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
Austria
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Belgium
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Germany
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Great Britain
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Italy
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Switzerland
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Cities
Arundel
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Germany
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Munich
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Munich, Germany
1
Naples
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Padua
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Paris
1
Stirling
1
Venice
1
Vienna
8
Production method
Manuscript
31
Printed work
3
Physical type
choirbook
25
choirbook (fragment(s))
1
choirbook (fragment)
1
choirbook (single quire(s))
2
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
partbooks (complete set)
3
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
Material
paper
26
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
6
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
oblong
7
upright
27
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
4
n/a
4
never
5
none visible
11
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
1
sometimes
6
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
26
brown
6
gold
1
red
2
Ruling Medium
freehand
3
printed staves
1
single rastrum
23
straightedge
7
Number of staves
1
3
10
15
11
8
12
5
13
1
14
1
15
1
16
1
17
1
2
15
3
18
4
24
5
34
6
30
7
24
8
25
9
16
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
8
10-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
13
2-part single page
5
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
22
3-part single page
3
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
26
4-part single page
5
5-part consecutive
3
5-part opening
22
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
11
8-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
19
none
7
quadruple
1
single
32
triple
7
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
10
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
2
staves not ruled on grid
9
variable space, not on grid
19
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
29
provided, in dedicated space
5
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
5
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
11
notation extended into margin
2
partial additional staves
7
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
32
brown
4
gold
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
32
Monophonic Notation
absent
26
present
8
Level of Calligraphy
fair
8
high
16
n/a
3
poor
4
very high
4
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
4
none
1
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
repeat signs
1
signa congruentiae
12
signes-de-renvoi
13
Copying of Text
Language
Flemish
1
French
3
German
3
Italian
2
Latin
29
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
34
fully texted with two or more texts
3
fully texted with two texts
5
partially texted with one text
2
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
6
untexted
8
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (German)
4
cursive (bastarda)
8
cursive (humanistic)
2
cursive (italic)
1
display script
17
roman
2
rotonda
1
textura
13
Level of Calligraphy
fair
8
high
19
n/a
3
poor
2
very high
4
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
31
blue
2
brown
6
dark red
1
green
1
red
20
Multiple Texts
no
24
yes
10
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
3
often
1
rarely
9
Borders Frequency
never
5
occasionally
2
rarely
4
Borders Size
full borders
2
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
2
occasionally
4
often
1
rarely
4
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
2
decorated
4
decorated with grotesque heads
4
flourished
2
historiated
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
7
occasionally
6
often
2
rarely
6
sometimes
6
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
16
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
7
littera notabilior
2
plain initials
4
Planned Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
5
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
4
normally
4
often
3
rarely
2
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
2
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
4
diagrams
1
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
3
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Casale Monferrato, Italy, Archivio Capitolare, Fondo Musicale 4 (olim D(F)), , All folios
Verona, Italy, Biblioteca Capitolare, MS DCCLVIII, c. 1500, All folios
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