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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Netherlands
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Cities
Augsburg
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Venice
4
Vienna
8
Windsor
1
Zwickau
1
Production method
Manuscript
30
Printed work
10
Physical type
choirbook
28
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (complete set)
8
poetry collection with some notated music
1
Material
paper
29
parchment
8
parchment (with paper)
1
parchment and paper (mixed)
2
Format
oblong
15
upright
25
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
2
n/a
10
never
5
none visible
8
normally
5
occasionally
2
often
3
sometimes
6
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
25
brown
11
dark brown
1
light brown
1
red
1
red-brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
freehand
3
single rastrum
24
straightedge
5
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
1
2
10
9
11
1
2
17
3
18
4
23
5
27
6
40
7
22
8
19
9
11
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
16
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
15
2-part score
2
2-part single page
9
3-part consecutive
3
3-part opening
24
3-part score
2
3-part single page
7
4-part opening
29
4-part score
1
4-part single page
7
5-part opening
16
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
8
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
18
none
11
single
36
triple
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
16
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
3
staves not ruled on grid
9
variable space, not on grid
14
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
28
not in dedicated space
7
provided, in dedicated space
12
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
7
notation and staves extended into margin
15
notation extended into margin
8
other
1
partial additional staves
12
staveline added
7
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
31
blue
1
brown
8
dark brown
3
light brown
1
red
3
red-brown
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
chant (square)
3
full mensural
4
strene notation
1
void mensural
39
Monophonic Notation
absent
31
present
10
Level of Calligraphy
fair
12
high
15
n/a
10
poor
3
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
10
end symbol
4
pointers
2
repeat signs
8
signa congruentiae
20
signes-de-renvoi
11
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
English
3
Flemish
2
French
7
German
3
Italian
6
Latin
35
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
7
fully texted with one text
36
fully texted with two or more texts
6
fully texted with two texts
4
partially texted with one or two texts
3
partially texted with one text
14
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
10
provided with single incipit
10
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
13
Type of Script
cursive
2
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (German)
2
cursive (bastarda)
6
cursive (humanistic)
2
cursive (italic)
1
display script
12
hybrida
1
roman
2
rotonda
8
textura
14
Level of Calligraphy
fair
10
high
16
n/a
10
poor
3
very high
2
Colour of Text
black
28
blue
2
brown
7
dark brown
4
dark red
1
green
1
grey
1
light brown
1
red
19
red-brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
25
yes
16
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
4
rarely
5
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
4
rarely
3
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
2
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
3
flourished
3
plain initials
3
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
4
occasionally
3
often
1
rarely
7
sometimes
5
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
16
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
4
flourished
4
plain initials
4
Planned Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
7
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
2
normally
4
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
4
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorative final long
4
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
3
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Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 20, c. 1515-20, All folios
Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 21, 1521-25, All folios
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