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
2
Belgium
1
France
1
Germany
1
Italy
3
Portugal
1
Spain
1
Cities
Augsburg
1
Barcelona
1
Coimbra
1
Florence
1
France
2
Innsbruck
1
Mechelen
1
Munich
1
Munich, Germany
1
Naples
1
Paris
1
Rome
2
Vienna
1
Production method
Manuscript
11
Physical type
choirbook
8
choirbook (fragment)
1
monophonic manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbooks (complete set)
1
Material
paper
5
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
4
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
oblong
2
upright
9
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
never
3
none visible
3
normally
2
often
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
4
brown
5
dark brown
1
red
2
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
11
Number of staves
10
4
11
1
2
3
3
2
4
3
5
3
6
6
7
3
8
3
9
3
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
3
2-part opening
5
2-part single page
2
3-part opening
7
3-part single page
1
4-part opening
8
4-part single page
2
5-part opening
4
6-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
4
none
5
quadruple
1
single
9
triple
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
7
none
3
staves not ruled on grid
1
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
8
not in dedicated space
2
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
3
notation and staves extended into margin
5
notation extended into margin
3
partial additional staves
3
staveline added
1
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
6
brown
5
dark brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (Gothic)
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
10
Monophonic Notation
absent
8
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
7
poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
1
repeat signs
2
signa congruentiae
2
signes-de-renvoi
5
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
Flemish
1
French
4
German
2
Italian
3
Latin
9
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
3
fully texted with one text
10
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
2
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
4
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
5
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
1
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
5
cursive (humanistic)
1
display script
3
hybrida
2
textura
2
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
11
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
6
brown
6
dark brown
2
red
4
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
6
yes
7
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
2
rarely
2
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
2
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
rarely
3
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
5
flourished
1
historiated
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
8
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
4
flourished
3
Planned Initials Frequency
never
1
often
2
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
2
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
4
littera notabilior
1
ornament
1
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Berlin, Germany, Staatsbibliothek Preussischer Kulturbesitz, MS Mus. 40021 (olim Z 21), c. 1485-1500, All folios
Leipzig, Germany, Universitätsbibliothek, MS 1494, c. 1490-1504, All folios
London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Additional 5465, c. 1500, All folios
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