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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Germany
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Cities
Augsburg
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Naples
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Rome
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Spain
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Production method
Manuscript
5
Physical type
choirbook
4
choirbook (fragment)
1
Material
paper
4
parchment
1
Format
upright
5
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
never
2
none visible
1
often
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
2
brown
2
dark brown
1
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
3
straightedge
2
Number of staves
10
3
11
1
2
2
3
3
4
3
5
3
6
4
7
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8
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9
3
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
1
2-part single page
2
3-part opening
3
3-part single page
1
4-part opening
5
4-part single page
2
5-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
2
none
1
single
5
triple
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
3
staves not ruled on grid
2
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
3
not in dedicated space
2
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
2
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
3
notation extended into margin
2
other
1
partial additional staves
2
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
3
brown
3
Type of Notation
void mensural
5
Monophonic Notation
absent
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
1
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
1
repeat signs
2
signa congruentiae
3
signes-de-renvoi
3
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
French
2
German
1
Italian
2
Latin
5
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
2
fully texted with one text
4
fully texted with two or more texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
2
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
1
untexted
2
Type of Script
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
1
display script
3
hybrida
2
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
2
poor
1
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
3
brown
2
dark brown
2
red
4
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
3
yes
3
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
never
1
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
2
often
1
rarely
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
4
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
Planned Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
normally
1
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorative final long
2
littera notabilior
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London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Royal 11 E. xi, 1516, All folios
Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 4, c. 1516-18, All folios
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