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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Italy
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Netherlands
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Spain
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Cities
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Mechelen
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Modena
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Munich
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Rome
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Siena
1
Utrecht
1
Vienna
5
Zaragoza
1
Production method
Manuscript
24
Printed work
1
Physical type
choirbook
22
partbook (fragment)
1
partbook (single)
1
poetry collection with some notated music
1
Material
paper
16
parchment
8
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
oblong
1
upright
24
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
9
n/a
1
never
5
none visible
4
normally
3
occasionally
2
often
2
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
14
brown
11
dark brown
1
red
2
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
double rastrum
1
freehand
3
single rastrum
20
straightedge
3
Number of staves
1
1
10
10
11
5
12
4
13
2
14
1
2
8
3
7
4
7
5
10
6
11
7
11
8
10
9
11
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
7
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
13
2-part score
1
2-part single page
3
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
14
3-part score
1
3-part single page
5
4-part opening
20
4-part single page
6
5-part opening
14
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
9
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
11
none
11
quadruple
2
single
17
triple
5
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
16
left below voice parts as part of grid
2
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
5
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
5
variable space, not on grid
6
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
16
not in dedicated space
7
provided, in dedicated space
6
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
7
notation and staves extended into margin
15
notation extended into margin
11
partial additional staves
9
staveline added
4
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
19
blue
1
brown
6
dark brown
3
red
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
chant (square)
6
full mensural
3
strene notation
1
void mensural
25
Monophonic Notation
absent
4
present
25
Level of Calligraphy
fair
7
high
11
n/a
1
poor
3
very high
5
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
end symbol
4
none
1
pointers
2
repeat signs
2
signa congruentiae
9
signes-de-renvoi
14
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
English
2
Flemish
1
French
2
German
2
Latin
22
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
24
fully texted with two or more texts
7
fully texted with two texts
3
partially texted with one text
3
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
2
untexted
7
varies
1
Type of Script
cursive
4
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (bastarda)
4
cursive (humanistic)
1
cursive (italic)
1
display script
8
humanistic
1
rotonda
1
textura
13
Level of Calligraphy
fair
9
high
10
n/a
1
poor
1
very high
5
Colour of Text
black
17
brown
6
dark brown
3
red
12
Multiple Texts
no
16
yes
13
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
3
normally
1
rarely
7
Borders Frequency
never
4
rarely
4
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
often
3
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic
1
decorated
1
flourished
2
plain initials
3
Penned Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
8
occasionally
4
often
2
rarely
5
sometimes
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
13
calligraphic with decoration
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
4
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
6
littera notabilior
2
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
4
normally
1
occasionally
1
rarely
4
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
5
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
banner
2
decorated letters
2
decorative final long
2
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
2
vignette
1
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Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 9, c. 1515, All folios
Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, fonds français MS 1597 (olim Colbert 1625), c. 1500, All folios
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