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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Switzerland
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Cities
Basel
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Brussels
3
Germany
1
London
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Mechelen
3
Munich
3
Stirling
1
Vienna
3
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Production method
Manuscript
9
Physical type
choirbook
8
choirbook (fragment)
1
Material
paper
5
parchment
3
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
upright
9
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
never
2
none visible
3
normally
1
occasionally
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
7
brown
3
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
6
straightedge
3
Number of staves
10
5
11
2
12
1
2
3
3
7
4
8
5
8
6
9
7
9
8
9
9
5
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
3
10-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part opening
5
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
6
3-part single page
1
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
9
4-part single page
1
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
7
6-part opening
5
Indentation for Initials
double
5
none
1
single
9
triple
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
4
staves not ruled on grid
3
variable space, not on grid
9
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
8
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
3
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
3
notation extended into margin
3
partial additional staves
3
staveline added
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
8
brown
2
red
2
Type of Notation
full mensural
1
void mensural
8
Monophonic Notation
absent
5
present
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
3
poor
1
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
1
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
repeat signs
1
signa congruentiae
9
signes-de-renvoi
5
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
English
1
Latin
8
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
9
fully texted with two or more texts
3
fully texted with two texts
1
untexted
1
Type of Script
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
3
display script
5
textura
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
3
very high
2
Colour of Text
black
8
brown
2
red
7
Multiple Texts
no
5
yes
5
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
3
Borders Frequency
never
1
occasionally
1
rarely
3
Borders Size
full borders
3
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
1
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
2
plain initials
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
3
occasionally
1
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
4
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
2
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
1
rarely
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
normally
1
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorative final long
2
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
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Non verbal performance instructions: signa congruentiae
Number of staves: 6
Extra space: variable space, not on grid
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Berlin, Germany, Staatsbibliothek Preussischer Kulturbesitz, MS Mus. 40021 (olim Z 21), c. 1485-1500, All folios
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