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
8
Belgium
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England
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Germany
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Great Britain
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Switzerland
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Cities
Augsburg
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Austria
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Basel
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Germany (South)
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Mechelen
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Munich
10
Munich, Germany
1
Northamptonshire
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Stirling
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Vienna
8
Wittenberg
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Production method
Manuscript
20
Physical type
choirbook
18
choirbook (single quire(s))
1
printed book with interpolated polyphony
1
Material
paper
20
Format
upright
20
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
never
2
none visible
5
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
1
sometimes
7
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
19
brown
2
Ruling Medium
freehand
2
single rastrum
18
straightedge
2
Number of staves
1
1
10
7
11
4
12
4
2
11
3
13
4
16
5
16
6
17
7
17
8
19
9
10
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
3
10-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part opening
10
2-part single page
2
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
14
3-part single page
2
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
18
4-part single page
3
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
16
6-part opening
9
8-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
12
none
7
single
19
triple
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
5
staves not ruled on grid
4
variable space, not on grid
20
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
19
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
2
notation and staves extended into margin
4
other
1
partial additional staves
2
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
20
brown
2
Type of Notation
void mensural
20
Monophonic Notation
absent
14
present
6
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
12
poor
3
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
none
1
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
repeat signs
1
signa congruentiae
5
signes-de-renvoi
5
Copying of Text
Language
German
1
Latin
20
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
20
fully texted with two or more texts
2
fully texted with two texts
5
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with single incipit
1
untexted
2
Type of Script
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (German)
2
cursive (bastarda)
3
cursive (humanistic)
1
display script
12
textura
13
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
12
poor
2
very high
2
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
19
blue
1
brown
2
dark red
1
green
1
red
14
Multiple Texts
no
12
yes
10
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
3
Borders Frequency
never
1
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
3
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
2
occasionally
3
rarely
3
sometimes
7
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
12
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
4
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
2
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
2
rarely
1
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorated letters
1
littera notabilior
1
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Adhoc adaptation: notation and staves extended into margin
Copy language name: n/a
Extra space: empty ruled staves on grid
Material: parchment
Number of staves: 5
Physical format: upright
Pricking frequency: none visible
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Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, fonds français MS 2245, c. 1490-8, All folios
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