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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Great Britain
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Production method
Manuscript
21
Physical type
chansonnier
2
choirbook
17
choirbook (fragment)
1
partbook (single)
1
Material
paper
3
parchment
16
parchment (with paper)
2
Format
oblong
2
upright
19
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
6
never
2
none visible
7
normally
5
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
11
brown
7
light brown
1
red
2
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
single rastrum
14
straightedge
5
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
1
1
10
10
11
6
12
4
13
4
14
4
15
3
16
2
17
2
2
1
3
1
4
6
5
7
6
9
7
10
8
11
9
11
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
2
2-part opening
8
3-part opening
14
3-part single page
2
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
15
4-part single page
1
5-part consecutive
3
5-part opening
10
6-part consecutive
1
6-part opening
4
7-part consecutive
1
8-part consecutive
1
8-part opening
1
9-part consecutive
1
9-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
all staves indented
1
double
8
none
7
quadruple
2
quintuple
1
single
18
triple
3
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
17
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
staves not ruled on grid
6
variable space, not on grid
4
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
13
not in dedicated space
5
provided, in dedicated space
5
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
5
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
11
notation extended into margin
6
partial additional staves
6
staveline added
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
15
brown
6
dark brown
1
light brown
1
red
3
Type of Notation
full mensural
5
void mensural
17
Monophonic Notation
absent
20
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
21
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
2
repeat signs
8
signa congruentiae
8
signes-de-renvoi
6
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
2
English
1
French
11
Italian
2
Latin
19
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
6
fully texted with one text
19
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
3
partially texted with one text
5
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
8
provided with two incipits
4
untexted
8
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
2
cursive (Anglicana)
3
cursive (bastarda)
11
cursive (humanistic)
2
display script
5
hybrida
1
textura
6
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
21
poor
1
very high
2
Colour of Text
black
15
blue
1
brown
7
light brown
1
red
7
Multiple Texts
no
13
yes
11
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
8
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
1
occasionally
2
rarely
10
Borders Size
full borders
2
partial borders: one- and two-sided
2
partial borders: one-sided
5
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
6
Painted Initials Frequency
always
4
normally
6
occasionally
3
often
2
rarely
8
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
21
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
3
historiated
5
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
5
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
5
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
8
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
4
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
3
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
4
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
4
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorative final long
6
littera notabilior
1
ornament
1
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Level of calligraphy music: high
Non verbal performance instructions: coronae
Presence absence of text: fully texted with one text
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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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