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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Czech Republic
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Germany
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Italy
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Netherlands
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Spain
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Switzerland
1
Cities
Augsburg
1
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France
2
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Munich
3
Naples
1
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1
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1
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1
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1
Utrecht
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Vienna
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Production method
Manuscript
16
Physical type
choirbook
10
choirbook (fragment)
1
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbook (single)
2
poetry collection with some notated music
1
Material
paper
12
parchment
3
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
upright
16
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
2
never
5
none visible
7
occasionally
1
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
7
brown
7
dark brown
2
light brown
2
red-brown
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
freehand
1
single rastrum
14
straightedge
3
Number of staves
10
4
11
1
12
1
13
1
14
1
2
7
3
7
4
8
5
8
6
11
7
16
8
9
9
4
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
4
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
5
2-part single page
6
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
11
3-part single page
3
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
12
4-part single page
5
5-part opening
4
6-part opening
1
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
2
none
6
single
12
triple
1
varies
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
8
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
2
staves not ruled on grid
3
variable space, not on grid
5
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
9
not in dedicated space
4
provided, in dedicated space
6
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
8
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
7
notation extended into margin
4
other
2
partial additional staves
7
staveline added
2
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
10
brown
10
red-brown
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
chant (Central European)
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
16
Monophonic Notation
absent
13
present
6
Level of Calligraphy
fair
16
poor
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
2
none
1
repeat signs
4
signa congruentiae
4
signes-de-renvoi
8
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
2
Dutch
1
French
6
German
4
Italian
4
Latin
16
Spanish
3
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
8
fully texted with one text
10
fully texted with two or more texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
3
partially texted with one text
7
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
5
provided with single incipit
5
untexted
9
varies
1
Type of Script
cursive
3
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
2
cursive (humanistic)
1
display script
5
hybrida
3
textura
6
Level of Calligraphy
fair
12
high
5
poor
2
Colour of Text
black
9
blue
1
brown
9
dark brown
2
red
6
red-brown
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
9
yes
11
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
Borders Frequency
never
1
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
historiated
1
plain initials
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
3
often
2
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
9
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
flourished
1
Planned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
4
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
2
often
2
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
2
decorative final long
2
littera notabilior
4
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Copy language name: Latin
Level of calligraphy music: fair
Number of staves: 7
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Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 3, 1518-20, All folios
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