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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Austria
7
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Germany
9
Great Britain
3
Italy
11
Silesia
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Spain
3
Switzerland
1
Cities
Augsburg
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Basel
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Brussels
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9
Naples
2
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1
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1
Tarazona
3
Venice
2
Vienna
6
Windsor
1
Zagan
3
Production method
Manuscript
35
Printed work
6
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
22
choirbook (single quire(s))
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
partbook (single)
3
partbooks (complete set)
7
partbooks (incomplete set)
6
Material
paper
30
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
8
parchment (with paper)
1
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
oblong
22
upright
19
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
6
n/a
6
never
5
none visible
14
normally
4
occasionally
1
often
1
sometimes
4
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
19
brown
12
dark brown
4
light brown
1
red
2
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
6
freehand
3
single rastrum
23
straightedge
5
triple rastrum
2
Number of staves
1
4
10
6
11
2
12
1
2
16
3
16
4
41
5
23
6
25
7
17
8
18
9
10
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
21
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
14
2-part score
1
2-part single page
4
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
18
3-part single page
3
4-part opening
23
4-part single page
7
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
14
6-part opening
6
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
14
none
16
single
31
triple
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
19
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
6
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
8
variable space, not on grid
12
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
26
not in dedicated space
4
provided, in dedicated space
13
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
6
notation and staves extended into margin
18
notation extended into margin
5
partial additional staves
15
staveline added
8
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
29
blue
1
brown
7
dark brown
7
light brown
1
red
2
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
2
void mensural
40
Monophonic Notation
absent
35
present
6
Level of Calligraphy
fair
14
high
17
n/a
6
poor
2
very high
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
8
end symbol
4
pointers
1
repeat signs
8
signa congruentiae
21
signes-de-renvoi
10
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
3
English
3
French
10
German
5
Italian
7
Latin
27
Spanish
3
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
10
fully texted with one text
34
fully texted with two or more texts
4
fully texted with two texts
4
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
7
partially texted with two or more texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
3
provided with single incipit
11
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
13
Type of Script
Italic
1
cursive
2
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (German)
5
cursive (bastarda)
6
cursive (humanistic)
8
cursive (italic)
2
display script
11
roman
3
rotonda
2
textura
11
Level of Calligraphy
fair
9
high
22
n/a
6
poor
2
very high
4
Colour of Text
black
28
blue
2
brown
9
dark brown
5
dark red
1
green
1
light brown
1
red
14
Multiple Texts
no
20
yes
22
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
5
Borders Frequency
never
1
rarely
6
Borders Size
full borders
3
partial borders: one-sided
3
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
3
occasionally
3
often
2
rarely
6
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
8
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
3
historiated
2
plain initials
2
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
7
normally
7
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
4
sometimes
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
14
calligraphic with decoration
5
calligraphic with grotesque heads
5
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
5
plain initials
6
Planned Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
6
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
2
normally
3
occasionally
3
often
2
rarely
4
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorative final long
5
diagrams
1
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
2
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Févin: Misse, Fossombrone, Italy, 1515, , "MDXV. Die xxii Novembris",
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