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
Belgium
5
France
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Italy
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Netherlands
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Silesia
3
Cities
Antwerp
1
Bourges
1
Brussels
1
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1
Florence
1
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1
Maastricht
1
Mechelen
4
Milan
1
Utrecht
1
Venice
1
Zagan
3
Production method
Manuscript
15
Physical type
choirbook
9
partbook (fragment)
1
partbooks (complete set)
3
poetry collection with some notated music
1
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
Material
paper
7
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
7
Format
oblong
4
upright
11
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
4
never
2
none visible
7
normally
1
occasionally
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
7
brown
10
Ruling Medium
freehand
1
single rastrum
15
Number of staves
1
1
10
5
11
4
12
1
2
3
3
1
4
5
5
4
6
5
7
4
8
7
9
7
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
8
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
4
2-part score
1
2-part single page
1
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
9
3-part score
1
3-part single page
3
4-part opening
10
4-part score
1
4-part single page
1
5-part opening
6
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
5
none
8
quintuple
1
single
9
triple
3
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
14
none
2
staves not ruled on grid
3
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
8
not in dedicated space
6
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
6
notation and staves extended into margin
13
notation extended into margin
6
partial additional staves
6
staveline added
3
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
11
brown
5
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
full mensural
2
void mensural
15
Monophonic Notation
absent
14
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
6
poor
2
very high
5
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
custodes
1
end symbol
2
pointers
1
repeat signs
7
signa congruentiae
9
signes-de-renvoi
6
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
3
Dutch
1
French
9
German
4
Italian
2
Latin
15
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
3
fully texted with one text
15
fully texted with two or more texts
3
fully texted with two texts
3
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
2
partially texted with two or more texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
8
untexted
5
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (German)
3
cursive (bastarda)
7
display script
4
hybrida
2
textura
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
6
poor
1
very high
3
Colour of Text
black
11
brown
5
red
6
Multiple Texts
no
6
yes
9
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
1
rarely
6
Borders Frequency
rarely
5
Borders Size
full borders
2
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
3
occasionally
1
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
4
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
1
historiated
1
plain initials
1
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
9
occasionally
3
often
2
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
8
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
1
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
5
Planned Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
1
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
1
rarely
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
1
embellished final barline
1
littera notabilior
1
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Berlin, Germany, Staatsbibliothek Preussischer Kulturbesitz, MS Germ. 8° 280, c. 1500,
Berlin, Germany, Staatsbibliothek Preussischer Kulturbesitz, MS Germ. 8º 190, c. 1470-1500, All folios
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