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 (North)
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Netherlands
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Portugal
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Spain
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Seville
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Vienna
4
Wittenberg
2
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1
Production method
Manuscript
24
Printed work
1
Physical type
choirbook
18
choirbook (single quire(s))
1
monophonic manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbook (fragment)
1
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (complete set)
1
Material
paper
25
Format
oblong
1
upright
24
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
6
n/a
1
never
7
none visible
11
normally
1
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
15
brown
10
dark brown
2
red
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
double rastrum
1
freehand
1
printed staves
1
single rastrum
20
straightedge
3
Number of staves
10
8
11
4
12
6
13
2
14
1
2
4
3
5
4
5
5
7
6
6
7
7
8
10
9
9
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
7
10-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
9
2-part single page
2
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
11
3-part single page
4
4-part consecutive
2
4-part opening
18
4-part single page
6
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
12
6-part opening
7
8-part opening
1
n/a
2
Indentation for Initials
double
10
none
14
single
13
triple
1
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
15
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
5
staves not ruled on grid
2
variable space, not on grid
5
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
25
not in dedicated space
3
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
8
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
13
notation extended into margin
8
other
1
partial additional staves
6
staveline added
2
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
19
brown
8
dark brown
2
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
3
chant (Central European)
1
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
7
void mensural
24
Monophonic Notation
absent
5
present
25
Level of Calligraphy
fair
11
high
10
n/a
1
poor
4
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
end symbol
3
none
2
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
pointers
1
repeat signs
1
signa congruentiae
5
signes-de-renvoi
9
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
1
Dutch
1
French
3
German
1
Latin
25
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
22
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
3
partially texted with one text
2
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
4
untexted
8
varies
1
Type of Script
cursive
6
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
1
cursive (humanistic)
1
display script
5
humanistic
2
rotonda
2
textura
13
various
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
14
high
11
n/a
1
poor
2
Colour of Text
black
19
blue
1
brown
8
dark brown
2
red
9
Multiple Texts
no
20
yes
9
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
normally
1
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
never
1
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
rarely
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
historiated
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
5
normally
4
occasionally
2
often
3
sometimes
5
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
13
calligraphic with decoration
4
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
5
littera notabilior
2
plain initials
5
Planned Initials Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
2
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
banner
2
decorated letters
2
decorative final long
5
embellished final barline
1
littera notabilior
2
vignette
1
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Modena, Italy, Biblioteca Estense Universitaria, alpha.M.1.13 (Lat 456; olim V.H.10), 1481, All folios
Munich, Germany, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Musica MS F (= MaiM 3), 1508-34, All folios
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