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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France
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Germany
10
Italy
15
Silesia
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Spain
2
Switzerland
3
Cities
Augsburg
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Vienna
4
Wittenberg
2
Zagan
3
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1
Production method
Manuscript
38
Printed work
3
Physical type
choirbook
25
choirbook (single quire(s))
1
monophonic manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
2
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbook (fragment(s))
1
partbook (single)
2
partbooks (complete set)
5
poetry collection with some notated music
1
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
printed book with interpolated polyphony
1
Material
paper
41
Format
oblong
11
upright
30
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
4
n/a
3
never
11
none visible
20
normally
1
often
2
sometimes
3
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
28
brown
12
light brown
2
red
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
4
freehand
5
single rastrum
28
straightedge
5
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
1
1
10
11
11
5
12
7
13
5
14
2
15
2
2
6
3
9
4
15
5
10
6
9
7
7
8
11
9
10
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
13
2-part consecutive
6
2-part opening
13
2-part single page
8
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
15
3-part single page
4
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
26
4-part single page
8
5-part opening
19
6-part opening
8
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
n/a
2
Indentation for Initials
double
8
none
41
single
11
triple
2
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
22
left below voice parts as part of grid
3
left between voice parts as part of grid
3
none
11
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
3
variable space, not on grid
7
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
32
not in dedicated space
6
provided, in dedicated space
6
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
13
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
21
notation extended into margin
9
other
1
partial additional staves
15
staveline added
3
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
41
brown
3
dark brown
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
4
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
2
not specified
1
void mensural
38
Monophonic Notation
absent
32
present
12
Level of Calligraphy
fair
22
high
12
n/a
3
poor
6
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
4
custodes
1
end symbol
3
none
2
pointers
1
repeat signs
4
signa congruentiae
5
signes-de-renvoi
10
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
3
Dutch
1
French
9
German
8
Italian
5
Latin
37
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
36
fully texted with two or more texts
3
fully texted with two texts
4
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
4
partially texted with two or more texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
5
provided with single incipit
13
untexted
12
varies
1
Type of Script
antiqua
4
cursive
3
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
9
cursive (bastarda)
2
cursive (humanistic)
6
cursive (italic)
3
display script
4
humanistic
1
hybrida
1
roman
1
rotonda
2
textura
11
Level of Calligraphy
fair
26
high
9
n/a
3
poor
4
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
41
brown
4
dark brown
1
red
7
Multiple Texts
no
28
yes
14
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
6
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
never
4
rarely
2
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
never
2
normally
1
rarely
3
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
1
plain initials
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
8
never
1
normally
7
occasionally
3
often
2
rarely
4
sometimes
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
18
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
4
littera notabilior
3
plain initials
8
Planned Initials Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
3
often
4
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
2
normally
2
often
2
sometimes
3
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
banner
1
decorative final long
1
embellished final barline
2
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
3
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Colour of notation: black
Colour of text: black
Indentation for initials: none
Material: paper
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London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Additional 5465, c. 1500, All folios
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