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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Czech Republic
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Italy
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Portugal
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Spain
3
Switzerland
1
Cities
Augsburg
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1
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Wittenberg
3
Production method
Manuscript
49
Physical type
choirbook
42
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
2
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbook (single)
2
Material
paper
37
paper (with parchment)
2
parchment
9
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
upright
49
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
11
never
10
none visible
24
normally
1
sometimes
5
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
16
brown
29
dark brown
3
light brown
3
red
3
red-brown
1
reddish brown
2
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
2
double rastrum
6
freehand
2
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
42
straightedge
2
triple rastrum
2
Number of staves
10
14
11
9
12
8
13
3
14
2
15
2
2
2
3
1
4
2
5
3
6
11
7
10
8
15
9
18
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
8
2-part consecutive
3
2-part opening
19
2-part single page
19
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
31
3-part single page
14
4-part consecutive
2
4-part opening
43
4-part single page
16
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
16
5-part single page
3
6-part opening
5
8-part opening
2
n/a
2
Indentation for Initials
double
6
none
27
single
29
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
49
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
2
staves not ruled on grid
3
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
31
not in dedicated space
19
provided, in dedicated space
7
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
5
made for complete additional staves
26
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
37
notation extended into margin
14
other
5
partial additional staves
23
staveline added
7
staves extended into margin
5
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
28
brown
27
dark brown
1
light brown
2
red
1
red-brown
1
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
2
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
2
full mensural
2
void mensural
49
Monophonic Notation
absent
38
present
16
Level of Calligraphy
fair
49
high
4
poor
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
cue notes
1
end symbol
8
none
2
pointers
7
repeat signs
13
signa congruentiae
12
signes-de-renvoi
28
space-filler
3
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
3
Dutch
3
Flemish
1
French
18
German
3
Italian
9
Latin
45
Spanish
7
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
14
fully texted with one text
40
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
3
partially texted with one or two texts
7
partially texted with one text
17
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
8
provided with single incipit
23
provided with two incipits
2
untexted
27
Type of Script
antiqua
4
cursive
13
cursive (German)
3
cursive (bastarda)
8
cursive (humanistic)
7
display script
4
hybrida
4
rotonda
1
textura
12
various
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
41
high
10
poor
6
Colour of Text
black
25
blue
2
brown
28
dark brown
3
light brown
2
red
13
red-brown
1
reddish brown
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
31
yes
24
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
4
rarely
4
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
4
rarely
2
Borders Size
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
5
flourished
2
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
4
never
1
normally
12
occasionally
4
often
5
rarely
8
sometimes
5
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
26
calligraphic with decoration
13
calligraphic with grotesque heads
9
decorated
1
flourished
11
littera notabilior
2
plain initials
9
Planned Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
8
occasionally
4
often
11
rarely
4
sometimes
3
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
3
occasionally
5
often
4
rarely
4
sometimes
4
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorated letters
2
decorative final long
9
embellished final barline
2
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
4
ornament
1
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Physical format: upright
Type of notation: void mensural
Extra space: empty ruled staves on grid
Level of calligraphy music: fair
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Munich, Germany, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Musica MS 1 (olim H.C. 59; = MaiM 7), c. 1510-after 1523, All folios
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