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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Locations of Origin
Countries
Austria
1
Belgium
2
Germany
2
Great Britain
2
Italy
3
Netherlands
1
Switzerland
4
Cities
Augsburg
1
Basel
4
Bruges
2
Florence
3
Freiburg
1
Germany
1
Innsbruck
1
London
2
Munich
1
Spain
1
Utrecht
1
Windsor
1
Production method
Manuscript
14
Physical type
choirbook
3
choirbook (fragment)
1
partbook (single)
5
partbooks (complete set)
3
poetry collection with some notated music
1
tablebook
1
Material
paper
10
parchment
3
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
9
upright
4
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
never
3
none visible
8
normally
1
often
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
1
brown
14
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
2
freehand
3
single rastrum
7
straightedge
5
triple rastrum
3
Number of staves
1
2
10
2
2
6
3
14
4
8
5
6
6
7
7
4
8
3
9
2
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
9
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
1
2-part score
1
2-part single page
1
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
4
3-part single page
1
4-part opening
6
4-part single page
2
5-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
none
6
single
10
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
4
left below voice parts as part of grid
5
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
4
staves not ruled on grid
2
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
6
not in dedicated space
2
provided, in dedicated space
7
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
3
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
8
notation extended into margin
4
other
1
partial additional staves
8
staveline added
3
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
6
blue
1
brown
10
dark brown
1
red
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
chant (square)
1
full mensural
3
void mensural
13
Monophonic Notation
absent
13
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
9
high
2
poor
5
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
2
repeat signs
7
signa congruentiae
6
signes-de-renvoi
6
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
English
2
Flemish
1
French
5
German
5
Italian
5
Latin
6
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
6
fully texted with one text
9
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
5
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
8
untexted
7
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
4
cursive (bastarda)
2
cursive (humanistic)
1
cursive (italic)
3
hybrida
1
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
9
high
3
poor
4
Colour of Text
black
6
brown
9
dark brown
2
red
3
Multiple Texts
no
9
yes
5
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
2
never
3
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
never
2
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
1
Painted Initials Type
flourished
1
plain initials
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
4
rarely
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
6
calligraphic with decoration
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
4
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
3
rarely
3
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
normally
2
occasionally
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
2
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
3
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Copy language name: Italian
Level of calligraphy text: poor
Number of staves: 3
Planned initials type: Guide letters only
Ruling medium: triple rastrum
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Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 30, 1496-1497, All folios
Munich, Germany, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Musica MS 34 (= MaiM 88), 1521 - c. 1530, All folios
Munich, Germany, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Musica MS F (= MaiM 3), 1508-34, All folios
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