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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Countries
Austria
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Belgium
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England
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Germany
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Great Britain
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Cities
Augsburg
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Brussels
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London
1
Mechelen
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Munich
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Munich, Germany
1
Northamptonshire
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Vienna
2
Windsor
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Production method
Manuscript
6
Physical type
choirbook
5
printed book with interpolated polyphony
1
Material
paper
5
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
upright
6
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
none visible
1
normally
1
often
2
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
5
brown
1
Ruling Medium
freehand
1
single rastrum
4
straightedge
1
Number of staves
10
1
11
1
12
1
2
3
3
4
4
5
5
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6
5
7
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8
6
9
4
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
1
2-part opening
3
2-part single page
1
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
5
4-part opening
5
5-part opening
4
6-part opening
2
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
3
none
6
single
5
triple
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
3
staves not ruled on grid
1
variable space, not on grid
6
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
6
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
2
notation and staves extended into margin
1
notation extended into margin
1
partial additional staves
2
staveline added
1
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
6
red
1
Type of Notation
full mensural
1
void mensural
5
Monophonic Notation
absent
6
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
3
poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
1
signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
2
Copying of Text
Language
English
1
German
1
Latin
5
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
6
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
1
Type of Script
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (bastarda)
1
display script
3
textura
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
3
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
6
red
5
Multiple Texts
no
3
yes
3
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
Borders Frequency
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
normally
1
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
plain initials
1
Penned Initials Frequency
occasionally
1
rarely
2
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
3
flourished
1
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
often
1
rarely
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
3
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorative final long
1
littera notabilior
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Monophonic notation: absent
Extra space: variable space, not on grid
Indentation for initials: none
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Barcelona, Spain, Biblioteca de Catalunya, M. 681 (=PedC 386), c. 1525-1550, All folios
Basel, Switzerland, Öffentliche Bibliothek der Universität, MS F VI 26 h, First quarter of the 16th century, 8
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