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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Switzerland
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Cities
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4
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Brussels
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Italy (North)
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Munich
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Netherlands
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Utrecht
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Vienna
1
Zwickau
1
Production method
Manuscript
19
Physical type
choirbook
13
choirbook (single quire(s))
1
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (complete set)
1
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
poetry collection with some notated music
1
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
Material
paper
13
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
4
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
oblong
4
upright
15
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
4
never
3
none visible
8
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
1
sometimes
3
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
16
brown
5
gold
1
Ruling Medium
freehand
2
single rastrum
19
straightedge
1
Number of staves
1
2
10
7
11
4
12
3
2
8
3
8
4
12
5
19
6
15
7
14
8
12
9
9
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
5
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
8
2-part single page
1
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
10
3-part single page
1
4-part opening
13
5-part opening
12
6-part opening
5
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
8
none
3
single
17
triple
3
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
10
none
2
staves not ruled on grid
7
variable space, not on grid
8
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
16
provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
4
notation and staves extended into margin
10
notation extended into margin
2
other
1
partial additional staves
4
staveline added
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
16
brown
5
gold
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
19
Monophonic Notation
absent
19
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
7
high
7
poor
4
very high
3
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
2
none
1
repeat signs
1
signa congruentiae
2
signes-de-renvoi
7
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
1
French
1
German
2
Italian
3
Latin
16
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
18
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one text
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
4
untexted
3
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (German)
3
cursive (bastarda)
4
cursive (humanistic)
1
cursive (italic)
2
display script
9
textura
8
Level of Calligraphy
fair
7
high
12
poor
2
very high
2
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
16
blue
2
brown
6
dark red
1
green
1
red
10
Multiple Texts
no
19
yes
1
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
often
1
rarely
3
Borders Frequency
never
1
rarely
4
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one-sided
3
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
2
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
3
Painted Initials Type
decorated
4
decorated with grotesque heads
3
historiated
2
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
4
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
11
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
4
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
2
occasionally
3
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
4
often
1
rarely
2
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
banner
1
decorated letters
2
decorative final long
2
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
2
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Number of staves: 5
Monophonic notation: absent
Ruling medium: single rastrum
Multiple texts: no
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Munich, Germany, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Musica MS 510 (= MaiM 4), c. 1513-19,
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