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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Italy
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Netherlands
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Cities
Augsburg
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Production method
Manuscript
22
Physical type
choirbook
13
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbooks (complete set)
5
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
poetry collection with some notated music
1
tablebook
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Material
paper
16
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
5
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
9
upright
12
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
3
never
9
none visible
9
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
8
brown
10
dark brown
4
light brown
2
red
1
red-brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
2
freehand
2
printed staves
4
single rastrum
14
straightedge
2
triple rastrum
3
Number of staves
10
6
11
3
12
2
13
1
14
1
2
3
3
9
4
4
5
4
6
8
7
5
8
6
9
4
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
5
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
6
2-part single page
5
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
11
3-part single page
3
4-part opening
14
4-part single page
4
5-part opening
6
6-part opening
2
8-part opening
1
n/a
2
Indentation for Initials
double
5
none
11
single
10
triple
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
16
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
4
none
5
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
14
not in dedicated space
4
provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
6
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
13
notation extended into margin
6
other
1
partial additional staves
5
staveline added
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
10
brown
13
light brown
1
red-brown
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
chant (square)
2
full mensural
1
void mensural
22
Monophonic Notation
absent
19
present
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
22
high
2
poor
4
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
3
none
2
repeat signs
8
signa congruentiae
6
signes-de-renvoi
9
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
2
Flemish
1
French
11
German
5
Italian
7
Latin
19
Spanish
2
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
8
fully texted with one text
14
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
3
partially texted with one text
8
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
3
provided with single incipit
13
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
12
varies
1
Type of Script
cursive
11
cursive (German)
3
cursive (bastarda)
3
cursive (humanistic)
3
cursive (italic)
3
display script
2
hybrida
1
textura
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
19
high
5
poor
4
Colour of Text
black
10
blue
2
brown
15
light brown
1
red
3
red-brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
13
yes
12
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
1
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
3
flourished
1
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
5
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
4
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
9
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
decorated
4
flourished
4
plain initials
8
Planned Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
5
often
2
rarely
1
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
2
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
4
occasionally
2
rarely
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
2
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
2
ornament
1
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London, Great Britain, Lambeth Palace Library, MS 1, Late 1520s, All folios
London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Royal Appendix 58, c. 1515-40, All folios
London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Additional 5465, c. 1500, All folios
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