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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Locations of Origin
Countries
Austria
8
Belgium
4
Germany
10
Great Britain
2
Cities
Augsburg
2
Brussels
4
London
1
Mechelen
4
Munich
10
Munich, Germany
1
Stirling
1
Vienna
8
Windsor
1
Production method
Manuscript
18
Physical type
choirbook
18
Material
paper
16
parchment
1
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
upright
18
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
never
1
none visible
3
normally
3
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
1
sometimes
6
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
17
brown
2
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
16
straightedge
2
Number of staves
1
1
10
6
11
4
12
3
2
11
3
14
4
17
5
17
6
18
7
17
8
18
9
10
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
3
10-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part opening
11
2-part single page
2
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
14
3-part single page
1
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
17
4-part single page
3
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
16
6-part opening
10
8-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
12
none
7
single
18
triple
3
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
4
staves not ruled on grid
5
variable space, not on grid
18
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
17
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
2
notation and staves extended into margin
4
notation extended into margin
1
partial additional staves
4
staveline added
1
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
18
brown
1
red
2
Type of Notation
full mensural
1
void mensural
17
Monophonic Notation
absent
12
present
6
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
12
poor
1
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
1
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
repeat signs
2
signa congruentiae
6
signes-de-renvoi
6
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
English
1
German
1
Latin
17
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
18
fully texted with two or more texts
3
fully texted with two texts
5
untexted
1
Type of Script
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (bastarda)
4
display script
13
textura
12
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
12
very high
3
Colour of Text
black
18
blue
1
brown
1
dark red
1
green
1
red
15
Multiple Texts
no
10
yes
9
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
4
Borders Frequency
rarely
1
Borders Size
full borders
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
1
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
3
occasionally
3
rarely
5
sometimes
5
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
11
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
4
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
3
rarely
1
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorative final long
1
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
1
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Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 3, 1518-20, All folios
Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 9, c. 1515, All folios
Zaragoza, Spain, Iglesia Metropolitana de la Virgen del Pilar, Archivo Musical, Armario C-3, MS 17, 16th century,
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