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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Belgium
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Munich
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Naples
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Spain
1
Utrecht
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Venice
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Production method
Manuscript
23
Printed work
7
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
21
partbook (single)
2
partbooks (complete set)
3
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
poetry collection with some notated music
1
tablebook
1
Material
paper
21
parchment
8
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
12
upright
17
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
4
n/a
7
never
3
none visible
9
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
3
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
19
brown
7
dark brown
1
light brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
5
freehand
3
single rastrum
16
straightedge
3
triple rastrum
3
Number of staves
1
2
10
10
11
3
12
1
2
11
3
14
4
30
5
21
6
24
7
15
8
16
9
12
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
11
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
11
2-part score
1
2-part single page
4
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
17
3-part single page
2
4-part opening
23
4-part single page
7
5-part opening
12
6-part opening
6
8-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
16
none
9
single
26
triple
4
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
13
left between voice parts as part of grid
3
none
3
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
9
variable space, not on grid
10
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
18
not in dedicated space
3
provided, in dedicated space
12
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
4
notation and staves extended into margin
11
notation extended into margin
6
other
1
partial additional staves
11
staveline added
4
staves extended into margin
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
23
blue
2
brown
5
dark brown
3
gold
1
light brown
1
red
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
chant (square)
1
full mensural
2
void mensural
30
Monophonic Notation
absent
27
present
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
8
high
13
n/a
7
poor
1
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
8
custodes
1
end symbol
4
pointers
1
repeat signs
8
signa congruentiae
13
signes-de-renvoi
11
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
English
2
French
6
German
1
Italian
9
Latin
20
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
8
fully texted with one text
23
fully texted with two or more texts
2
fully texted with two texts
3
partially texted with one or two texts
4
partially texted with one text
8
provided with one or two incipits
5
provided with single incipit
8
untexted
7
Type of Script
Italic
1
cursive
1
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (bastarda)
7
cursive (humanistic)
1
cursive (italic)
4
display script
10
hybrida
1
roman
4
rotonda
2
textura
8
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
11
n/a
7
poor
4
very high
4
Colour of Text
black
22
blue
1
brown
6
dark brown
3
light brown
1
red
13
Multiple Texts
no
14
yes
16
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
rarely
5
Borders Frequency
never
1
occasionally
1
rarely
7
Borders Size
full borders
4
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
3
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
2
normally
1
occasionally
3
often
3
rarely
4
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
6
decorated with grotesque heads
4
flourished
2
historiated
1
plain initials
2
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
10
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
6
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
13
calligraphic with decoration
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
3
Planned Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
4
occasionally
2
rarely
4
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
never
2
normally
1
occasionally
3
often
1
rarely
2
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
2
decorative final long
2
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
1
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London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Additional 31922, c. 1510-20, All folios
Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 20, c. 1515-20, All folios
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