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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Germany
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Great Britain
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Netherlands
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Cities
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1
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1
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Production method
Manuscript
11
Physical type
choirbook
5
choirbook (single quire(s))
1
partbook (fragment)
1
partbooks (complete set)
1
poetry collection with some notated music
2
printed book with interpolated polyphony
1
Material
paper
9
parchment
2
Format
oblong
1
upright
10
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
never
7
none visible
5
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
8
brown
7
light brown
1
Ruling Medium
freehand
4
single rastrum
8
straightedge
3
Number of staves
10
3
11
3
12
4
13
2
14
1
2
2
3
3
4
5
5
7
6
5
7
6
8
5
9
4
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
5
10-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
2
2-part single page
1
3-part consecutive
4
3-part opening
3
3-part single page
2
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
4
4-part single page
3
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
4
6-part opening
1
n/a
2
Indentation for Initials
none
6
single
6
triple
1
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
5
left below voice parts as part of grid
2
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
6
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
7
not in dedicated space
1
provided, in dedicated space
5
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
4
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
7
notation extended into margin
1
other
1
partial additional staves
5
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
6
brown
8
light brown
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
2
chant (square)
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
10
Monophonic Notation
absent
9
present
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
poor
11
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
none
2
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
pointers
1
repeat signs
1
signa congruentiae
2
signes-de-renvoi
2
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
2
French
3
German
5
Latin
9
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
10
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
4
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
4
untexted
6
varies
2
Type of Script
cursive
3
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (German)
5
cursive (bastarda)
1
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
7
high
1
poor
4
Colour of Text
black
6
brown
7
light brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
10
yes
3
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
3
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
3
normally
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
plain initials
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
never
1
occasionally
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
1
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
1
rarely
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
normally
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
littera notabilior
1
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London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Additional 5665, c.1460-1510, All folios
Montecassino, Italy, Biblioteca dell'Abbazia, MS 871, late 15th century, pp. 247-434
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