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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Belgium
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Great Britain
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Italy
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Spain
5
Cities
Barcelona
1
Bourges
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Brussels
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2
Siena
2
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1
Toledo
1
Verona
1
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1
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1
Production method
Manuscript
42
Physical type
choirbook
35
monophonic manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbook (single)
3
partbooks (incomplete set)
2
Material
paper
25
paper (with parchment)
2
parchment
12
parchment (with paper)
1
parchment and paper (mixed)
2
Format
oblong
7
upright
35
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
12
never
4
none visible
20
normally
5
occasionally
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
11
brown
21
dark brown
7
gold
1
light brown
2
red
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
double rastrum
4
freehand
4
quadruple rastrum
2
single rastrum
31
straightedge
3
triple rastrum
7
Number of staves
1
2
10
14
11
6
12
1
13
1
2
4
3
3
4
5
5
4
6
16
7
12
8
14
9
11
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
14
2-part opening
15
2-part score
2
2-part single page
11
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
31
3-part score
2
3-part single page
10
4-part opening
33
4-part score
1
4-part single page
12
5-part opening
13
6-part opening
3
8-part opening
1
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
8
none
21
quintuple
1
single
28
triple
4
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
37
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
3
staves not ruled on grid
7
variable space, not 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
4
made for complete additional staves
18
notation and staves extended into margin
37
notation extended into margin
42
other
2
partial additional staves
17
staveline added
17
staves extended into margin
6
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
18
blue
1
brown
22
dark brown
7
gold
1
red
3
Type of Notation
chant (Central European)
1
chant (square)
6
full mensural
6
void mensural
40
Monophonic Notation
absent
31
present
12
Level of Calligraphy
fair
17
high
19
poor
1
very high
6
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
7
end symbol
15
pointers
5
repeat signs
22
signa congruentiae
28
signes-de-renvoi
29
space-filler
4
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
1
Dutch
7
English
2
Flemish
1
French
23
German
1
Italian
14
Latin
34
Spanish
8
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
19
fully texted with one text
35
fully texted with two or more texts
5
fully texted with two texts
4
partially texted with one or two texts
5
partially texted with one text
17
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
2
provided with one or two incipits
6
provided with single incipit
27
provided with two incipits
3
untexted
24
Type of Script
cursive
12
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (bastarda)
10
cursive (humanistic)
5
cursive (italic)
4
display script
7
humanistic
2
hybrida
6
roman
2
rotonda
2
textura
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
20
high
21
poor
3
very high
4
Colour of Text
black
18
blue
3
brown
23
dark brown
7
gold
1
grey
1
red
16
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
19
yes
27
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
5
rarely
8
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
5
rarely
9
Borders Size
full borders
4
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
3
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
5
occasionally
1
rarely
5
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
7
flourished
2
historiated
1
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
4
normally
12
occasionally
5
often
7
rarely
12
sometimes
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
19
calligraphic with decoration
11
calligraphic with grotesque heads
9
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
4
flourished
4
historiated
1
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
4
Planned Initials Frequency
never
3
normally
9
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
10
sometimes
4
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
2
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
6
normally
3
occasionally
4
often
3
rarely
7
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
banner
2
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
8
end-symbol
4
littera notabilior
6
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Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 7, c. 1515, All folios
Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, fonds du conservatoire MS Rés. Vm7 676, 1502, All folios
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