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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Cities
Antwerp
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Germany (South)
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Mechelen
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Munich
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Munich, Germany
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Vienna
7
Wittenberg
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Production method
Manuscript
51
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
50
Material
paper
21
paper (with parchment)
4
parchment
24
parchment (with paper)
2
Format
oblong
1
upright
50
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
21
never
1
none visible
11
normally
2
occasionally
3
often
5
rarely
1
sometimes
9
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
51
brown
3
red
2
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
49
straightedge
2
Number of staves
1
3
10
35
11
20
12
9
13
3
14
2
15
1
16
1
17
1
2
12
3
12
4
16
5
24
6
29
7
28
8
40
9
38
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
9
12-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
20
2-part single page
6
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
31
3-part single page
1
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
48
4-part single page
4
5-part consecutive
2
5-part opening
36
5-part single page
3
6-part consecutive
1
6-part opening
14
7-part consecutive
1
7-part opening
1
8-part consecutive
1
8-part opening
4
9-part consecutive
1
9-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
all staves indented
1
double
37
none
11
quadruple
5
single
45
triple
22
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
35
none
2
staves not ruled
3
staves not ruled on grid
29
variable space, not on grid
19
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
45
not in dedicated space
3
provided, in dedicated space
6
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
15
notation and staves extended into margin
27
notation extended into margin
9
partial additional staves
14
staveline added
3
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
50
brown
2
dark brown
1
red
6
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
2
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
1
full mensural
4
void mensural
49
Monophonic Notation
absent
39
present
15
Level of Calligraphy
fair
11
high
24
very high
18
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
3
custodes
1
end symbol
4
repeat signs
6
signa congruentiae
21
signes-de-renvoi
30
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
1
Dutch
1
Flemish
3
French
9
German
2
Italian
1
Latin
49
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
51
fully texted with two or more texts
17
fully texted with two texts
4
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with single incipit
6
untexted
7
Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
28
cursive (humanistic)
2
display script
36
textura
21
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
9
high
26
very high
21
Colour of Text
black
50
blue
3
brown
3
dark red
1
green
1
grey
1
red
51
Multiple Texts
no
26
yes
28
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
2
rarely
26
Borders Frequency
never
4
occasionally
2
rarely
19
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
6
partial borders: one- and two-sided
3
partial borders: one-sided
6
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
3
Painted Initials Frequency
never
5
normally
1
occasionally
4
often
4
rarely
23
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
10
decorated with grotesque heads
8
flourished
1
historiated
3
plain initials
1
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
4
Penned Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
27
occasionally
12
often
4
rarely
10
sometimes
7
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
27
calligraphic with decoration
7
calligraphic with grotesque heads
4
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
4
flourished
9
plain initials
4
Planned Initials Frequency
never
12
occasionally
4
often
4
rarely
10
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
16
normally
3
occasionally
3
often
3
rarely
2
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
3
banner
2
decorative final long
4
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
3
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Montserrat, Spain, Monasterio de S Maria, MS 766, 1517-34, All folios
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