook
7
choirbook (single quire(s))
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbook (fragment)
1
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (complete set)
4
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
Material
paper
17
parchment
1
Format
oblong
7
upright
11
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
n/a
1
never
18
none visible
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
10
brown
7
dark brown
4
red
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
freehand
2
printed staves
5
single rastrum
9
straightedge
6
Number of staves
1
1
10
6
11
2
12
3
13
2
14
1
2
3
3
7
4
4
5
5
6
8
7
5
8
5
9
5
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
9
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
2
2-part score
1
2-part single page
6
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
9
3-part single page
5
4-part consecutive
2
4-part opening
10
4-part single page
4
5-part opening
4
6-part opening
1
n/a
3
Indentation for Initials
double
5
none
6
single
11
triple
2
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
13
left below voice parts as part of grid
2
left between voice parts as part of grid
3
none
6
staves not ruled on grid
2
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
13
not in dedicated space
3
provided, in dedicated space
5
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
7
notation and staves extended into margin
11
notation extended into margin
4
other
3
partial additional staves
8
staveline added
2
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
12
blue
1
brown
8
dark brown
3
light brown
1
red
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
3
full mensural
2
void mensural
18
Monophonic Notation
absent
13
present
7
Level of Calligraphy
fair
14
high
1
poor
5
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
end symbol
4
none
2
pointers
1
repeat signs
3
signa congruentiae
4
signes-de-renvoi
5
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
2
English
1
French
7
German
6
Italian
3
Latin
17
Spanish
2
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
3
fully texted with one text
16
fully texted with two or more texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
6
provided with one or two incipits
4
provided with single incipit
9
untexted
12
varies
2
Type of Script
cursive
13
cursive (German)
3
cursive (bastarda)
1
cursive (humanistic)
1
display script
2
humanistic
1
hybrida
2
rotonda
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
12
high
2
poor
5
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
12
brown
10
dark brown
3
red
4
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
12
yes
9
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
rarely
1
Borders Size
full borders
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
2
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
flourished
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
3
occasionally
2
often
5
rarely
5
sometimes
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
7
calligraphic with decoration
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
decorated
4
flourished
1
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
8
Planned Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
1
often
3
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
3
end-symbol
2
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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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