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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Czech Republic
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Italy
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Spain
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Switzerland
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Cities
Augsburg
1
Basel
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Catalonia
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Florence
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Germany
1
Girona
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Hradec Králové
2
Innsbruck
1
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1
Munich
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Vic
1
Vienna
1
Production method
Manuscript
14
Physical type
choirbook
9
choirbook (fragment)
1
choirbook (single quire(s))
1
partbook (single)
3
Material
paper
14
Format
oblong
3
upright
11
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
3
never
1
none visible
8
normally
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
6
brown
8
dark brown
2
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
3
freehand
1
single rastrum
10
straightedge
2
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
10
5
11
3
12
5
13
2
2
4
3
4
4
5
5
4
6
4
7
5
8
2
9
1
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
8
2-part opening
4
2-part score
1
2-part single page
4
3-part opening
9
3-part score
1
3-part single page
3
4-part opening
10
4-part score
1
4-part single page
5
5-part opening
7
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
4
7-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
2
none
5
single
11
triple
1
varies
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
8
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
1
variable space, not on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
9
not in dedicated space
3
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
4
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
10
notation extended into margin
8
other
2
partial additional staves
9
staveline added
7
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
8
brown
7
dark brown
3
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (Central European)
1
chant (square)
2
full mensural
1
void mensural
14
Monophonic Notation
absent
11
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
8
high
5
poor
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
4
end symbol
5
none
1
pointers
2
repeat signs
6
signa congruentiae
8
signes-de-renvoi
7
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
2
Dutch
1
French
2
German
2
Italian
3
Latin
12
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
6
fully texted with one text
12
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one text
6
provided with one or two incipits
4
provided with single incipit
7
untexted
9
Type of Script
cursive
5
cursive (German)
3
cursive (bastarda)
2
cursive (humanistic)
1
cursive (italic)
1
display script
3
hybrida
1
textura
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
9
high
7
poor
1
Colour of Text
black
8
blue
1
brown
9
dark brown
3
red
4
reddish brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
8
yes
7
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
5
Borders Frequency
never
5
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
historiated
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
4
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
8
calligraphic with decoration
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
decorated
1
flourished
1
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
4
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
normally
4
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
5
sometimes
4
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
2
decorative final long
2
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
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Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 21, 1521-25, All folios
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