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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Belgium
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Germany
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Great Britain
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Cities
Arundel
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Augsburg
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Brussels
7
London
1
Mechelen
7
Munich
7
Munich, Germany
1
Vienna
6
Wittenberg
1
Production method
Manuscript
18
Physical type
choirbook
18
Material
paper
12
parchment
5
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
upright
18
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
2
never
2
none visible
4
normally
1
often
3
rarely
1
sometimes
6
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
17
brown
1
red
1
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
16
straightedge
2
Number of staves
10
10
11
6
12
4
13
2
14
2
15
2
16
1
17
1
2
7
3
10
4
12
5
13
6
16
7
16
8
17
9
11
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
4
2-part opening
11
2-part single page
2
3-part opening
12
4-part opening
16
4-part single page
2
5-part consecutive
2
5-part opening
16
6-part opening
10
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
18
none
5
single
18
triple
5
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
7
none
1
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
7
variable space, not on grid
18
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
18
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
3
notation and staves extended into margin
2
notation extended into margin
2
partial additional staves
5
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
18
red
2
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
2
void mensural
17
Monophonic Notation
absent
14
present
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
13
very high
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
repeat signs
2
signa congruentiae
6
signes-de-renvoi
7
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Latin
18
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
18
fully texted with two or more texts
4
fully texted with two texts
5
Type of Script
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (bastarda)
7
display script
12
textura
10
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
11
very high
5
Colour of Text
black
18
blue
1
red
15
Multiple Texts
no
9
yes
11
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
7
Borders Frequency
never
1
occasionally
3
rarely
3
Borders Size
full borders
3
partial borders: one- and two-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
1
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
4
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
4
flourished
1
historiated
1
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
6
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
5
sometimes
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
11
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
5
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
never
2
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
2
normally
1
often
2
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
2
decorative final long
2
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
1
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Extra space: variable space, not on grid
Indentation for initials: double
Separate text: no separate text
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Riccardiana, MS 2794, 1480-1488, All folios
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