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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Germany
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Great Britain
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Italy
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Switzerland
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Prague
1
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Vienna
6
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Production method
Manuscript
47
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
38
choirbook (single quire(s))
1
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
2
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
2
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
2
partbooks (complete set)
1
Material
paper
27
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
14
parchment (with paper)
2
parchment and paper (mixed)
3
Format
oblong
3
upright
44
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
14
never
6
none visible
18
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
3
sometimes
5
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
35
brown
9
dark brown
2
light brown
3
red
2
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
freehand
4
single rastrum
41
straightedge
6
Number of staves
1
3
10
21
11
8
12
5
13
3
2
14
3
13
4
17
5
22
6
27
7
27
8
28
9
24
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
10
2-part consecutive
4
2-part opening
47
2-part single page
16
3-part consecutive
4
3-part opening
41
3-part score
1
3-part single page
14
4-part consecutive
2
4-part opening
43
4-part single page
11
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
31
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
15
7-part opening
2
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
21
none
23
quadruple
1
single
30
triple
11
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
33
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
6
staves not ruled
3
staves not ruled on grid
14
variable space, not on grid
13
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
34
not in dedicated space
12
provided, in dedicated space
8
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
16
notation and staves extended into margin
26
notation extended into margin
11
partial additional staves
18
staveline added
5
staves extended into margin
5
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
47
brown
3
dark brown
2
red
3
Type of Notation
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
6
full mensural
2
strene notation
1
void mensural
47
Monophonic Notation
absent
32
present
18
Level of Calligraphy
fair
14
high
22
poor
1
very high
10
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
6
none
1
pointers
3
repeat signs
5
signa congruentiae
17
signes-de-renvoi
28
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
2
Dutch
2
English
2
Flemish
2
French
14
German
1
Italian
4
Latin
46
Spanish
3
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
6
fully texted with one text
43
fully texted with two or more texts
14
fully texted with two texts
5
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
4
provided with multiple incipits
3
provided with one or two incipits
3
provided with single incipit
13
untexted
13
Type of Script
antiqua
2
cursive
2
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (German)
3
cursive (bastarda)
14
cursive (humanistic)
5
cursive (italic)
1
display script
17
hybrida
1
textura
18
Level of Calligraphy
fair
18
high
19
poor
2
very high
11
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
44
blue
1
brown
4
dark brown
3
red
22
Multiple Texts
no
23
yes
28
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
4
rarely
13
Borders Frequency
never
6
rarely
13
Borders Size
full borders
3
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
5
partial borders: two-sided
4
Painted Initials Frequency
never
3
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
4
rarely
11
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic
1
decorated
7
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
4
historiated
1
plain initials
4
Penned Initials Frequency
always
5
normally
20
occasionally
5
often
4
rarely
7
sometimes
8
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
26
calligraphic with decoration
6
calligraphic with grotesque heads
6
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
9
littera notabilior
4
plain initials
7
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
6
normally
2
occasionally
5
often
4
rarely
7
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
9
normally
3
often
2
rarely
4
sometimes
4
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
3
decorative final long
4
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
4
littera notabilior
3
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Disposition of voice part: 2-part opening
Type of notation: void mensural
Colour of notation: black
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Edinburgh, Great Britain, National Library of Scotland, MS Adv. 5.1.15, c. 1501-1546, All folios
Munich, Germany, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Musica MS 66 (olim H.C. 63; = MaiM 11), c. 1515, All folios
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