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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France
1
Germany
3
Spain
1
Cities
Augsburg
1
Brussels
3
Cambrai
1
Germany (South)
1
Mechelen
4
Munich
2
Vic
1
Vienna
1
Wittenberg
1
Production method
Manuscript
9
Physical type
choirbook
9
Material
paper
6
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
2
Format
upright
9
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
2
none visible
3
often
2
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
9
brown
2
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
single rastrum
8
straightedge
1
Number of staves
10
7
11
4
12
2
2
2
3
2
4
4
5
5
6
6
7
5
8
7
9
5
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
2
2-part opening
5
2-part single page
4
3-part opening
7
4-part opening
9
4-part single page
2
5-part opening
6
6-part opening
5
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
9
none
4
single
8
triple
4
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
6
staves not ruled on grid
6
variable space, not on grid
4
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
9
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
5
notation and staves extended into margin
4
notation extended into margin
1
partial additional staves
6
staveline added
1
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
9
dark brown
1
Type of Notation
void mensural
9
Monophonic Notation
absent
8
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
7
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
1
repeat signs
1
signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
6
Copying of Text
Language
Flemish
1
French
1
Latin
9
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one text
9
fully texted with two or more texts
2
provided with single incipit
1
untexted
1
Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
5
cursive (humanistic)
1
display script
5
textura
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
6
very high
3
Colour of Text
black
9
dark brown
1
red
6
Multiple Texts
no
6
yes
3
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
rarely
3
Borders Frequency
never
3
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
3
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
3
Penned Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
4
occasionally
3
rarely
5
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
8
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
flourished
3
Planned Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
littera notabilior
1
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Barcelona, Spain, Biblioteca de Catalunya, M. 681 (=PedC 386), c. 1525-1550, All folios
Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS II.I.232 (olim Magliabechi XIX.58), c. 1515-1521, All folios
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