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
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Great Britain
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Cities
Arundel
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Basel
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Brussels
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Germany
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Germany (South)
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London
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Mechelen
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Munich
3
Stirling
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Vienna
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Production method
Manuscript
11
Physical type
choirbook
10
choirbook (fragment)
1
Material
paper
6
parchment
3
parchment (with paper)
1
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
upright
11
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
never
4
none visible
3
normally
1
occasionally
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
8
brown
4
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
7
straightedge
4
Number of staves
10
6
11
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12
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13
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14
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15
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3
3
7
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8
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10
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11
9
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
3
10-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part opening
5
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
6
3-part single page
1
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
10
4-part single page
1
5-part consecutive
2
5-part opening
8
6-part opening
6
Indentation for Initials
double
6
none
1
single
11
triple
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
6
staves not ruled on grid
3
variable space, not on grid
11
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
10
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
3
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
3
notation extended into margin
3
other
1
partial additional staves
4
staveline added
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
10
brown
3
red
3
Type of Notation
full mensural
2
void mensural
10
Monophonic Notation
absent
7
present
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
4
poor
1
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
1
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
repeat signs
1
signa congruentiae
11
signes-de-renvoi
5
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
English
1
Latin
10
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
11
fully texted with two or more texts
3
fully texted with two texts
1
untexted
1
Type of Script
cursive (Anglicana)
3
cursive (German)
2
cursive (bastarda)
3
cursive (humanistic)
1
display script
5
textura
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
4
poor
1
very high
2
Colour of Text
black
9
brown
3
red
7
Multiple Texts
no
7
yes
6
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
3
Borders Frequency
never
1
occasionally
2
rarely
3
Borders Size
full borders
3
partial borders: one- and two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
1
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
2
plain initials
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
3
occasionally
1
rarely
3
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
4
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
2
plain initials
4
Planned Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
1
often
1
rarely
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
normally
1
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorative final long
3
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
1
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Extra space: variable space, not on grid
Presence absence of text: fully texted with one text
Non verbal performance instructions: signa congruentiae
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Berlin, Germany, Staatsbibliothek Preussischer Kulturbesitz, MS Germ. 8º 190, c. 1470-1500, All folios
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