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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Countries
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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Switzerland
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Cities
Augsburg
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Basel
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Germany
1
Glarus, Switzerland
1
Hradec Králové
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Innsbruck
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Munich
4
Naples
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Utrecht
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Production method
Manuscript
11
Physical type
choirbook
7
choirbook (single quire(s))
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
partbook (single)
1
poetry collection with some notated music
1
Material
paper
9
parchment
2
Format
oblong
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upright
9
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
never
3
none visible
5
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
7
brown
3
dark brown
1
red
2
Ruling Medium
freehand
2
single rastrum
8
straightedge
2
Number of staves
1
2
10
1
2
11
3
9
4
11
5
10
6
9
7
8
8
6
9
3
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
1
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
3
2-part single page
2
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
6
3-part single page
2
4-part opening
7
4-part single page
1
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
6
6-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
2
none
2
single
10
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
1
none
4
staves not ruled on grid
2
variable space, not on grid
6
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
6
provided, in dedicated space
6
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
1
notation and staves extended into margin
6
other
1
partial additional staves
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
9
brown
5
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
11
Monophonic Notation
absent
11
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
3
poor
3
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
signa congruentiae
2
signes-de-renvoi
2
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
1
German
3
Latin
9
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
9
partially texted with one text
1
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
2
untexted
5
Type of Script
cursive
2
cursive (German)
2
display script
4
textura
7
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
5
poor
1
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
9
blue
1
brown
5
dark red
1
green
1
red
5
Multiple Texts
no
11
yes
1
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
occasionally
1
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
1
flourished
1
plain initials
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
7
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
flourished
4
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
1
often
1
rarely
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
2
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
1
diagrams
1
littera notabilior
2
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Monophonic notation: absent
Multiple texts: no
Number of staves: 2
Number of staves: 4
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS Magliabechi XIX.121, , All folios
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