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
3
Germany
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Cities
Augsburg
4
Germany (South)
5
Halberstadt
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Leipzig
1
Munich
8
Schonenberg nr. Bocholt
1
Torgau
1
Vienna
3
Wittenberg
3
Zwickau
1
Production method
Manuscript
19
Physical type
choirbook
16
monophonic manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbook (fragment(s))
1
partbooks (complete set)
1
Material
paper
15
paper (with parchment)
2
parchment
2
Format
oblong
1
upright
18
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
5
never
3
none visible
8
occasionally
1
often
1
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
19
brown
3
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
18
straightedge
2
Number of staves
10
10
11
2
12
3
13
1
2
5
3
5
4
8
5
9
6
9
7
8
8
9
9
8
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
3
12-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
6
2-part single page
1
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
7
3-part single page
1
4-part opening
15
4-part single page
1
5-part opening
7
6-part opening
4
8-part opening
1
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
7
none
8
single
15
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
6
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
4
staves not ruled on grid
8
variable space, not on grid
6
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
19
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
3
notation and staves extended into margin
8
other
2
partial additional staves
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
18
brown
4
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
3
void mensural
18
Monophonic Notation
absent
14
present
7
Level of Calligraphy
fair
9
high
11
poor
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
1
none
1
signa congruentiae
2
signes-de-renvoi
1
Copying of Text
Language
French
2
German
3
Latin
19
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
19
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one text
3
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
2
untexted
2
varies
1
Type of Script
cursive
2
cursive (German)
4
display script
7
textura
15
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
11
poor
3
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
18
brown
4
red
11
Multiple Texts
no
19
yes
3
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
none visible
1
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
never
1
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
2
occasionally
1
rarely
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
historiated
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
never
2
normally
4
occasionally
3
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
11
calligraphic with decoration
3
flourished
3
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
3
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
2
decorative final long
1
littera notabilior
1
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Colour of staves: black
Locations part of: Germany
Multiple texts: no
Presence absence of text: fully texted with one text
Separate text: no separate text
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Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 4, c. 1516-18, All folios
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