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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Cities
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Munich
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Munich, Germany
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Vienna
8
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Production method
Manuscript
28
Printed work
4
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
21
choirbook (fragment)
1
choirbook (single quire(s))
1
partbook (single)
2
partbooks (complete set)
2
partbooks (incomplete set)
3
tablebook
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Material
paper
24
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
5
parchment (with paper)
1
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
11
upright
20
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
3
n/a
4
never
5
none visible
8
normally
4
occasionally
1
rarely
1
sometimes
6
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
19
brown
9
dark brown
1
light brown
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
5
freehand
2
single rastrum
19
straightedge
4
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
1
3
10
7
11
3
12
1
2
14
3
17
4
32
5
21
6
24
7
18
8
20
9
9
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
12
2-part opening
13
2-part score
1
2-part single page
3
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
19
3-part single page
2
4-part opening
24
4-part single page
8
5-part opening
15
6-part opening
7
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
12
none
11
single
27
triple
3
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
13
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
5
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
7
variable space, not on grid
14
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
22
provided, in dedicated space
10
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
2
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
10
notation extended into margin
5
partial additional staves
9
staveline added
3
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
23
blue
1
brown
7
dark brown
3
red
2
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
2
void mensural
31
Monophonic Notation
absent
26
present
6
Level of Calligraphy
fair
8
high
17
n/a
4
poor
2
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
5
end symbol
3
repeat signs
5
signa congruentiae
17
signes-de-renvoi
8
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
English
3
French
7
German
3
Italian
6
Latin
20
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
7
fully texted with one text
25
fully texted with two or more texts
3
fully texted with two texts
5
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
4
provided with one or two incipits
3
provided with single incipit
7
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
7
Type of Script
Italic
1
cursive
1
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (German)
3
cursive (bastarda)
7
cursive (humanistic)
5
cursive (italic)
1
display script
12
roman
2
rotonda
1
textura
10
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
19
n/a
4
poor
2
very high
4
Colour of Text
black
22
blue
2
brown
9
dark brown
1
dark red
1
green
1
red
15
Multiple Texts
no
16
yes
18
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
rarely
6
Borders Frequency
never
2
rarely
4
Borders Size
full borders
3
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
3
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
4
Painted Initials Type
decorated
5
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
2
historiated
1
plain initials
2
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
7
occasionally
2
rarely
5
sometimes
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
13
calligraphic with decoration
4
calligraphic with grotesque heads
4
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
4
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
2
occasionally
2
rarely
5
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
2
normally
3
occasionally
3
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
5
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
3
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London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Egerton 3051, c. 1500, All folios
London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Additional 31922, c. 1510-20, All folios
Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 20, c. 1515-20, All folios
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