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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Italy
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England
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Munich
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Production method
Manuscript
24
Physical type
choirbook
22
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbook (single)
1
Material
paper
12
paper (with parchment)
2
parchment
9
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
oblong
1
upright
23
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
7
never
2
none visible
9
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
1
sometimes
3
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
18
brown
5
dark brown
2
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
single rastrum
19
straightedge
4
Number of staves
1
1
10
15
11
7
12
7
13
5
14
4
15
3
16
2
17
2
2
5
3
5
4
10
5
11
6
13
7
13
8
16
9
12
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
2
12-part opening
1
2-part opening
9
2-part single page
1
3-part opening
11
3-part single page
1
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
18
4-part single page
2
5-part consecutive
3
5-part opening
16
6-part consecutive
1
6-part opening
9
7-part consecutive
1
8-part consecutive
1
8-part opening
2
9-part consecutive
1
9-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
all staves indented
1
double
13
none
4
single
24
triple
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
14
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
9
variable space, not on grid
10
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
22
not in dedicated space
2
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
6
notation and staves extended into margin
12
notation extended into margin
5
other
1
partial additional staves
6
staveline added
4
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
24
brown
2
dark brown
3
red
3
Type of Notation
chant (square)
4
full mensural
5
void mensural
20
Monophonic Notation
absent
18
present
9
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
24
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
end symbol
5
repeat signs
3
signa congruentiae
5
signes-de-renvoi
8
Copying of Text
Language
French
1
German
1
Italian
1
Latin
24
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
2
fully texted with one text
23
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one text
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with single incipit
2
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
3
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
1
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (bastarda)
5
cursive (humanistic)
1
display script
12
humanistic
2
rotonda
1
textura
16
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
22
very high
3
Colour of Text
black
24
blue
2
brown
2
dark brown
2
dark red
1
green
1
red
17
Multiple Texts
no
24
yes
5
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
none visible
1
rarely
8
Borders Frequency
never
2
occasionally
2
rarely
4
Borders Size
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
3
partial borders: two-sided
3
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
6
Painted Initials Type
decorated
10
decorated with grotesque heads
3
historiated
4
zoomorphic initial
3
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
8
occasionally
3
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
16
calligraphic with decoration
4
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
7
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
3
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
3
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
3
sometimes
4
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
2
banner
2
decorative final long
7
littera notabilior
3
ornament
1
Filters applied
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Adhoc adaptation: partial additional staves
Disposition of voice part: 3-part opening
Indentation for initials: none
Penned initials frequency: rarely
Penned initials type: calligraphic with grotesque heads
Physical format: upright
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Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 33, 1495-1520, All folios
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