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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Germany
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Italy
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Switzerland
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Cities
Augsburg
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Basel
1
Bologna
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Ferrara
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Florence
4
Germany
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Germany (South)
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Leipzig
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Munich
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Production method
Manuscript
14
Physical type
choirbook
4
choirbook (fragment(s))
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbook (fragment(s))
1
partbooks (complete set)
4
printed treatise with added polyphony
1
Material
paper
14
Format
oblong
6
upright
8
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
never
7
none visible
8
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
6
brown
8
dark brown
4
Ruling Medium
freehand
1
single rastrum
7
straightedge
5
triple rastrum
4
Number of staves
1
1
10
6
11
2
12
3
13
2
14
1
2
2
3
6
4
3
5
2
6
2
7
1
8
2
9
5
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
7
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
2
2-part single page
4
3-part consecutive
3
3-part opening
3
3-part single page
3
4-part consecutive
3
4-part opening
5
4-part single page
1
5-part opening
3
n/a
2
Indentation for Initials
none
11
single
5
triple
1
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
2
left below voice parts as part of grid
2
left between voice parts as part of grid
3
none
14
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
8
not in dedicated space
4
provided, in dedicated space
5
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
4
notation and staves extended into margin
8
other
2
partial additional staves
4
staveline added
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
5
brown
10
dark brown
1
light brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (Gothic)
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
14
Monophonic Notation
absent
13
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
14
poor
4
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
none
2
pointers
1
repeat signs
3
Copying of Text
Language
French
7
German
4
Italian
6
Latin
13
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
5
fully texted with one text
9
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one text
3
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
8
untexted
6
varies
2
Type of Script
cursive
5
cursive (German)
5
cursive (humanistic)
2
cursive (italic)
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
12
high
1
poor
2
Colour of Text
black
5
brown
11
Multiple Texts
no
8
yes
8
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
Borders Frequency
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
Painted Initials Type
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
6
occasionally
1
rarely
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
2
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
6
Planned Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
1
often
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
normally
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
littera notabilior
1
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Basel, Switzerland, Öffentliche Bibliothek der Universität, MS F VI 26 d, First quarter of the 16th century, All folios
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