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
7
Belgium
3
France
1
Germany
9
Great Britain
1
Switzerland
2
Cities
Augsburg
2
Basel
2
Brussels
3
Germany
2
Glarus, Switzerland
1
London
1
Mechelen
3
Munich
9
Munich, Germany
1
Paris
1
Vienna
7
Windsor
1
Production method
Manuscript
18
Physical type
choirbook
16
choirbook (fragment)
1
choirbook (single quire(s))
1
Material
paper
15
parchment
2
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
oblong
1
upright
17
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
never
4
none visible
4
normally
3
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
4
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
15
brown
2
red
1
Ruling Medium
freehand
1
single rastrum
15
straightedge
4
Number of staves
1
1
10
6
11
1
12
1
2
12
3
18
4
17
5
18
6
18
7
16
8
17
9
9
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
2
2-part opening
10
2-part single page
1
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
14
3-part single page
1
4-part opening
17
4-part single page
3
5-part opening
15
6-part opening
7
8-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
10
none
6
single
18
triple
3
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
4
staves not ruled on grid
4
variable space, not on grid
18
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
16
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
3
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
4
notation extended into margin
2
partial additional staves
3
staveline added
1
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
17
brown
2
red
2
Type of Notation
full mensural
1
void mensural
17
Monophonic Notation
absent
13
present
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
10
poor
1
very high
1
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
1
none
1
repeat signs
1
signa congruentiae
7
signes-de-renvoi
5
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
English
1
German
1
Latin
17
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
18
fully texted with two or more texts
2
fully texted with two texts
4
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with single incipit
1
untexted
3
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
2
cursive (bastarda)
3
display script
10
textura
11
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
10
poor
1
very high
2
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
17
blue
1
brown
2
dark red
1
green
1
red
14
Multiple Texts
no
10
yes
9
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
rarely
4
Borders Frequency
never
2
occasionally
1
rarely
2
Borders Size
full borders
2
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
2
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
3
plain initials
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
3
occasionally
2
rarely
6
sometimes
6
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
13
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
flourished
5
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
3
often
2
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
2
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
3
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
2
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Extra space: variable space, not on grid
Number of staves: 3
Indentation for initials: single
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Berlin, Germany, Staatsbibliothek Preussischer Kulturbesitz, MS Mus. 40021 (olim Z 21), c. 1485-1500, All folios
Leipzig, Germany, Universitätsbibliothek, MS 1494, c. 1490-1504, All folios
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