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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Augsburg
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Germany (South)
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Italy (North)
2
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Munich
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Vic
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Production method
Manuscript
12
Physical type
choirbook
9
choirbook (fragment)
1
choirbook (single quire(s))
1
monophonic manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
Material
paper
7
parchment
5
Format
oblong
2
upright
10
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
3
never
1
none visible
8
often
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
6
brown
3
dark brown
1
n/a
1
red
2
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
single rastrum
8
straightedge
4
Number of staves
10
6
11
3
12
5
13
3
14
1
2
1
3
2
4
2
5
3
6
7
7
3
8
3
9
2
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
5
2-part opening
6
2-part score
1
2-part single page
4
3-part opening
7
3-part score
1
3-part single page
2
4-part opening
10
4-part score
1
4-part single page
3
5-part opening
6
6-part opening
3
7-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
3
none
4
single
8
triple
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
7
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
3
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
1
variable space, not on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
8
not in dedicated space
2
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
1
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
7
notation extended into margin
3
partial additional staves
6
staveline added
3
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
8
brown
4
dark brown
2
red
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
2
full mensural
2
void mensural
10
Monophonic Notation
absent
10
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
6
poor
2
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
3
none
1
pointers
1
repeat signs
2
signa congruentiae
4
signes-de-renvoi
4
Copying of Text
Language
French
1
German
1
Italian
1
Latin
11
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
12
fully texted with two or more texts
1
partially texted with one text
2
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
5
untexted
5
Type of Script
cursive (German)
3
cursive (bastarda)
2
cursive (humanistic)
1
display script
1
hybrida
1
textura
6
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
7
poor
1
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
9
blue
1
brown
3
dark brown
2
red
4
Multiple Texts
no
12
yes
1
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
3
none visible
1
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
never
4
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
1
often
1
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
plain initials
2
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
4
often
3
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
8
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
3
Planned Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
2
occasionally
2
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
3
often
5
rarely
2
sometimes
4
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
2
littera notabilior
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London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Additional 5665, c.1460-1510, All folios
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