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
4
Italy
16
Spain
3
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Cities
Augsburg
1
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2
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1
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1
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1
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2
Production method
Manuscript
38
Printed work
3
Physical type
choirbook
22
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (complete set)
10
partbooks (incomplete set)
4
Material
paper
41
Format
oblong
20
upright
21
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
3
n/a
3
never
14
none visible
20
normally
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
10
brown
18
dark brown
10
light brown
3
red
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
double rastrum
5
printed staves
4
single rastrum
18
straightedge
5
triple rastrum
7
Number of staves
10
9
11
5
12
3
13
2
2
3
3
13
4
6
5
7
6
12
7
7
8
7
9
9
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
24
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
9
2-part single page
11
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
24
3-part single page
11
4-part consecutive
2
4-part opening
24
4-part single page
9
5-part opening
10
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
3
8-part opening
1
n/a
2
Indentation for Initials
double
9
none
22
single
20
triple
1
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
28
left below voice parts as part of grid
3
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
8
staves not ruled on grid
3
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
27
not in dedicated space
15
provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
3
made for complete additional staves
13
notation and staves extended into margin
24
notation extended into margin
15
other
4
partial additional staves
17
staveline added
8
staves extended into margin
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
19
brown
22
dark brown
6
light brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
4
full mensural
3
void mensural
40
Monophonic Notation
absent
33
present
9
Level of Calligraphy
fair
25
high
11
n/a
3
poor
4
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
5
end symbol
7
pointers
5
repeat signs
16
signa congruentiae
16
signes-de-renvoi
22
space-filler
3
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
6
Flemish
1
French
25
German
4
Italian
15
Latin
33
Spanish
8
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
17
fully texted with one text
30
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
3
partially texted with one text
12
provided with one or two incipits
8
provided with single incipit
23
untexted
21
varies
1
Type of Script
cursive
15
cursive (German)
2
cursive (bastarda)
4
cursive (humanistic)
8
cursive (italic)
7
display script
3
humanistic
1
hybrida
4
roman
1
rotonda
4
textura
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
25
high
12
n/a
3
poor
8
Colour of Text
black
17
blue
1
brown
26
dark brown
6
red
6
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
21
yes
23
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
5
normally
1
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
never
4
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
2
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
2
flourished
2
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
6
never
1
normally
13
occasionally
5
often
8
rarely
7
sometimes
5
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
15
calligraphic with decoration
12
calligraphic with grotesque heads
11
decorated
5
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
4
historiated
1
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
13
Planned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
6
occasionally
2
often
4
rarely
5
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
2
Other Decoration Frequency
never
2
normally
3
occasionally
3
often
2
rarely
5
sometimes
3
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
8
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
3
vignette
1
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Munich, Germany, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Musica MS 7 (= MaiM 1), c. 1512-30 , All folios
Obrecht: Misse, Venice, Italy, 1503, , "1503 die 24 Martii", All
Munich, Germany, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Musica MS 36 (olim H.C.44; = MaiM 61), c. 1515-31, All folios
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