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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Belgium
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Czech Republic
2
France
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Germany
4
Great Britain
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Italy
4
Netherlands
1
Switzerland
2
Cities
Augsburg
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Basel
2
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Emmerich
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Mechelen
1
Modena
1
Munich
1
Paris
1
Prague
1
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1
Production method
Manuscript
19
Physical type
choirbook
9
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbook (single)
3
partbooks (complete set)
2
poetry collection with some notated music
2
printed treatise with added polyphony
1
Material
paper
15
parchment
3
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
oblong
7
upright
12
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
2
never
7
none visible
8
normally
1
occasionally
1
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
7
brown
10
dark brown
1
light brown
4
red
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
freehand
6
single rastrum
11
straightedge
6
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
1
3
10
4
11
2
2
8
3
9
4
8
5
8
6
8
7
6
8
5
9
5
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
7
2-part consecutive
5
2-part opening
8
2-part score
1
2-part single page
4
3-part consecutive
5
3-part opening
9
3-part score
1
3-part single page
3
4-part consecutive
3
4-part opening
10
4-part single page
2
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
5
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
1
none
10
single
11
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
8
left below voice parts as part of grid
3
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
7
staves not ruled on grid
2
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
3
not in dedicated space
6
provided, in dedicated space
19
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
8
notation and staves extended into margin
11
notation extended into margin
5
other
1
partial additional staves
11
staveline added
4
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
9
blue
1
brown
11
dark brown
3
light brown
2
red
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
2
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
2
full mensural
4
strene notation
1
void mensural
18
Monophonic Notation
absent
14
present
7
Level of Calligraphy
fair
16
high
2
poor
5
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
end symbol
2
pointers
3
repeat signs
6
signa congruentiae
5
signes-de-renvoi
7
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
2
Dutch
1
English
2
Flemish
1
French
5
German
5
Italian
3
Latin
14
Spanish
1
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
5
fully texted with one text
17
fully texted with two or more texts
3
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
7
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
4
provided with single incipit
11
untexted
13
Type of Script
cursive
4
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
4
cursive (bastarda)
3
cursive (humanistic)
4
cursive (italic)
3
display script
1
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
19
high
2
poor
1
Colour of Text
black
8
brown
10
dark brown
2
light brown
2
red
5
reddish brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
13
yes
7
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
3
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
never
1
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
2
normally
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
1
flourished
2
plain initials
3
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
2
rarely
4
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
6
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
flourished
2
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
2
often
2
rarely
3
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
3
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
2
decorative final long
2
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
3
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Locations name: Basel
Number of staves: 13
Level of calligraphy music: poor
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Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, nouvelles acquisitions françaises MS 4379, c. 1470-85, 1-42
Tarazona, Spain, Archivo Capitular de la Catedral, MS 5, 16th century, All folios
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