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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Germany
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Italy
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Italy (North)
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Silesia
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Switzerland
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Production method
Manuscript
20
Printed work
4
Physical type
choirbook
16
choirbook (fragment)
1
choirbook (single quire(s))
2
partbook (single)
2
partbooks (complete set)
3
Material
paper
24
Format
oblong
9
upright
15
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
2
n/a
4
never
4
none visible
13
normally
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
9
brown
12
light brown
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
2
freehand
1
single rastrum
16
straightedge
2
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
1
1
10
5
11
2
12
3
2
5
3
6
4
12
5
9
6
9
7
7
8
5
9
5
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
8
2-part opening
10
2-part single page
3
3-part opening
11
3-part single page
4
4-part opening
18
4-part single page
9
5-part opening
9
6-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
3
none
10
single
15
varies
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
12
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
4
none
3
variable space, not on grid
6
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
16
not in dedicated space
6
provided, in dedicated space
5
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
8
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
12
notation extended into margin
4
other
1
partial additional staves
8
staveline added
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
19
brown
7
Type of Notation
chant (Central European)
1
chant (square)
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
23
Monophonic Notation
absent
18
present
6
Level of Calligraphy
fair
13
high
6
n/a
4
poor
3
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
3
none
2
repeat signs
1
signa congruentiae
6
signes-de-renvoi
6
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
5
Dutch
1
French
6
German
4
Italian
4
Latin
20
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
4
fully texted with one text
20
fully texted with two or more texts
2
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
2
partially texted with two or more texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
2
provided with one or two incipits
3
provided with single incipit
10
untexted
8
Type of Script
Italic
1
antiqua
1
cursive
2
cursive (German)
7
cursive (humanistic)
3
cursive (italic)
3
display script
5
roman
1
rotonda
2
textura
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
14
high
7
n/a
4
poor
2
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
18
blue
2
brown
7
dark red
1
green
1
red
6
Multiple Texts
no
14
yes
13
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
3
normally
1
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
never
3
rarely
2
Borders Size
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
rarely
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
historiated
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
4
normally
5
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
6
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
14
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
flourished
5
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
8
Planned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
3
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
3
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
3
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorated letters
3
decorative final long
4
littera notabilior
5
vignette
1
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Munich, Germany, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Musica MS 3 (olim H.C.1; = MaiM 8), c. 1520-5, All folios
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