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
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Germany
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Italy
3
Switzerland
4
Cities
Basel
4
Bologna
1
Florence
2
Germany
2
Munich
2
Munich, Germany
1
Vienna
3
Production method
Manuscript
11
Physical type
choirbook
7
choirbook (fragment(s))
2
choirbook (single quire(s))
1
partbooks (complete set)
1
Material
paper
11
Format
oblong
2
upright
9
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
never
3
none visible
6
normally
1
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
6
brown
4
dark brown
1
Ruling Medium
freehand
3
single rastrum
9
straightedge
1
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
10
3
11
1
12
1
13
1
2
3
3
4
4
3
5
4
6
3
7
5
8
5
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
4
2-part opening
5
3-part opening
6
3-part single page
1
4-part opening
7
4-part single page
2
5-part opening
6
6-part opening
3
Indentation for Initials
double
2
none
11
single
4
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
5
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
none
3
staves not ruled on grid
1
variable space, not on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
10
not in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
2
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
5
notation extended into margin
4
partial additional staves
3
staveline added
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
7
brown
5
red
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
2
void mensural
10
Monophonic Notation
absent
10
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
5
poor
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
3
end symbol
1
none
1
repeat signs
3
signa congruentiae
4
signes-de-renvoi
3
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
2
French
3
German
2
Italian
1
Latin
11
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
10
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one text
4
provided with one or two incipits
3
provided with single incipit
5
untexted
5
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
2
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
1
cursive (humanistic)
2
cursive (italic)
2
display script
1
roman
1
textura
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
6
poor
3
Colour of Text
black
6
brown
6
red
3
Multiple Texts
no
7
yes
4
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
Painted Initials Type
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
3
occasionally
2
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
1
calligraphic with decoration
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
historiated
1
Planned Initials Frequency
rarely
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
1
Other Decoration Type
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
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Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, nouvelles acquisitions françaises MS 4379, c. 1470-85, 1-42
Cambridge, Great Britain, Magdalene College, MS Pepys 1760, c. 1509-c. 1514, All folios
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