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
1
Germany
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Great Britain
3
Italy
2
Netherlands
1
Silesia
3
Switzerland
1
Cities
Augsburg
1
Basel
1
Florence
2
Germany
1
Innsbruck
1
London
2
Munich
1
Stirling
1
Utrecht
1
Windsor
1
Zagan
3
Production method
Manuscript
11
Physical type
choirbook
3
choirbook (fragment)
1
partbook (single)
3
partbooks (complete set)
3
poetry collection with some notated music
1
Material
paper
8
parchment
2
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
oblong
7
upright
4
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
never
3
none visible
7
normally
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
2
brown
11
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
2
freehand
3
single rastrum
5
straightedge
4
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
1
1
10
2
11
1
12
1
2
4
3
6
4
11
5
6
6
6
7
4
8
3
9
2
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
6
10-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
2
2-part score
1
3-part consecutive
3
3-part opening
2
3-part single page
1
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
5
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
2
6-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
none
5
single
8
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
6
none
2
staves not ruled on grid
1
variable space, not on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
4
not in dedicated space
3
provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
5
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
10
notation extended into margin
3
partial additional staves
8
staveline added
4
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
7
blue
1
brown
6
dark brown
1
red
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
chant (square)
1
full mensural
3
void mensural
10
Monophonic Notation
absent
9
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
9
high
1
poor
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
2
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
repeat signs
2
signa congruentiae
5
signes-de-renvoi
4
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
3
English
2
French
4
German
5
Italian
2
Latin
8
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
2
fully texted with one text
11
fully texted with two or more texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
3
partially texted with two or more texts
1
provided with single incipit
6
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
7
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (German)
5
cursive (bastarda)
1
cursive (humanistic)
1
cursive (italic)
1
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
10
high
2
Colour of Text
black
7
brown
5
dark brown
1
red
2
Multiple Texts
no
7
yes
5
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
never
1
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
2
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
flourished
1
historiated
1
plain initials
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
2
rarely
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
2
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
plain initials
5
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
2
rarely
3
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
normally
2
occasionally
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
2
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
3
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Colour of staves: brown
Number of staves: 4
Presence absence of text: fully texted with one text
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Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 33, 1495-1520, All folios
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