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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Portugal
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Cities
Augsburg
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Brussels
13
Casale Monferrato
1
Coimbra
1
Flanders
1
Germany (South)
1
Mechelen
18
Munich
7
Vienna
5
Production method
Manuscript
34
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
33
Material
paper
13
paper (with parchment)
2
parchment
18
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
oblong
1
upright
33
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
16
never
1
none visible
6
occasionally
2
often
5
rarely
1
sometimes
5
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
33
brown
2
red
2
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
34
Number of staves
1
1
10
24
11
14
12
4
2
9
3
8
4
12
5
18
6
22
7
23
8
31
9
28
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
9
2-part opening
18
2-part single page
5
3-part opening
27
4-part opening
34
4-part single page
2
5-part opening
27
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
11
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
3
Indentation for Initials
double
30
none
5
quadruple
5
single
31
triple
19
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
26
none
1
staves not ruled
3
staves not ruled on grid
19
variable space, not on grid
13
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
34
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
12
notation and staves extended into margin
20
notation extended into margin
5
partial additional staves
11
staveline added
1
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
32
brown
3
red
3
Type of Notation
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
34
Monophonic Notation
absent
27
present
9
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
17
very high
15
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
custodes
1
end symbol
1
repeat signs
4
signa congruentiae
16
signes-de-renvoi
26
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
Flemish
3
French
8
German
2
Latin
32
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
34
fully texted with two or more texts
14
fully texted with two texts
3
provided with single incipit
3
untexted
4
Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
25
display script
34
textura
9
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
19
very high
17
Colour of Text
black
34
blue
2
brown
3
red
34
Multiple Texts
no
15
yes
22
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
21
Borders Frequency
never
3
rarely
17
Borders Size
full borders
4
partial borders: one- and two-sided
2
partial borders: one-sided
6
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
3
Painted Initials Frequency
never
4
occasionally
3
often
2
rarely
19
Painted Initials Type
decorated
6
decorated with grotesque heads
5
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
22
occasionally
9
often
3
rarely
9
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
19
calligraphic with decoration
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
7
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
never
11
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
6
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
15
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorative final long
1
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
2
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Colour of text: black
Disposition of voice part: 4-part opening
Separate text: no separate text
Type of script: display script
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Berlin, Germany, Staatsbibliothek Preussischer Kulturbesitz, MS Mus. 40021 (olim Z 21), c. 1485-1500, All folios
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