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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France
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Germany
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Italy
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Portugal
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Cities
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Germany (South)
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Vienna
7
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Production method
Manuscript
34
Physical type
choirbook
29
partbook (single)
3
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
Material
paper
34
Format
oblong
3
upright
31
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
6
never
3
none visible
11
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
1
sometimes
8
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
22
brown
9
dark brown
3
red
2
Ruling Medium
freehand
2
single rastrum
31
straightedge
4
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
1
2
10
12
11
6
12
4
13
1
2
13
3
13
4
16
5
18
6
20
7
17
8
19
9
14
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
9
12-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
14
2-part score
1
2-part single page
8
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
21
3-part single page
5
4-part opening
29
4-part single page
8
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
16
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
8
8-part opening
3
Indentation for Initials
double
13
none
11
single
27
triple
3
varies
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
18
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
staves not ruled on grid
7
variable space, not on grid
16
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
27
not in dedicated space
5
provided, in dedicated space
6
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
10
notation and staves extended into margin
17
notation extended into margin
8
other
2
partial additional staves
9
staveline added
3
staves extended into margin
5
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
27
blue
1
brown
10
dark brown
2
red
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
2
chant (Central European)
1
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
3
full mensural
2
void mensural
34
Monophonic Notation
absent
22
present
12
Level of Calligraphy
fair
16
high
18
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
4
repeat signs
4
signa congruentiae
11
signes-de-renvoi
13
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
3
Dutch
1
English
1
French
5
German
2
Italian
4
Latin
34
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
5
fully texted with one text
30
fully texted with two or more texts
5
fully texted with two texts
4
partially texted with one or two texts
3
partially texted with one text
5
provided with multiple incipits
2
provided with one or two incipits
3
provided with single incipit
8
untexted
11
Type of Script
cursive
5
cursive (bastarda)
5
cursive (humanistic)
2
cursive (italic)
1
display script
20
hybrida
3
textura
18
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
13
high
23
poor
1
very high
3
Colour of Text
black
28
blue
5
brown
10
dark brown
4
dark red
1
green
1
red
34
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
21
yes
17
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
3
Borders Frequency
never
1
rarely
2
Borders Size
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
6
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
1
historiated
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
10
occasionally
5
often
4
rarely
5
sometimes
7
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
23
calligraphic with decoration
8
calligraphic with grotesque heads
8
flourished
11
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
5
rarely
7
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
5
occasionally
2
often
4
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
2
decorated letters
2
decorative final long
6
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
4
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Basel, Switzerland, Öffentliche Bibliothek der Universität, MS F IX 55, c. 1507-1510, All folios
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