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
8
Belgium
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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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Netherlands
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Switzerland
1
Cities
Augsburg
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Basel
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Brussels
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Emmerich
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Munich
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Munich, Germany
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Naples
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Netherlands
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Spain
1
Stirling
1
Utrecht
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Vienna
8
Windsor
1
Production method
Manuscript
30
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
22
choirbook (fragment)
1
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbook (single)
1
poetry collection with some notated music
2
Material
paper
21
parchment
6
parchment (with paper)
1
parchment and paper (mixed)
2
Format
upright
30
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
2
never
4
none visible
11
normally
4
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
6
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
26
brown
6
red
1
Ruling Medium
freehand
3
single rastrum
21
straightedge
8
Number of staves
1
4
10
11
11
4
12
2
2
19
3
24
4
30
5
30
6
26
7
25
8
24
9
14
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
6
10-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
4
2-part opening
16
2-part single page
5
3-part consecutive
5
3-part opening
21
3-part single page
5
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
24
4-part single page
5
5-part consecutive
2
5-part opening
20
6-part opening
10
8-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
14
none
11
single
26
triple
4
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
8
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
5
staves not ruled on grid
9
variable space, not on grid
20
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
22
not in dedicated space
1
provided, in dedicated space
9
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
5
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
9
notation extended into margin
2
other
2
partial additional staves
8
staveline added
1
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
28
brown
5
red
2
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
2
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
1
full mensural
2
void mensural
28
Monophonic Notation
absent
23
present
8
Level of Calligraphy
fair
10
high
16
poor
3
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
2
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
repeat signs
4
signa congruentiae
10
signes-de-renvoi
11
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
1
Dutch
1
English
2
French
2
German
3
Italian
1
Latin
29
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
4
fully texted with one text
27
fully texted with two or more texts
3
fully texted with two texts
6
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
3
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
1
untexted
6
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (Anglicana)
3
cursive (German)
3
cursive (bastarda)
6
display script
14
hybrida
1
textura
16
Level of Calligraphy
fair
10
high
17
poor
1
very high
4
Colour of Text
black
28
blue
1
brown
4
dark brown
1
dark red
1
green
1
red
18
Multiple Texts
no
18
yes
14
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
4
rarely
5
Borders Frequency
never
2
occasionally
1
rarely
4
Borders Size
full borders
2
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
3
normally
2
occasionally
4
often
2
rarely
3
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
5
decorated with grotesque heads
4
flourished
3
historiated
1
plain initials
4
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
8
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
6
sometimes
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
15
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
6
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
4
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
3
occasionally
1
rarely
5
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
normally
4
often
2
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
2
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
2
diagrams
1
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
3
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Colour of staves: black
Locations part of: Belgium
Number of staves: 12
Number of staves: 8
Presence absence of text: fully texted with two or more texts
Pricking frequency: often
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Munich, Germany, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Musica MS 7 (= MaiM 1), c. 1512-30 , All folios
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