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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Germany
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Italy
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Switzerland
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Catalonia
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Ferrara
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Germany (South)
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Girona
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Siena
2
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Wittenberg
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Production method
Manuscript
15
Physical type
choirbook
15
Material
paper
10
paper (with parchment)
3
parchment
2
Format
oblong
1
upright
14
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
15
none visible
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
8
brown
6
dark brown
1
light brown
1
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
double rastrum
2
single rastrum
11
straightedge
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triple rastrum
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Number of staves
10
8
11
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12
2
6
2
7
1
8
1
9
5
Disposition of Voice Parts
2-part opening
1
2-part single page
1
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
4
3-part single page
1
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
14
4-part single page
1
5-part opening
2
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
1
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
1
none
9
single
8
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
12
staves not ruled on grid
5
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
13
not in dedicated space
1
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
3
notation and staves extended into margin
10
notation extended into margin
6
partial additional staves
5
staveline added
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
12
brown
6
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
2
void mensural
15
Monophonic Notation
absent
11
present
6
Level of Calligraphy
fair
15
high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
cue notes
1
end symbol
2
pointers
2
repeat signs
3
signa congruentiae
4
signes-de-renvoi
7
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
French
2
German
1
Italian
1
Latin
14
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
12
partially texted with one text
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
5
untexted
4
Type of Script
cursive
3
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
1
cursive (humanistic)
1
display script
1
textura
9
Level of Calligraphy
fair
12
high
4
Colour of Text
black
9
brown
8
red
6
reddish brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
11
yes
5
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
rarely
3
Borders Frequency
never
2
rarely
2
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
1
rarely
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
flourished
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
6
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
9
calligraphic with decoration
4
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
flourished
2
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
3
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
3
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
2
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
1
ornament
1
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Level of calligraphy music: fair
Physical type: choirbook
Pricking frequency: always
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Berlin, Germany, Staatsbibliothek Preussischer Kulturbesitz, MS Mus. 40021 (olim Z 21), c. 1485-1500, All folios
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