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
Austria
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Belgium
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Czech Republic
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France
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Germany
8
Italy
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Portugal
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Spain
4
Cities
Augsburg
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Switzerland
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Tarazona
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Venice
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Vienna
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Production method
Manuscript
31
Physical type
choirbook
25
monophonic manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (incomplete set)
2
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
Material
paper
31
Format
oblong
3
upright
28
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
4
never
3
none visible
18
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
1
sometimes
3
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
13
brown
11
dark brown
7
red
2
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
2
single rastrum
28
straightedge
3
triple rastrum
2
Number of staves
1
1
10
13
11
4
12
3
13
1
2
7
3
6
4
10
5
11
6
11
7
9
8
10
9
9
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
6
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
11
2-part single page
3
3-part opening
17
3-part single page
2
4-part opening
26
4-part single page
5
5-part opening
15
6-part opening
9
8-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
11
none
15
single
20
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
22
none
2
staves not ruled on grid
2
variable space, not on grid
8
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
28
not in dedicated space
3
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
3
made for complete additional staves
10
notation and staves extended into margin
19
notation extended into margin
10
other
2
partial additional staves
8
staveline added
5
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
19
brown
12
dark brown
5
red
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
4
void mensural
30
Monophonic Notation
absent
22
present
9
Level of Calligraphy
fair
9
high
23
poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
3
cue notes
1
end symbol
6
repeat signs
5
signa congruentiae
10
signes-de-renvoi
13
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
1
Dutch
1
French
5
German
2
Italian
2
Latin
30
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
2
fully texted with one text
29
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
3
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
3
provided with single incipit
8
untexted
10
Type of Script
cursive
4
cursive (German)
1
cursive (Italianate)
1
cursive (bastarda)
3
cursive (humanistic)
5
cursive (italic)
2
display script
12
humanistic
1
hybrida
2
roman
1
rotonda
1
textura
16
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
9
high
31
Colour of Text
black
19
blue
2
brown
13
dark brown
6
dark red
1
green
1
red
16
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
31
yes
5
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
3
Borders Frequency
never
1
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
occasionally
1
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
4
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
4
normally
11
occasionally
5
often
6
rarely
5
sometimes
5
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
26
calligraphic with decoration
8
calligraphic with grotesque heads
8
flourished
12
historiated
1
littera notabilior
2
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
4
rarely
6
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
always
3
normally
5
occasionally
3
often
4
rarely
3
sometimes
3
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorated letters
4
decorative final long
8
embellished final barline
4
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
4
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Disposition of voice part: 5-part single page
Extra space: none
Number of staves: 8
Penned initials type: plain initials
Production method: Manuscript
Type of notation: strene notation
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Munich, Germany, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Musica MS 7 (= MaiM 1), c. 1512-30 , All folios
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