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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Countries
Austria
8
Belgium
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Germany
11
Great Britain
3
Italy
2
Cities
Arundel
1
Augsburg
3
Brussels
5
London
1
Mechelen
5
Munich
11
Munich, Germany
1
Naples
1
Stirling
1
Venice
1
Vienna
8
Windsor
1
Production method
Manuscript
23
Printed work
1
Physical type
choirbook
23
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
Material
paper
18
parchment
5
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
oblong
1
upright
23
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
n/a
1
never
1
none visible
8
normally
3
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
1
sometimes
6
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
20
brown
3
red
1
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
19
straightedge
4
Number of staves
1
2
10
9
11
4
12
3
13
1
14
1
15
1
16
1
17
1
2
13
3
16
4
20
5
24
6
23
7
21
8
22
9
13
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
3
10-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
13
2-part single page
3
3-part consecutive
3
3-part opening
19
3-part single page
3
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
21
4-part single page
4
5-part consecutive
3
5-part opening
19
6-part opening
11
8-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
15
none
7
single
23
triple
3
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
6
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
8
variable space, not on grid
18
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
21
not in dedicated space
1
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
3
notation and staves extended into margin
5
notation extended into margin
2
partial additional staves
6
staveline added
1
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
24
brown
1
red
2
Type of Notation
full mensural
2
void mensural
22
Monophonic Notation
absent
18
present
6
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
14
n/a
1
poor
1
very high
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
2
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
repeat signs
2
signa congruentiae
10
signes-de-renvoi
10
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
English
1
Flemish
1
French
3
German
1
Latin
23
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
24
fully texted with two or more texts
4
fully texted with two texts
5
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
2
untexted
4
Type of Script
cursive (Anglicana)
3
cursive (bastarda)
5
display script
15
rotonda
1
textura
15
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
15
n/a
1
very high
4
Colour of Text
black
24
blue
2
brown
1
dark red
1
green
1
red
16
Multiple Texts
no
15
yes
10
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
6
Borders Frequency
never
1
occasionally
1
rarely
3
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
2
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
3
Painted Initials Type
decorated
4
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
1
historiated
2
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
4
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
6
sometimes
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
10
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
4
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
2
occasionally
1
rarely
5
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorative final long
2
diagrams
1
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
1
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Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 3, 1518-20, All folios
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