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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Czech Republic
1
England
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France
1
Germany
4
Great Britain
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Italy
2
Netherlands
1
Silesia
3
Switzerland
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Cities
Augsburg
2
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Germany (South)
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London
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Mechelen
1
Munich
2
Northamptonshire
1
Paris
1
Utrecht
1
Windsor
1
Zagan
3
Production method
Manuscript
17
Physical type
choirbook
6
choirbook (fragment)
1
partbook (fragment(s))
1
partbook (single)
3
partbooks (complete set)
3
poetry collection with some notated music
2
printed book with interpolated polyphony
1
Material
paper
14
parchment
2
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
oblong
8
upright
9
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
never
5
none visible
11
normally
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
8
brown
9
light brown
1
red
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
freehand
4
single rastrum
11
straightedge
3
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
10
2
2
7
3
10
4
17
5
10
6
8
7
8
8
6
9
3
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
8
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
4
2-part single page
1
3-part consecutive
3
3-part opening
6
4-part opening
7
5-part opening
4
Indentation for Initials
double
2
none
9
single
10
triple
1
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
7
none
5
staves not ruled on grid
3
variable space, not on grid
7
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
9
not in dedicated space
3
provided, in dedicated space
6
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
7
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
9
notation extended into margin
3
other
1
partial additional staves
8
staveline added
2
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
14
brown
6
red
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
2
full mensural
2
not specified
1
void mensural
14
Monophonic Notation
absent
17
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
13
high
2
poor
4
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
1
repeat signs
1
signa congruentiae
5
signes-de-renvoi
4
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
4
English
1
French
3
German
6
Italian
1
Latin
13
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
2
fully texted with one text
16
fully texted with two or more texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
3
partially texted with two or more texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
5
untexted
7
Type of Script
cursive
2
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (German)
7
cursive (bastarda)
1
cursive (humanistic)
1
cursive (italic)
1
display script
1
textura
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
17
high
2
Colour of Text
black
14
brown
6
red
4
Multiple Texts
no
12
yes
6
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
3
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
never
1
occasionally
1
rarely
1
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
2
normally
2
occasionally
1
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
2
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
3
plain initials
3
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
4
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
6
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
flourished
3
plain initials
5
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
3
often
1
rarely
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
normally
3
often
2
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
3
littera notabilior
4
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Number of staves: 4
Monophonic notation: absent
Level of calligraphy text: fair
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Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 33, 1495-1520, All folios
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