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
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Germany
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Great Britain
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Netherlands
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Cities
Augsburg
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Brussels
1
Hradec Králové
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London
1
Mechelen
3
Munich
9
Munich, Germany
1
Utrecht
1
Vienna
7
Production method
Manuscript
18
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
15
partbook (single)
1
poetry collection with some notated music
1
Material
paper
13
parchment
4
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
upright
18
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
3
never
1
none visible
4
normally
3
occasionally
2
often
2
sometimes
4
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
18
brown
3
Ruling Medium
freehand
1
single rastrum
17
straightedge
1
Number of staves
1
2
10
5
2
18
3
14
4
16
5
17
6
16
7
18
8
16
9
8
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
5
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
12
2-part single page
2
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
13
3-part single page
1
4-part opening
15
4-part single page
4
5-part opening
15
6-part opening
6
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
10
none
6
single
17
triple
2
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
5
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
1
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
5
variable space, not on grid
12
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
15
provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
3
notation and staves extended into margin
7
notation extended into margin
1
other
1
partial additional staves
5
staveline added
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
18
brown
2
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
18
Monophonic Notation
absent
12
present
7
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
10
poor
1
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
1
signa congruentiae
7
signes-de-renvoi
4
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
1
English
1
Flemish
1
French
3
German
2
Latin
18
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
3
fully texted with one text
17
fully texted with two or more texts
3
fully texted with two texts
4
partially texted with one text
2
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
1
untexted
3
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (bastarda)
3
display script
12
textura
13
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
13
very high
2
Colour of Text
black
18
blue
2
brown
2
dark red
1
green
1
red
13
Multiple Texts
no
9
yes
11
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
rarely
4
Borders Frequency
never
2
rarely
2
Borders Size
full borders
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
often
1
rarely
4
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
flourished
1
plain initials
2
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
4
occasionally
3
rarely
3
sometimes
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
11
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
3
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
2
normally
1
rarely
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
3
normally
3
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorated letters
1
littera notabilior
2
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Number of staves: 7
Colour of notation: black
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS Banco Rari 229 (olim Magliabechi XIX.59), 1492-1493, All folios
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