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
6
Belgium
9
Czech Republic
1
Germany
8
Great Britain
1
Cities
Arundel
1
Augsburg
1
Brussels
7
Flanders
1
Hradec Králové
1
Mechelen
8
Munich
8
Switzerland
1
Vienna
6
Production method
Manuscript
23
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
20
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
Material
paper
14
parchment
8
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
oblong
2
upright
21
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
4
never
1
none visible
7
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
1
sometimes
5
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
21
brown
4
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
22
straightedge
1
Number of staves
1
2
10
12
11
7
12
2
13
1
14
1
15
1
16
1
17
1
2
11
3
10
4
14
5
23
6
19
7
20
8
20
9
15
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
6
2-part opening
11
2-part single page
3
3-part opening
17
4-part opening
19
4-part single page
3
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
19
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
10
8-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
17
none
4
quadruple
3
single
21
triple
10
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
12
staves not ruled on grid
9
variable space, not on grid
14
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
22
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
7
notation and staves extended into margin
10
notation extended into margin
2
other
1
partial additional staves
7
staveline added
1
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
22
brown
2
red
1
Type of Notation
full mensural
1
void mensural
22
Monophonic Notation
absent
17
present
6
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
14
very high
5
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
repeat signs
3
signa congruentiae
8
signes-de-renvoi
11
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
1
Dutch
1
Flemish
1
French
5
German
1
Italian
1
Latin
21
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
2
fully texted with one text
22
fully texted with two or more texts
5
fully texted with two texts
3
partially texted with one text
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
3
untexted
5
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (bastarda)
11
cursive (humanistic)
1
display script
23
textura
9
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
18
very high
6
Colour of Text
black
22
blue
3
brown
2
dark red
1
green
1
red
23
Multiple Texts
no
13
yes
12
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
11
Borders Frequency
never
2
occasionally
1
rarely
6
Borders Size
full borders
2
partial borders: one-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
3
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
4
occasionally
3
often
1
rarely
5
Painted Initials Type
decorated
4
decorated with grotesque heads
3
historiated
1
zoomorphic initial
3
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
10
occasionally
6
often
2
rarely
6
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
14
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
5
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
occasionally
1
rarely
5
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
5
normally
3
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
1
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
2
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Number of staves: 5
Colour of text: red
Type of script: display script
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Berlin, Germany, Staatsbibliothek Preussischer Kulturbesitz, MS Mus. 40021 (olim Z 21), c. 1485-1500, All folios
Leipzig, Germany, Universitätsbibliothek, MS 1494, c. 1490-1504, All folios
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