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
19
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Great Britain
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Italy
22
Italy (North)
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Silesia
2
Spain
2
Cities
Antwerp
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12
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1
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2
Production method
Manuscript
61
Physical type
choirbook
53
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (complete set)
3
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
tablebook
1
Material
paper
27
paper (with parchment)
4
parchment
28
parchment (with paper)
1
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
7
upright
53
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
21
never
3
none visible
27
normally
4
occasionally
1
often
5
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
32
brown
23
dark brown
6
light brown
1
red
4
reddish brown
2
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
6
freehand
1
printed staves
1
single rastrum
55
straightedge
2
triple rastrum
3
Number of staves
1
2
10
32
11
17
12
8
13
2
2
5
3
5
4
12
5
13
6
19
7
22
8
25
9
33
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
17
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
28
2-part single page
9
3-part opening
44
3-part single page
15
4-part opening
54
4-part single page
16
5-part opening
32
5-part single page
3
6-part opening
10
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
29
none
27
quadruple
3
single
36
triple
16
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
61
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
2
staves not ruled
3
staves not ruled on grid
21
variable space, not on grid
6
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
43
not in dedicated space
18
provided, in dedicated space
6
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
5
made for complete additional staves
21
notation and staves extended into margin
44
notation extended into margin
25
other
2
partial additional staves
25
staveline added
7
staves extended into margin
5
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
47
blue
1
brown
16
dark brown
3
gold
1
red
6
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
5
full mensural
2
void mensural
60
Monophonic Notation
absent
49
present
16
Level of Calligraphy
fair
18
high
26
very high
19
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
4
cue notes
1
custodes
1
end symbol
9
pointers
3
repeat signs
14
signa congruentiae
29
signes-de-renvoi
43
space-filler
3
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
3
Dutch
3
Flemish
3
French
24
German
3
Italian
9
Latin
57
Spanish
4
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
10
fully texted with one text
51
fully texted with two or more texts
14
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
4
partially texted with one text
11
partially texted with two or more texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
9
provided with single incipit
18
untexted
20
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
9
cursive (German)
2
cursive (Italianate)
1
cursive (bastarda)
28
cursive (humanistic)
7
cursive (italic)
4
display script
25
humanistic
1
hybrida
2
roman
1
textura
12
Level of Calligraphy
fair
19
high
25
poor
4
very high
21
Colour of Text
black
44
blue
4
brown
20
dark brown
4
red
32
reddish brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
28
yes
39
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
2
rarely
25
Borders Frequency
never
4
occasionally
2
rarely
24
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
5
partial borders: one- and two-sided
3
partial borders: one-sided
7
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
7
Painted Initials Frequency
never
4
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
21
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic
1
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
7
decorated with grotesque heads
4
flourished
3
historiated
1
plain initials
1
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
61
occasionally
9
often
3
rarely
9
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
35
calligraphic with decoration
18
calligraphic with grotesque heads
19
decorated
4
decorated with grotesque heads
4
flourished
18
historiated
1
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
9
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
11
normally
1
occasionally
5
often
3
rarely
12
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
always
2
never
14
normally
6
occasionally
8
often
7
rarely
3
sometimes
4
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
2
decorated letters
4
decorative final long
9
embellished final barline
3
end-symbol
6
littera notabilior
7
ornament
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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