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
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Belgium
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England
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Germany
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Great Britain
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Italy
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Silesia
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Cities
Augsburg
3
Brussels
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Germany (South)
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Munich
4
Naples
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Vienna
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Production method
Manuscript
16
Physical type
choirbook
7
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbook (fragment(s))
1
partbook (single)
2
partbooks (complete set)
3
printed book with interpolated polyphony
1
Material
paper
12
parchment
4
Format
oblong
7
upright
9
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
none visible
16
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
9
brown
7
red
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
2
freehand
3
single rastrum
10
straightedge
3
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
1
2
10
3
11
1
12
1
2
7
3
8
4
16
5
9
6
7
7
7
8
7
9
4
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
7
10-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
6
2-part single page
2
3-part consecutive
3
3-part opening
6
3-part single page
2
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
7
5-part consecutive
2
5-part opening
7
6-part opening
3
Indentation for Initials
double
4
none
8
single
9
triple
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
6
none
4
staves not ruled on grid
4
variable space, not on grid
5
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
9
not in dedicated space
3
provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
5
notation and staves extended into margin
7
notation extended into margin
2
partial additional staves
7
staveline added
2
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
14
brown
4
Type of Notation
chant (Gothic)
1
void mensural
16
Monophonic Notation
absent
13
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
9
high
4
poor
3
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
1
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
repeat signs
2
signa congruentiae
5
signes-de-renvoi
6
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
3
French
4
German
4
Italian
2
Latin
14
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
2
fully texted with one text
16
fully texted with two or more texts
2
fully texted with two texts
2
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
5
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
8
Type of Script
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (German)
6
cursive (bastarda)
2
cursive (humanistic)
1
cursive (italic)
1
display script
1
textura
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
12
high
4
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
14
brown
3
red
2
Multiple Texts
no
10
yes
8
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
occasionally
1
rarely
2
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
2
rarely
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
historiated
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
4
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
3
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
2
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
4
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
3
rarely
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
normally
1
often
2
rarely
1
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
diagrams
1
littera notabilior
2
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Pricking frequency: none visible
Presence absence of text: fully texted with one text
Number of staves: 4
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St Gall, Switzerland, Stiftsbibliothek, MS 462, 1510-c. 1530, All folios
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