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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Czech Republic
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Italy
28
Italy (North)
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Netherlands
2
Portugal
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Spain
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Switzerland
10
Cities
Augsburg
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2
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1
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1
Toledo
1
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1
Turin
1
Utrecht
1
Zwickau
1
Production method
Manuscript
71
Physical type
choirbook
44
choirbook (fragment(s))
4
choirbook (fragment)
1
choirbook (single quire(s))
1
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
partbook (fragment)
1
partbook (single)
6
partbooks (complete set)
8
partbooks (incomplete set)
3
poetry collection with some notated music
1
printed treatise with added polyphony
1
Material
paper
58
paper (with parchment)
2
parchment
11
Format
oblong
18
upright
53
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
9
never
18
none visible
41
normally
2
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
10
brown
47
dark brown
10
light brown
5
red
2
reddish brown
2
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
2
double rastrum
5
freehand
5
single rastrum
51
straightedge
8
triple rastrum
10
Number of staves
1
1
10
15
11
7
12
4
13
3
14
2
2
9
3
12
4
11
5
11
6
24
7
17
8
16
9
13
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
28
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
17
2-part score
1
2-part single page
14
3-part consecutive
4
3-part opening
37
3-part score
1
3-part single page
15
4-part consecutive
2
4-part opening
43
4-part score
1
4-part single page
17
5-part opening
16
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
4
8-part opening
2
n/a
2
Indentation for Initials
double
4
none
40
quintuple
1
single
37
triple
1
varies
3
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
47
left below voice parts as part of grid
4
left between voice parts as part of grid
4
none
17
staves not ruled on grid
3
variable space, not on grid
4
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
35
not in dedicated space
24
provided, in dedicated space
18
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
4
made for complete additional staves
25
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
46
notation extended into margin
27
other
5
partial additional staves
27
staveline added
11
staves extended into margin
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
17
brown
71
light brown
1
red
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
chant (Central European)
1
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
2
full mensural
2
void mensural
70
Monophonic Notation
absent
61
present
14
Level of Calligraphy
fair
42
high
17
poor
17
very high
3
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
5
cue notes
2
end symbol
9
none
3
pointers
4
repeat signs
26
signa congruentiae
22
signes-de-renvoi
27
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
3
Dutch
10
Flemish
1
French
36
German
10
Italian
22
Latin
59
Spanish
8
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
24
fully texted with one text
55
fully texted with two texts
3
partially texted with one or two texts
8
partially texted with one text
26
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
12
provided with single incipit
34
provided with two incipits
4
untexted
37
varies
2
Type of Script
cursive
20
cursive (German)
9
cursive (bastarda)
13
cursive (humanistic)
11
cursive (italic)
8
display script
6
hybrida
6
roman
1
rotonda
1
textura
9
various
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
41
high
23
poor
16
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
15
blue
3
brown
66
dark brown
2
light brown
1
red
11
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
45
yes
34
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
4
rarely
8
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
2
rarely
6
Borders Size
full borders
3
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
3
Painted Initials Frequency
always
3
never
2
normally
5
occasionally
1
rarely
5
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
2
decorated
10
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
2
historiated
2
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
3
Penned Initials Frequency
always
4
never
1
normally
16
occasionally
8
often
8
rarely
10
sometimes
9
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
29
calligraphic with decoration
14
calligraphic with grotesque heads
14
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
12
historiated
1
littera notabilior
3
plain initials
13
zoomorphic initial
1
Planned Initials Frequency
always
5
normally
11
occasionally
4
often
7
rarely
8
sometimes
5
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
2
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
5
occasionally
6
often
6
rarely
5
sometimes
6
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
4
decorative final long
11
embellished final barline
3
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
7
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Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 33, 1495-1520, All folios
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