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
9
France
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Germany
12
Great Britain
1
Italy
5
Netherlands
1
Cities
Augsburg
2
Emmerich
1
Fossombrone
2
Glarus, Switzerland
1
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Köln
1
London
1
Maastricht
1
Munich
10
Munich, Germany
1
Paris
1
Venice
3
Vienna
8
Zwickau
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Production method
Manuscript
18
Printed work
5
Physical type
choirbook
16
partbook (fragment)
1
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (complete set)
4
poetry collection with some notated music
1
Material
paper
23
Format
oblong
8
upright
15
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
n/a
5
never
5
none visible
3
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
1
sometimes
5
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
16
brown
3
red
1
Ruling Medium
freehand
2
single rastrum
15
straightedge
2
Number of staves
1
2
10
1
2
14
3
15
4
19
5
23
6
21
7
13
8
12
9
4
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
8
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
8
2-part score
1
2-part single page
2
3-part opening
12
3-part single page
2
4-part opening
16
4-part single page
4
5-part opening
13
6-part opening
5
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
10
none
7
single
21
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
5
none
2
staves not ruled on grid
4
variable space, not on grid
12
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
18
provided, in dedicated space
5
Adhoc Adaptation
notation and staves extended into margin
4
notation extended into margin
1
partial additional staves
3
staveline added
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
19
blue
1
brown
4
dark brown
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
chant (square)
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
22
Monophonic Notation
absent
16
present
7
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
9
n/a
5
poor
4
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
5
end symbol
1
signa congruentiae
10
signes-de-renvoi
3
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
English
1
French
2
German
3
Latin
20
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
23
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
4
partially texted with one text
4
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
3
untexted
6
Type of Script
cursive
3
cursive (German)
3
display script
9
roman
2
rotonda
3
textura
12
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
12
n/a
5
poor
2
Colour of Text
black
18
blue
1
brown
4
dark brown
1
dark red
1
green
1
red
12
Multiple Texts
no
17
yes
6
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
1
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
1
flourished
1
plain initials
1
Penned Initials Frequency
occasionally
2
rarely
2
sometimes
6
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
9
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
flourished
3
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
1
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorative final long
1
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
2
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Material: paper
Number of staves: 5
Presence absence of text: fully texted with one text
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS Banco Rari 229 (olim Magliabechi XIX.59), 1492-1493, All folios
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