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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Austria
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10
Great Britain
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Netherlands
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Cities
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Glarus, Switzerland
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Munich
9
Munich, Germany
1
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1
Spain
1
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7
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Production method
Manuscript
19
Physical type
choirbook
16
partbook (single)
1
poetry collection with some notated music
2
Material
paper
16
parchment
2
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
oblong
3
upright
16
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
never
5
none visible
4
normally
3
occasionally
2
often
1
sometimes
4
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
14
brown
5
red
1
Ruling Medium
freehand
3
single rastrum
14
straightedge
4
Number of staves
1
2
10
3
2
16
3
19
4
19
5
19
6
18
7
15
8
14
9
7
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
4
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
9
2-part score
1
2-part single page
2
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
12
3-part single page
1
4-part opening
16
4-part single page
4
5-part opening
13
6-part opening
6
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
7
none
7
single
18
triple
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
4
none
3
staves not ruled on grid
5
variable space, not on grid
13
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
12
not in dedicated space
1
provided, in dedicated space
7
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
2
notation and staves extended into margin
7
notation extended into margin
2
other
1
partial additional staves
6
staveline added
2
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
16
blue
1
brown
4
dark brown
1
red
2
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
2
chant (square)
1
full mensural
3
void mensural
17
Monophonic Notation
absent
13
present
7
Level of Calligraphy
fair
9
high
8
poor
3
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
2
repeat signs
2
signa congruentiae
7
signes-de-renvoi
5
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
English
2
French
1
German
4
Italian
1
Latin
17
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
18
fully texted with two or more texts
2
fully texted with two texts
4
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
2
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
2
untexted
5
Type of Script
cursive
2
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
2
cursive (bastarda)
1
display script
9
hybrida
1
textura
12
Level of Calligraphy
fair
7
high
11
poor
1
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
16
blue
1
brown
3
dark brown
2
dark red
1
green
1
red
14
Multiple Texts
no
12
yes
8
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
rarely
1
Borders Size
full borders
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
3
normally
2
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
flourished
2
plain initials
3
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
2
occasionally
2
rarely
4
sometimes
5
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
10
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
flourished
3
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
often
1
rarely
4
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
normally
4
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
1
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorative final long
2
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
2
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London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Royal 11 E. xi, 1516, All folios
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