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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Italy
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Italy (North)
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Netherlands
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Silesia
3
Spain
2
Switzerland
1
Cities
Augsburg
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Toledo
1
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1
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1
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1
Zagan
3
Production method
Manuscript
40
Printed work
1
Physical type
choirbook
25
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
partbook (fragment)
1
partbooks (complete set)
8
partbooks (incomplete set)
5
Material
paper
41
Format
oblong
19
upright
22
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
3
n/a
2
never
11
none visible
25
normally
1
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
8
brown
24
dark brown
6
light brown
4
red
1
reddish brown
2
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
6
freehand
1
printed staves
1
single rastrum
26
straightedge
3
triple rastrum
7
Number of staves
10
9
11
4
12
3
13
1
2
1
3
6
4
8
5
6
6
12
7
7
8
6
9
8
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
22
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
14
2-part score
1
2-part single page
13
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
26
3-part score
1
3-part single page
14
4-part consecutive
2
4-part opening
26
4-part score
1
4-part single page
12
5-part opening
11
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
3
8-part opening
1
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
2
none
30
single
17
triple
1
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
staves not ruled on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
23
not in dedicated space
19
provided, in dedicated space
5
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
17
notation and staves extended into margin
29
notation extended into margin
16
other
3
partial additional staves
18
staveline added
8
staves extended into margin
5
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
17
blue
1
brown
27
dark brown
3
gold
1
Type of Notation
full mensural
1
void mensural
40
Monophonic Notation
absent
36
present
6
Level of Calligraphy
fair
28
high
11
n/a
1
poor
5
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
end symbol
7
none
1
pointers
3
repeat signs
16
signa congruentiae
15
signes-de-renvoi
21
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
3
Dutch
8
Flemish
2
French
41
German
8
Italian
18
Latin
37
Spanish
10
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
16
fully texted with one text
28
fully texted with two or more texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
6
partially texted with one text
15
partially texted with two or more texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
9
provided with single incipit
31
untexted
29
varies
1
Type of Script
cursive
12
cursive (German)
5
cursive (bastarda)
6
cursive (humanistic)
10
cursive (italic)
9
display script
3
hybrida
4
roman
1
rotonda
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
26
high
10
n/a
1
poor
11
Colour of Text
black
15
blue
2
brown
31
dark brown
3
red
5
reddish brown
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
20
yes
24
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
3
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
never
2
rarely
2
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
never
2
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
3
flourished
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
7
never
1
normally
17
occasionally
3
often
7
rarely
6
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
16
calligraphic with decoration
12
calligraphic with grotesque heads
9
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
6
historiated
1
littera notabilior
2
plain initials
11
Planned Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
4
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
5
sometimes
4
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
2
Other Decoration Frequency
never
2
normally
2
occasionally
5
often
2
rarely
4
sometimes
3
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
7
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
2
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St Gall, Switzerland, Stiftsbibliothek, MS 463, c. 1540 or slightly later, All folios
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