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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Italy
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Cities
Augsburg
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Brussels
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Flanders
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Fossombrone
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Mechelen
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Munich
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Munich, Germany
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Netherlands
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Venice
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Vienna
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Production method
Manuscript
23
Printed work
3
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
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partbooks (complete set)
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Material
paper
14
parchment
11
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
oblong
4
upright
22
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
4
n/a
3
never
1
none visible
7
normally
1
often
3
rarely
1
sometimes
6
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
25
brown
1
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
23
Number of staves
1
1
10
14
11
7
12
2
2
9
3
10
4
17
5
26
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24
7
20
8
22
9
16
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
6
2-part opening
14
2-part single page
4
3-part opening
20
4-part opening
23
4-part single page
3
5-part opening
20
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
10
8-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
26
none
4
quadruple
3
single
25
triple
12
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
13
staves not ruled on grid
15
variable space, not on grid
12
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
25
not in dedicated space
1
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
8
notation and staves extended into margin
9
notation extended into margin
4
partial additional staves
7
staveline added
2
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
26
red
1
Type of Notation
void mensural
26
Monophonic Notation
absent
20
present
6
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
15
n/a
3
very high
7
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
4
end symbol
2
repeat signs
3
signa congruentiae
12
signes-de-renvoi
15
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
Flemish
2
French
5
Latin
23
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
26
fully texted with two or more texts
5
fully texted with two texts
5
partially texted with one text
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
3
untexted
4
Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
14
display script
17
roman
2
rotonda
1
textura
9
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
14
n/a
3
very high
8
Colour of Text
black
26
red
19
Multiple Texts
no
13
yes
13
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
11
Borders Frequency
never
2
occasionally
1
rarely
10
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
4
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
3
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
never
4
occasionally
4
often
2
rarely
8
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
5
decorated with grotesque heads
5
flourished
1
historiated
2
zoomorphic initial
3
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
11
occasionally
5
often
1
rarely
7
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
13
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
3
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
2
occasionally
2
rarely
7
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
5
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
2
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
2
banner
1
end-symbol
1
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Disposition of voice part: 2-part single page
Other decoration type: end-symbol
Other decoration type: littera notabilior
Penned initials type: decorated
Presence absence of text: untexted
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Seville, Spain, Biblioteca Capitular y Colombina, MS 5-1-43 (olim Z Tab. 135, N.° 33), c. 1470-85, All folios
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