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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Belgium
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Czech Republic
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Germany
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Cities
Augsburg
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Brussels
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Flanders
1
Hradec Králové
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Mechelen
5
Munich
8
Munich, Germany
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Switzerland
1
Vienna
7
Production method
Manuscript
18
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
15
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
Material
paper
14
parchment
3
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
oblong
2
upright
16
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
3
none visible
4
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
2
sometimes
6
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
17
brown
3
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
18
Number of staves
1
2
10
6
11
3
12
1
2
11
3
9
4
13
5
18
6
16
7
16
8
15
9
9
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
5
2-part opening
10
2-part single page
2
3-part opening
13
4-part opening
15
4-part single page
3
5-part opening
14
6-part opening
7
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
12
none
5
quadruple
1
single
16
triple
5
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
8
staves not ruled on grid
5
variable space, not on grid
12
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
17
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
5
notation and staves extended into margin
8
notation extended into margin
1
other
1
partial additional staves
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
17
brown
2
Type of Notation
void mensural
18
Monophonic Notation
absent
13
present
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
13
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
repeat signs
2
signa congruentiae
5
signes-de-renvoi
6
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
1
Dutch
1
Flemish
1
French
4
German
1
Italian
1
Latin
17
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
17
fully texted with two or more texts
4
fully texted with two texts
4
partially texted with one text
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
3
untexted
4
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (bastarda)
6
cursive (humanistic)
1
display script
17
textura
10
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
18
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
17
blue
2
brown
2
dark red
1
green
1
red
18
Multiple Texts
no
11
yes
9
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
5
Borders Frequency
never
2
rarely
2
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
2
occasionally
3
rarely
3
Painted Initials Type
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
2
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
5
occasionally
5
often
2
rarely
4
sometimes
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
13
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
flourished
4
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
occasionally
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
3
normally
3
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorated letters
1
littera notabilior
2
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Adhoc adaptation: made for complete additional staves
Indentation for initials: single
Level of calligraphy text: fair
Physical format: oblong
Production method: Manuscript
Ruling medium: triple rastrum
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Florence, Italy, Conservatorio di Musica Luigi Cherubini, MS Basevi 2439, c. 1505-10, All folios
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