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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Belgium
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Czech Republic
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Germany
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Portugal
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Cities
Augsburg
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Brussels
4
Coimbra
1
Mechelen
4
Munich
4
Prague
1
Spain
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Vienna
1
Wittenberg
2
Production method
Manuscript
14
Physical type
choirbook
14
Material
paper
14
Format
upright
14
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
2
none visible
4
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
1
sometimes
3
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
13
brown
1
red
1
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
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straightedge
1
Number of staves
1
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10
8
11
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12
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5
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6
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8
8
12
9
14
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
5
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
9
3-part single page
2
4-part opening
12
4-part single page
3
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
8
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
4
8-part opening
3
Indentation for Initials
double
7
none
5
single
12
triple
3
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
8
staves not ruled on grid
4
variable space, not on grid
7
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
12
not in dedicated space
2
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
5
notation and staves extended into margin
6
notation extended into margin
1
other
1
partial additional staves
3
staves extended into margin
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
12
brown
2
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
2
chant (Gothic)
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
14
Monophonic Notation
absent
9
present
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
9
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
repeat signs
2
signa congruentiae
2
signes-de-renvoi
7
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
1
French
2
Italian
1
Latin
14
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
13
fully texted with two or more texts
3
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
2
untexted
4
Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
4
cursive (humanistic)
1
display script
10
hybrida
1
textura
7
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
7
poor
1
very high
3
Colour of Text
black
13
blue
1
brown
1
dark brown
1
dark red
1
green
1
red
14
Multiple Texts
no
8
yes
6
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
3
Borders Frequency
never
1
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
often
1
rarely
3
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
3
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
3
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
3
sometimes
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
10
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
flourished
4
Planned Initials Frequency
often
3
rarely
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
2
decorative final long
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Disposition of voice part: 5-part consecutive
Number of staves: 4
Presence absence of text: fully texted with two or more texts
Ruling medium: single rastrum
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Barcelona, Spain, Biblioteca Orfeó Català, MS 5 (olim 12-VI-12), 1490-1510, All folios
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