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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France
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Great Britain
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Italy
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Spain
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Cities
Casale Monferrato
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England
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London
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Munich
5
Siena
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Tarazona
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Production method
Manuscript
12
Printed work
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Physical type
choirbook
10
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
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partbook (single)
1
partbooks (complete set)
1
Material
paper
11
parchment and paper (mixed)
2
Format
oblong
2
upright
11
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
n/a
1
never
2
none visible
4
normally
2
occasionally
1
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
6
brown
5
dark brown
1
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
2
freehand
2
printed staves
1
single rastrum
8
straightedge
2
Number of staves
1
1
10
1
11
3
12
1
2
6
3
7
4
6
5
6
6
7
7
7
8
7
9
6
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
5
2-part opening
7
2-part score
1
2-part single page
2
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
7
3-part score
1
3-part single page
2
4-part opening
12
4-part single page
5
5-part opening
8
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
5
Indentation for Initials
double
7
none
5
single
11
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
7
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
2
variable space, not on grid
5
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
8
not in dedicated space
5
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
5
notation and staves extended into margin
5
notation extended into margin
4
partial additional staves
5
staveline added
3
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
9
blue
1
brown
2
dark brown
3
red
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
5
full mensural
2
strene notation
1
void mensural
13
Monophonic Notation
absent
2
present
13
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
6
n/a
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
3
pointers
2
repeat signs
2
signa congruentiae
6
signes-de-renvoi
6
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
English
2
French
1
Italian
1
Latin
12
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
2
fully texted with one text
13
fully texted with two or more texts
2
fully texted with two texts
3
partially texted with one text
3
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
3
untexted
5
Type of Script
cursive
2
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (humanistic)
2
display script
5
rotonda
1
textura
7
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
6
n/a
1
Colour of Text
black
7
brown
2
dark brown
3
red
6
Multiple Texts
no
8
yes
9
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
normally
1
Borders Frequency
never
1
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
flourished
1
plain initials
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
3
occasionally
3
rarely
2
sometimes
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
8
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
decorated
1
flourished
1
plain initials
5
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
3
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
1
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorative final long
3
end-symbol
2
vignette
1
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Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 4, c. 1516-18, All folios
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