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
1
Germany
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Great Britain
1
Italy
3
Cities
Augsburg
1
Florence
3
Innsbruck
1
London
1
Munich
1
Production method
Manuscript
5
Physical type
choirbook
4
partbook (single)
1
Material
paper
4
parchment
1
Format
oblong
5
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
never
1
none visible
4
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
brown
5
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
freehand
1
single rastrum
2
straightedge
1
triple rastrum
2
Number of staves
1
1
2
2
3
2
4
3
5
2
6
5
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
3
2-part opening
1
2-part score
2
2-part single page
2
3-part opening
3
3-part score
1
3-part single page
2
4-part opening
5
4-part score
1
4-part single page
1
5-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
none
2
single
3
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
4
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
2
not in dedicated space
3
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
notation and staves extended into margin
5
notation extended into margin
3
partial additional staves
5
staveline added
3
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
blue
1
brown
3
dark brown
2
light brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
2
void mensural
4
Monophonic Notation
absent
4
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
1
poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
2
pointers
1
repeat signs
3
signa congruentiae
3
signes-de-renvoi
2
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
English
1
French
2
German
1
Italian
3
Latin
3
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
3
fully texted with one text
4
partially texted with one text
4
provided with single incipit
5
untexted
5
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
1
cursive (italic)
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
1
poor
1
Colour of Text
brown
3
dark brown
2
light brown
1
red
1
Multiple Texts
no
3
yes
2
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
Borders Frequency
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
often
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
Penned Initials Frequency
often
1
rarely
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
2
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
normally
1
occasionally
1
rarely
1
Other Decoration Type
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
2
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Colour of staves: brown
Physical format: oblong
Number of staves: 6
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Brussels, Belgium, Bibliothèque Royal Albert 1er/Koninklijke Bibliotheek Albert I, MS 15075, c. 1525, All folios
Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 2, c. 1515, All folios
Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 4, c. 1516-18, All folios
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