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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Czech Republic
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Cities
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Munich
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Munich, Germany
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Spain
1
Stirling
1
Vienna
8
Zwickau
1
Production method
Manuscript
28
Physical type
choirbook
18
choirbook (fragment(s))
1
choirbook (fragment)
1
choirbook (single quire(s))
2
monophonic manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbook (fragment)
1
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (complete set)
1
poetry collection with some notated music
1
Material
paper
28
Format
upright
28
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
never
6
none visible
11
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
6
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
24
brown
5
Ruling Medium
freehand
5
single rastrum
20
straightedge
6
Number of staves
1
2
10
10
11
4
12
4
2
15
3
18
4
21
5
28
6
22
7
22
8
21
9
11
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
7
10-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
3
2-part opening
12
2-part single page
5
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
17
3-part single page
3
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
20
4-part single page
5
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
16
6-part opening
8
8-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
11
none
10
single
23
triple
2
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
7
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
3
staves not ruled on grid
6
variable space, not on grid
18
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
24
not in dedicated space
1
provided, in dedicated space
5
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
4
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
7
notation extended into margin
1
other
2
partial additional staves
3
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
24
brown
6
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
2
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
1
void mensural
25
Monophonic Notation
absent
19
present
9
Level of Calligraphy
fair
9
high
13
poor
6
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
none
1
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
repeat signs
2
signa congruentiae
7
signes-de-renvoi
8
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
1
Dutch
1
French
3
German
2
Italian
1
Latin
28
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
2
fully texted with one text
26
fully texted with two or more texts
3
fully texted with two texts
6
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
4
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
3
untexted
7
Type of Script
cursive
2
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
6
cursive (bastarda)
3
cursive (humanistic)
1
display script
13
hybrida
1
textura
14
Level of Calligraphy
fair
8
high
15
poor
5
very high
1
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
23
blue
1
brown
6
dark brown
1
dark red
1
green
1
red
15
Multiple Texts
no
19
yes
11
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
4
rarely
4
Borders Frequency
never
4
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
never
2
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
2
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
5
occasionally
3
often
1
rarely
5
sometimes
6
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
15
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
5
littera notabilior
4
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
2
occasionally
2
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
normally
3
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorated letters
2
decorative final long
1
littera notabilior
3
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Copy language name: Italian
Extra space: empty ruled staves on grid
Level of calligraphy text: poor
Non verbal performance instructions: repeat signs
Penned initials frequency: often
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Mechelen, Belgium, Archief en Stadsbibliotheek, MS s.s., c. 1515, All folios
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