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
Austria
8
Belgium
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France
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Germany
10
Great Britain
2
Switzerland
1
Cities
Augsburg
2
Basel
1
Brussels
3
Germany
1
Glarus, Switzerland
1
London
1
Mechelen
3
Munich
9
Munich, Germany
1
Paris
1
Stirling
1
Vienna
8
Windsor
1
Wittenberg
1
Production method
Manuscript
18
Physical type
choirbook
17
choirbook (single quire(s))
1
Material
paper
14
parchment
3
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
oblong
1
upright
17
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
never
3
none visible
5
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
2
sometimes
6
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
16
brown
2
red
2
Ruling Medium
freehand
1
single rastrum
15
straightedge
4
Number of staves
10
6
11
1
12
2
2
10
3
14
4
15
5
16
6
17
7
16
8
16
9
8
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
3
10-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part opening
11
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
12
3-part single page
2
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
18
4-part single page
3
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
14
6-part opening
6
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
12
none
6
single
18
triple
3
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
5
none
1
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
5
variable space, not on grid
18
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
16
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
3
notation and staves extended into margin
4
notation extended into margin
2
partial additional staves
5
staveline added
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
18
brown
2
red
2
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
17
Monophonic Notation
absent
12
present
7
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
8
poor
2
very high
2
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
1
none
1
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
repeat signs
1
signa congruentiae
7
signes-de-renvoi
6
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
English
1
German
1
Latin
17
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
18
fully texted with two or more texts
3
fully texted with two texts
4
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with single incipit
1
untexted
3
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
3
display script
9
textura
12
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
10
poor
1
very high
2
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
18
brown
2
red
14
Multiple Texts
no
10
yes
10
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
3
Borders Frequency
never
2
occasionally
1
rarely
2
Borders Size
full borders
2
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
2
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
3
plain initials
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
5
sometimes
5
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
10
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
4
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
4
Planned Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
normally
3
often
3
rarely
2
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
2
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
2
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
2
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS Banco Rari 229 (olim Magliabechi XIX.59), 1492-1493, All folios
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