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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Great Britain
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Italy
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Cities
Brussels
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Germany (South)
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London
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Munich
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Prague
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Vienna
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Wittenberg
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Production method
Manuscript
21
Physical type
chant book with polyphony
1
choirbook
18
partbook (single)
2
Material
paper
12
paper (with parchment)
2
parchment
6
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
oblong
1
upright
20
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
9
never
1
none visible
6
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
2
sometimes
3
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
15
brown
6
dark brown
1
red
3
Ruling Medium
freehand
2
single rastrum
18
straightedge
3
Number of staves
1
1
10
11
11
3
12
2
13
2
14
1
2
6
3
5
4
5
5
8
6
11
7
10
8
12
9
12
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
7
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
12
2-part score
1
2-part single page
5
3-part consecutive
3
3-part opening
13
3-part score
1
3-part single page
4
4-part opening
19
4-part single page
7
5-part consecutive
2
5-part opening
12
5-part single page
3
6-part opening
5
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
10
none
5
quadruple
2
single
18
triple
4
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
16
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
2
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
5
variable space, not on grid
6
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
15
not in dedicated space
3
provided, in dedicated space
7
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
6
notation and staves extended into margin
8
notation extended into margin
5
partial additional staves
7
staveline added
4
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
19
blue
1
brown
3
dark brown
3
red
2
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
2
chant (Central European)
1
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
5
full mensural
5
strene notation
1
void mensural
19
Monophonic Notation
absent
3
present
21
Level of Calligraphy
fair
9
high
10
very high
4
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
3
pointers
1
repeat signs
1
signa congruentiae
8
signes-de-renvoi
9
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
3
English
2
Flemish
1
French
1
German
1
Latin
20
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
2
fully texted with one text
20
fully texted with two or more texts
8
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one text
2
provided with multiple incipits
2
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
4
untexted
6
Type of Script
cursive
2
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (bastarda)
4
cursive (humanistic)
1
display script
11
textura
13
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
9
high
13
very high
4
Colour of Text
black
19
blue
2
brown
3
dark brown
3
gold
1
red
21
Multiple Texts
no
13
yes
12
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
rarely
7
sometimes
1
Borders Frequency
never
4
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one- and two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
1
often
1
rarely
7
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
3
flourished
2
historiated
1
plain initials
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
7
occasionally
3
often
2
rarely
4
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
13
calligraphic with decoration
6
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
4
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
never
3
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
4
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
2
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
4
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
4
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Extra space: left between voice parts as part of grid
Multiple texts: no
Locations name: Basel
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Bologna, Italy, Museo internazionale e biblioteca della musica di Bologna, MS A 71 (olim 159), c. 1510-20, All folios
Bologna, Italy, Museo internazionale e biblioteca della musica di Bologna, MS Q 17 (olim 148), 1490-1500, All folios
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