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
4
Germany
14
Great Britain
4
Italy
18
Portugal
1
Spain
2
Cities
Arundel
2
Augsburg
2
Bourges
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Brussels
5
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1
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Munich
10
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1
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4
Savoy, France
1
Tarazona
1
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1
Vienna
8
Wittenberg
1
Production method
Manuscript
61
Physical type
choirbook
61
Material
paper
32
paper (with parchment)
4
parchment
22
parchment (with paper)
3
Format
upright
61
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
14
never
3
none visible
27
normally
6
occasionally
3
often
4
rarely
2
sometimes
6
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
35
brown
18
dark brown
5
gold
1
light brown
2
red
5
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
3
freehand
1
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
54
straightedge
6
triple rastrum
3
Number of staves
1
3
10
29
11
12
12
7
13
5
14
4
15
3
16
2
17
2
2
12
3
10
4
15
5
19
6
27
7
27
8
33
9
25
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
11
2-part opening
26
2-part single page
6
3-part opening
42
3-part single page
5
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
54
4-part single page
13
5-part consecutive
3
5-part opening
32
6-part consecutive
1
6-part opening
17
7-part consecutive
1
7-part opening
1
8-part consecutive
1
8-part opening
3
9-part consecutive
1
9-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
all staves indented
1
double
25
none
29
quintuple
1
single
47
triple
6
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
44
none
2
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
15
variable space, not on grid
16
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
46
not in dedicated space
12
provided, in dedicated space
8
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
5
made for complete additional staves
16
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
34
notation extended into margin
23
partial additional staves
16
staveline added
8
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
41
brown
19
dark brown
5
gold
1
light brown
1
red
4
Type of Notation
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
4
full mensural
7
void mensural
57
Monophonic Notation
absent
49
present
15
Level of Calligraphy
fair
12
high
48
very high
6
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
cue notes
1
end symbol
7
pointers
2
repeat signs
17
signa congruentiae
23
signes-de-renvoi
27
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
4
Flemish
1
French
19
German
3
Italian
6
Latin
57
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
8
fully texted with one text
58
fully texted with two or more texts
6
fully texted with two texts
9
partially texted with one or two texts
4
partially texted with one text
9
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
2
provided with one or two incipits
6
provided with single incipit
21
provided with two incipits
3
untexted
18
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
5
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (Italianate)
1
cursive (bastarda)
19
cursive (humanistic)
4
cursive (italic)
2
display script
24
humanistic
1
hybrida
3
roman
2
textura
31
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
8
high
61
poor
1
very high
5
Colour of Text
black
43
blue
6
brown
20
dark brown
5
dark red
1
gold
1
green
1
grey
1
light brown
1
red
33
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
45
yes
25
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
3
none visible
1
rarely
17
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
5
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
16
Borders Size
full borders
5
partial borders: one- and two-sided
2
partial borders: one-sided
7
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
8
Painted Initials Frequency
always
4
never
3
normally
7
occasionally
3
often
3
rarely
11
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
22
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
4
historiated
3
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
5
Penned Initials Frequency
always
3
never
1
normally
24
occasionally
8
often
7
rarely
10
sometimes
10
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
37
calligraphic with decoration
13
calligraphic with grotesque heads
14
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
4
flourished
19
historiated
1
littera notabilior
2
plain initials
5
Planned Initials Frequency
never
2
normally
5
occasionally
4
often
4
rarely
12
sometimes
5
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
always
2
never
4
normally
6
occasionally
6
often
10
rarely
3
sometimes
7
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
banner
2
decorated letters
4
decorative final long
11
embellished final barline
4
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
8
ornament
1
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Level of calligraphy text: high
Physical format: upright
Physical type: choirbook
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Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 22, c. 1500-05, All folios
Munich, Germany, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Musica MS F (= MaiM 3), 1508-34, All folios
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