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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Countries
Austria
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Belgium
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Germany
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Great Britain
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Italy
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Portugal
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Spain
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Switzerland
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Cities
Antwerp
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Germany (South)
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Munich
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Savoy, France
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1
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Toledo
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Vienna
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Production method
Manuscript
21
Physical type
choirbook
16
choirbook (fragment)
1
choirbook (single quire(s))
2
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
Material
paper
11
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
8
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
upright
21
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
never
2
none visible
21
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
15
brown
8
red
2
Ruling Medium
freehand
3
single rastrum
16
straightedge
4
Number of staves
1
1
10
13
11
8
12
6
13
3
14
2
15
1
16
1
17
1
2
3
3
4
4
5
5
10
6
10
7
11
8
21
9
15
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
2
10-part opening
1
12-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
10
2-part single page
5
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
16
3-part single page
6
4-part consecutive
2
4-part opening
17
4-part single page
3
5-part consecutive
2
5-part opening
12
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
5
8-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
8
none
6
quadruple
1
single
21
triple
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
12
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
2
staves not ruled on grid
7
variable space, not on grid
6
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
16
not in dedicated space
5
provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
7
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
7
notation extended into margin
1
partial additional staves
5
staveline added
1
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
18
brown
4
light brown
1
red
2
Type of Notation
chant (Gothic)
1
full mensural
3
void mensural
18
Monophonic Notation
absent
15
present
9
Level of Calligraphy
fair
10
high
7
poor
3
very high
3
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
3
none
1
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
pointers
1
repeat signs
3
signa congruentiae
6
signes-de-renvoi
12
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Flemish
1
French
5
German
1
Italian
1
Latin
19
Spanish
2
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
3
fully texted with one text
21
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one text
5
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
8
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
8
Type of Script
cursive
3
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (German)
2
cursive (bastarda)
5
display script
7
hybrida
1
textura
10
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
10
high
10
poor
4
very high
4
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
19
blue
2
brown
5
light brown
1
red
10
Multiple Texts
no
21
yes
5
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
2
rarely
5
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
3
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Borders Size
full borders
2
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
3
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
1
often
1
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
6
flourished
2
historiated
3
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
4
occasionally
4
often
2
rarely
4
sometimes
5
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
10
calligraphic with decoration
4
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
4
littera notabilior
2
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
5
occasionally
3
often
3
rarely
3
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
2
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
4
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
banner
1
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
4
littera notabilior
1
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Indentation for initials: single
Multiple texts: no
Number of staves: 8
Presence absence of text: fully texted with one text
Pricking frequency: none visible
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Berlin, Germany, Staatsbibliothek Preussischer Kulturbesitz, MS Mus. 40021 (olim Z 21), c. 1485-1500, All folios
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