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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Locations of Origin
Countries
Czech Republic
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Germany
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Italy
27
Italy (North)
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Netherlands
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Portugal
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3
Cities
Augsburg
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Casale Monferrato
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1
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1
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1
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1
Production method
Manuscript
49
Physical type
choirbook
36
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
partbook (fragment)
1
partbook (single)
2
partbooks (complete set)
1
partbooks (incomplete set)
5
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
2
tablebook
1
Material
paper
49
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
11
upright
37
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
8
n/a
1
never
9
none visible
29
normally
2
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
8
brown
33
dark brown
7
light brown
3
red
1
reddish brown
2
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
2
double rastrum
10
freehand
1
printed staves
1
single rastrum
38
straightedge
2
triple rastrum
5
Number of staves
10
13
11
8
12
4
2
1
3
1
4
6
5
7
6
12
7
7
8
5
9
8
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
18
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
16
2-part score
1
2-part single page
11
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
30
3-part score
1
3-part single page
13
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
38
4-part score
1
4-part single page
14
5-part opening
15
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
5
8-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
6
none
28
single
24
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
49
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
1
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
34
not in dedicated space
15
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
6
made for complete additional staves
20
notation and staves extended into margin
33
notation extended into margin
22
other
4
partial additional staves
23
staveline added
11
staves extended into margin
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
15
blue
1
brown
39
dark brown
3
gold
1
red
1
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
2
full mensural
2
void mensural
48
Monophonic Notation
absent
40
present
10
Level of Calligraphy
fair
30
high
17
poor
4
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
3
cue notes
2
end symbol
10
none
1
pointers
5
repeat signs
15
signa congruentiae
18
signes-de-renvoi
26
space-filler
4
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
2
Dutch
7
Flemish
1
French
25
German
3
Italian
15
Latin
42
Spanish
9
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
15
fully texted with one text
39
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
5
partially texted with one text
17
provided with one or two incipits
9
provided with single incipit
23
untexted
28
Type of Script
cursive
16
cursive (German)
3
cursive (bastarda)
7
cursive (humanistic)
10
cursive (italic)
6
display script
5
hybrida
4
roman
1
textura
8
various
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
29
high
18
poor
10
Colour of Text
black
11
blue
3
brown
49
dark brown
3
red
8
reddish brown
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
31
yes
23
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
3
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
never
3
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
occasionally
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
flourished
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
6
normally
17
occasionally
7
often
10
rarely
7
sometimes
9
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
28
calligraphic with decoration
18
calligraphic with grotesque heads
15
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
15
historiated
1
littera notabilior
4
plain initials
10
Planned Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
7
occasionally
2
often
9
rarely
5
sometimes
5
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
3
Other Decoration Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
4
occasionally
6
often
7
rarely
6
sometimes
6
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorated letters
5
decorative final long
14
embellished final barline
6
end-symbol
6
littera notabilior
5
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Extra space: empty ruled staves on grid
Material: paper
Colour of text: brown
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Basel, Switzerland, Öffentliche Bibliothek der Universität, MS F VI 26 f, First quarter of the 16th century,
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