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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Belgium
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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
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Antwerp
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2
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1
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1
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1
Production method
Manuscript
20
Physical type
choirbook
7
choirbook (fragment(s))
2
choirbook (single quire(s))
1
monophonic manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
partbook (fragment(s))
1
partbook (single)
2
partbooks (complete set)
3
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
poetry collection with some notated music
1
Material
paper
15
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
3
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
oblong
5
upright
15
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
3
never
10
none visible
10
often
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
10
brown
12
light brown
1
red
2
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
freehand
2
single rastrum
20
straightedge
2
Number of staves
1
1
10
8
11
3
12
4
13
2
14
1
2
2
3
3
4
5
5
2
6
7
7
3
8
5
9
6
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
11
2-part consecutive
3
2-part opening
3
2-part single page
2
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
4
3-part single page
2
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
10
4-part single page
2
5-part opening
7
7-part opening
1
n/a
2
Indentation for Initials
double
3
none
14
single
10
triple
2
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
6
left below voice parts as part of grid
3
left between voice parts as part of grid
3
none
20
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
1
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
15
not in dedicated space
2
provided, in dedicated space
8
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
5
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
10
notation extended into margin
6
other
2
partial additional staves
8
staveline added
1
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
13
brown
10
dark brown
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
chant (square)
3
full mensural
1
not specified
1
void mensural
19
Monophonic Notation
absent
19
present
7
Level of Calligraphy
fair
9
high
3
poor
11
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
5
end symbol
2
none
4
pointers
1
repeat signs
3
signa congruentiae
4
signes-de-renvoi
5
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
French
4
German
6
Italian
1
Latin
17
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
19
fully texted with two or more texts
1
partially texted with one text
7
provided with one or two incipits
3
provided with single incipit
7
untexted
8
varies
2
Type of Script
cursive
7
cursive (German)
5
cursive (bastarda)
2
cursive (humanistic)
5
display script
1
humanistic
1
hybrida
1
textura
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
10
high
4
poor
7
very high
2
Colour of Text
black
12
brown
11
dark brown
1
red
2
Multiple Texts
no
19
yes
4
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
4
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
never
3
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
2
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
historiated
1
plain initials
2
trompe l'oeil
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
5
never
1
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
5
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
7
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
2
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
always
3
never
2
normally
1
often
1
rarely
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
2
never
3
normally
1
often
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
littera notabilior
2
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Leipzig, Germany, Universitätsbibliothek, MS 1494, c. 1490-1504, All folios
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