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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Czech Republic
1
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2
Great Britain
2
Italy
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Spain
1
Cities
Belgium
1
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1
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2
Munich
1
Prague
1
Segovia
1
Spain
1
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1
Vienna
1
Production method
Manuscript
17
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
14
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
Material
paper
8
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
5
parchment (with paper)
1
parchment and paper (mixed)
2
Format
upright
17
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
never
1
none visible
8
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
3
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
7
brown
7
dark brown
2
gold
1
light brown
2
red
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
freehand
3
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
13
straightedge
4
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
1
2
10
8
11
3
12
1
13
1
14
1
2
3
3
3
4
3
5
6
6
8
7
10
8
17
9
10
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
4
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
9
2-part single page
8
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
15
3-part score
2
3-part single page
7
4-part opening
14
4-part single page
8
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
7
5-part single page
3
6-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
4
none
6
single
14
triple
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
15
left below voice parts as part of grid
2
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
3
staves not ruled on grid
3
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
4
not in dedicated space
12
provided, in dedicated space
8
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
11
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
12
notation extended into margin
7
other
1
partial additional staves
10
staveline added
5
staves extended into margin
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
8
brown
7
dark brown
2
gold
1
light brown
2
red
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
3
strene notation
1
void mensural
17
Monophonic Notation
absent
13
present
6
Level of Calligraphy
fair
11
high
5
poor
2
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
end symbol
3
none
1
pointers
2
repeat signs
10
signa congruentiae
12
signes-de-renvoi
11
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
1
Dutch
4
English
2
Flemish
2
French
13
German
1
Italian
6
Latin
15
Spanish
3
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
12
fully texted with one text
13
fully texted with two or more texts
5
fully texted with two texts
3
partially texted with one or two texts
5
partially texted with one text
11
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
4
provided with single incipit
13
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
17
varies
1
Type of Script
cursive
6
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (bastarda)
6
cursive (humanistic)
1
display script
3
hybrida
2
roman
1
textura
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
11
high
5
poor
3
very high
2
Colour of Text
black
7
blue
1
brown
6
dark brown
3
gold
1
light brown
2
red
6
Multiple Texts
no
5
yes
17
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
4
rarely
3
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
4
rarely
3
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
1
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
1
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
4
flourished
2
plain initials
2
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
4
often
2
rarely
5
sometimes
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
7
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
decorated
1
flourished
2
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
6
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
3
normally
1
occasionally
2
rarely
1
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorative final long
1
end-symbol
2
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Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 33, 1495-1520, All folios
Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 34, c. 1515, All folios
Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 35, c. 1515, All folios
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