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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France
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Italy
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Netherlands
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Silesia
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Spain
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1
Cities
Basel
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1
Rome
1
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1
Switzerland
1
Torgau
1
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3
Production method
Manuscript
41
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
25
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
partbook (fragment)
1
partbooks (complete set)
8
partbooks (incomplete set)
4
Material
paper
30
paper (with parchment)
2
parchment
7
parchment (with paper)
1
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
oblong
18
upright
23
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
5
never
8
none visible
23
normally
4
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
8
brown
22
dark brown
6
gold
1
light brown
4
red
2
reddish brown
3
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
7
freehand
2
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
26
straightedge
2
triple rastrum
9
Number of staves
1
2
10
7
11
3
12
2
13
1
2
1
3
6
4
8
5
3
6
10
7
8
8
8
9
8
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
19
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
14
2-part single page
9
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
28
3-part single page
13
4-part consecutive
2
4-part opening
26
4-part single page
11
5-part opening
12
6-part opening
3
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
1
none
41
quintuple
1
single
12
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
33
left below voice parts as part of grid
2
left between voice parts as part of grid
4
none
8
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
23
not in dedicated space
20
provided, in dedicated space
7
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
13
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
26
notation extended into margin
18
other
1
partial additional staves
14
staveline added
7
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
18
blue
1
brown
23
dark brown
4
gold
2
light brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
2
void mensural
40
Monophonic Notation
absent
37
present
6
Level of Calligraphy
fair
24
high
16
poor
3
very high
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
5
pointers
3
repeat signs
17
signa congruentiae
16
signes-de-renvoi
18
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
3
Dutch
8
English
1
Flemish
2
French
41
German
5
Italian
18
Latin
36
Spanish
8
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
17
fully texted with one text
27
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
3
partially texted with one or two texts
4
partially texted with one text
15
partially texted with two or more texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
7
provided with single incipit
33
provided with two incipits
2
untexted
28
varies
1
Type of Script
cursive
12
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
4
cursive (bastarda)
7
cursive (humanistic)
9
cursive (italic)
9
display script
1
humanistic
1
hybrida
1
roman
2
textura
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
24
high
16
poor
8
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
15
blue
2
brown
29
dark brown
2
gold
1
light brown
1
red
2
reddish brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
19
yes
26
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
rarely
6
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
1
rarely
6
Borders Size
full borders
2
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
2
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
3
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
2
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
9
flourished
3
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
6
never
1
normally
19
occasionally
3
often
4
rarely
5
sometimes
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
14
calligraphic with decoration
10
calligraphic with grotesque heads
9
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
6
historiated
1
littera notabilior
2
plain initials
10
Planned Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
5
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
4
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
normally
3
occasionally
5
often
2
rarely
3
sometimes
4
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
7
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
1
signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Kraków, Poland, Biblioteka Jagiellonska, Berlin MS Mus. 40098 (olim Z 98 and Z 8037), c. 1477-82, Tenor partbook, all folios
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