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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England
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Germany
10
Great Britain
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Switzerland
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Cities
Augsburg
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Basel
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Brussels
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3
Munich
10
Munich, Germany
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Northamptonshire
1
Stirling
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Vienna
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Production method
Manuscript
20
Physical type
choirbook
17
choirbook (fragment)
1
partbook (single)
1
printed book with interpolated polyphony
1
Material
paper
17
parchment
2
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
upright
20
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
never
2
none visible
6
normally
3
occasionally
2
often
1
sometimes
6
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
18
brown
4
Ruling Medium
freehand
1
single rastrum
16
straightedge
3
Number of staves
1
1
10
6
11
2
12
2
2
12
3
15
4
20
5
19
6
18
7
20
8
19
9
10
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
5
10-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part opening
10
3-part consecutive
3
3-part opening
14
3-part single page
1
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
17
4-part single page
3
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
15
6-part opening
8
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
11
none
7
single
19
triple
2
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
6
staves not ruled on grid
5
variable space, not on grid
20
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
19
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
3
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
5
notation extended into margin
2
other
1
partial additional staves
4
staveline added
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
19
brown
3
red
2
Type of Notation
full mensural
1
void mensural
19
Monophonic Notation
absent
14
present
6
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
11
poor
2
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
1
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
repeat signs
2
signa congruentiae
8
signes-de-renvoi
5
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
1
English
1
German
1
Latin
19
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
19
fully texted with two or more texts
2
fully texted with two texts
5
partially texted with one text
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
untexted
2
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (Anglicana)
3
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
3
display script
12
textura
12
Level of Calligraphy
fair
7
high
13
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
19
blue
1
brown
3
dark red
1
green
1
red
15
Multiple Texts
no
13
yes
9
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
4
Borders Frequency
never
1
occasionally
1
rarely
2
Borders Size
full borders
2
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
2
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
2
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
4
occasionally
2
rarely
5
sometimes
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
12
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
4
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
2
occasionally
1
rarely
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
4
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
2
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
2
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
3
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Extra space: variable space, not on grid
Number of staves: 4
Number of staves: 7
Physical format: upright
Production method: Manuscript
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Cambridge, Great Britain, Magdalene College, MS Pepys 1760, c. 1509-c. 1514, All folios
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