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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Italy
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Cities
Augsburg
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Casale Monferrato
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Ferrara
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France
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Hradec Králové
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Savoy, France
1
Production method
Manuscript
12
Physical type
choirbook
10
choirbook (fragment)
1
partbook (single)
1
Material
paper
2
parchment
10
Format
upright
12
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
3
never
1
none visible
5
normally
1
often
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
5
brown
5
light brown
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
12
Number of staves
10
5
11
2
12
1
2
1
3
1
4
2
5
3
6
3
7
5
8
6
9
4
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
4
2-part opening
3
3-part opening
8
3-part single page
2
4-part opening
9
4-part single page
3
5-part opening
6
6-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
4
none
2
quadruple
1
single
8
triple
2
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
10
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
staves not ruled on grid
3
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
10
not in dedicated space
1
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
1
notation and staves extended into margin
5
notation extended into margin
4
partial additional staves
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
9
brown
4
light brown
1
red
1
Type of Notation
chant (Central European)
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
11
Monophonic Notation
absent
11
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
5
poor
1
very high
4
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
1
pointers
2
repeat signs
4
signa congruentiae
5
signes-de-renvoi
9
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
1
Dutch
1
French
4
Italian
1
Latin
11
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
4
fully texted with one text
9
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
2
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
5
untexted
3
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
1
cursive (bastarda)
7
display script
5
humanistic
1
hybrida
1
textura
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
9
very high
4
Colour of Text
black
10
blue
3
brown
3
light brown
1
red
5
Multiple Texts
no
6
yes
7
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
5
Borders Frequency
often
1
rarely
12
Borders Size
full borders
3
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
5
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
3
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
5
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
8
flourished
2
historiated
3
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
5
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
5
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
flourished
4
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
2
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
normally
1
often
3
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
1
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
1
ornament
1
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Berlin, Germany, Staatsbibliothek Preussischer Kulturbesitz, MS Mus. 40021 (olim Z 21), c. 1485-1500, All folios
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