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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Germany
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Italy
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Spain
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Switzerland
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Cities
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Basel
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France
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Germany (South)
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Spain
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Toledo
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Production method
Manuscript
20
Physical type
choirbook
9
choirbook (fragment(s))
1
choirbook (single quire(s))
5
partbook (fragment)
1
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (complete set)
2
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
Material
paper
19
parchment
1
Format
upright
20
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
never
11
none visible
9
often
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
7
brown
11
dark brown
1
light brown
2
red
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
freehand
4
single rastrum
16
straightedge
4
Number of staves
10
6
11
3
12
6
13
2
14
1
2
2
3
2
4
2
5
5
6
10
7
7
8
8
9
5
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
12
2-part opening
5
2-part single page
6
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
11
3-part single page
8
4-part opening
14
4-part single page
9
5-part opening
4
8-part opening
1
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
none
9
single
13
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
12
left below voice parts as part of grid
3
left between voice parts as part of grid
4
none
7
staves not ruled on grid
1
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
11
not in dedicated space
5
provided, in dedicated space
5
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
8
none
2
notation and staves extended into margin
11
notation extended into margin
7
other
4
partial additional staves
7
staveline added
3
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
8
brown
14
light brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
void mensural
20
Monophonic Notation
absent
17
present
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
7
high
2
poor
14
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
2
none
5
pointers
2
repeat signs
4
signa congruentiae
7
signes-de-renvoi
7
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
Flemish
1
French
9
German
3
Italian
2
Latin
17
Spanish
5
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
4
fully texted with one text
17
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
13
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
6
provided with single incipit
11
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
13
varies
1
Type of Script
cursive
9
cursive (German)
10
cursive (bastarda)
1
cursive (humanistic)
2
hybrida
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
1
poor
20
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
6
brown
15
dark brown
2
light brown
1
red
1
Multiple Texts
no
18
yes
6
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
4
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
4
Borders Size
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
2
occasionally
3
often
2
rarely
3
sometimes
5
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
9
calligraphic with decoration
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
flourished
2
littera notabilior
3
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
3
occasionally
3
often
3
rarely
2
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
1
rarely
1
sometimes
3
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
2
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
1
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Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 12, 1515-20, All folios
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