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
Germany
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Italy
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Netherlands
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Switzerland
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Cities
Augsburg
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Basel
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Florence
1
Germany
3
Halberstadt
1
Italy
1
Italy (North)
1
Leipzig
2
Pisa
1
Torgau
1
Utrecht
1
Production method
Manuscript
10
Physical type
choirbook
3
choirbook (fragment(s))
2
choirbook (single quire(s))
1
music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
1
partbooks (complete set)
1
poetry collection with some notated music
1
printed treatise with added polyphony
1
Material
paper
8
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
1
Format
oblong
2
upright
8
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
never
10
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
4
brown
6
dark brown
2
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
freehand
3
single rastrum
6
straightedge
4
Number of staves
10
5
11
2
12
3
13
2
14
1
2
2
3
1
4
3
5
1
6
3
7
4
8
3
9
4
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
2
2-part consecutive
1
2-part single page
3
3-part consecutive
4
3-part opening
3
3-part single page
4
4-part consecutive
2
4-part opening
4
4-part single page
2
5-part opening
1
n/a
2
Indentation for Initials
none
6
single
5
triple
1
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
1
left below voice parts as part of grid
2
left between voice parts as part of grid
3
none
10
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
7
provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
3
notation and staves extended into margin
5
other
2
partial additional staves
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
4
brown
8
dark brown
1
light brown
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
full mensural
2
void mensural
10
Monophonic Notation
absent
10
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
7
high
1
poor
6
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
3
none
2
signa congruentiae
1
Copying of Text
Language
French
2
German
5
Italian
3
Latin
8
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
7
partially texted with one text
3
provided with one or two incipits
3
provided with single incipit
5
untexted
4
varies
2
Type of Script
cursive
5
cursive (German)
3
cursive (humanistic)
3
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
1
poor
4
Colour of Text
black
3
brown
10
Multiple Texts
no
8
yes
4
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
Borders Frequency
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
2
Painted Initials Type
plain initials
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
2
rarely
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
4
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
1
often
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
occasionally
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
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Colour of text: brown
Extra space: none
Pricking frequency: never
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Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 3, 1518-20, All folios
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