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
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Belgium
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Germany
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Great Britain
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Italy
3
Switzerland
1
Cities
Augsburg
1
Basel
1
Brussels
3
Leipzig
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London
1
Mechelen
5
Munich
2
Munich, Germany
1
Naples
1
Netherlands
1
Venice
1
Verona
1
Vienna
1
Production method
Manuscript
17
Printed work
4
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
14
choirbook (fragment)
1
choirbook (single quire(s))
1
partbooks (complete set)
3
Material
paper
12
parchment
8
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
oblong
4
upright
17
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
4
n/a
4
never
3
none visible
5
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
2
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
21
brown
4
Ruling Medium
freehand
1
single rastrum
16
straightedge
2
Number of staves
1
1
10
13
11
4
12
4
13
2
14
1
2
5
3
5
4
7
5
10
6
15
7
10
8
13
9
10
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
8
2-part opening
10
2-part single page
3
3-part opening
12
3-part single page
2
4-part opening
14
4-part single page
3
5-part opening
13
6-part opening
6
7-part opening
1
n/a
2
Indentation for Initials
double
13
none
7
quadruple
1
single
16
triple
8
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
11
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
2
staves not ruled on grid
9
variable space, not on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
18
not in dedicated space
2
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
6
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
11
notation extended into margin
4
partial additional staves
10
staveline added
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
20
brown
2
red
2
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
void mensural
21
Monophonic Notation
absent
18
present
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
8
n/a
4
poor
2
very high
4
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
5
end symbol
3
none
2
repeat signs
1
signa congruentiae
9
signes-de-renvoi
10
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
English
1
Flemish
2
French
4
German
1
Italian
1
Latin
21
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
18
fully texted with two or more texts
3
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one text
5
provided with one or two incipits
5
provided with single incipit
3
untexted
4
varies
1
Type of Script
cursive
2
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
7
display script
6
hybrida
1
rotonda
4
textura
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
7
n/a
4
poor
1
very high
5
Colour of Text
black
20
brown
2
red
7
Multiple Texts
no
13
yes
9
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
rarely
4
Borders Frequency
never
3
rarely
7
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
2
partial borders: one-sided
3
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
6
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
5
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
1
historiated
3
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
7
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
8
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
flourished
1
littera notabilior
1
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
2
normally
1
occasionally
1
rarely
5
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
3
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
1
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Leipzig, Germany, Universitätsbibliothek, MS 1494, c. 1490-1504, All folios
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