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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Cities
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1
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Production method
Manuscript
21
Physical type
choirbook
12
choirbook (fragment(s))
1
choirbook (fragment)
1
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
partbook (single)
3
poetry collection with some notated music
1
single leaf
1
tablebook
1
Material
paper
16
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
4
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
4
upright
16
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
3
never
9
none visible
9
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
5
brown
14
dark brown
2
light brown
2
red
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
2
freehand
2
single rastrum
16
straightedge
5
triple rastrum
2
Number of staves
10
8
11
2
12
2
13
1
14
1
2
6
3
7
4
8
5
7
6
11
7
7
8
7
9
5
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
5
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
1
2-part single page
5
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
10
3-part single page
3
4-part opening
15
4-part single page
5
5-part opening
2
5-part single page
1
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
1
none
4
single
21
varies
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
13
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
3
none
6
staves not ruled on grid
2
variable space, not on grid
4
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
10
not in dedicated space
4
provided, in dedicated space
11
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
10
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
17
notation extended into margin
5
other
5
partial additional staves
12
staveline added
2
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
10
brown
21
light brown
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
21
Monophonic Notation
absent
21
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
21
high
2
poor
5
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
end symbol
1
none
1
pointers
1
repeat signs
7
signa congruentiae
6
signes-de-renvoi
7
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
2
Dutch
3
French
8
German
6
Italian
5
Latin
17
Spanish
1
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
8
fully texted with one text
17
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
6
partially texted with one text
10
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
7
provided with single incipit
10
untexted
14
varies
1
Type of Script
cursive
7
cursive (German)
6
cursive (bastarda)
4
cursive (humanistic)
2
cursive (italic)
2
display script
3
hybrida
2
textura
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
16
high
6
poor
5
Colour of Text
black
8
brown
19
dark brown
2
light brown
1
red
5
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
16
yes
10
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
3
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
never
1
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
2
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
2
flourished
2
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
4
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
6
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
10
calligraphic with decoration
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
flourished
2
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
6
occasionally
1
often
4
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
2
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
3
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
4
littera notabilior
4
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Level of calligraphy music: fair
Colour of notation: brown
Monophonic notation: absent
Indentation for initials: single
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London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Additional 5665, c.1460-1510, All folios
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