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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Italy
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Cities
Augsburg
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Glarus, Switzerland
1
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Naples
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Siena
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Venice
2
Production method
Manuscript
4
Printed work
4
Physical type
choirbook
8
Material
paper
7
parchment
1
Format
oblong
8
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
n/a
4
never
1
none visible
2
normally
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
2
brown
2
dark brown
1
red
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
2
single rastrum
1
straightedge
1
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
2
2
3
2
4
8
5
4
6
5
Disposition of Voice Parts
2-part single page
1
3-part opening
3
4-part opening
8
4-part single page
4
5-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
1
none
4
single
6
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
3
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
3
staves not ruled
1
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
1
not in dedicated space
2
provided, in dedicated space
7
Adhoc Adaptation
notation and staves extended into margin
3
notation extended into margin
1
partial additional staves
4
staveline added
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
6
blue
1
brown
2
dark brown
1
gold
1
light brown
1
Type of Notation
void mensural
8
Monophonic Notation
absent
8
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
n/a
4
poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
4
custodes
1
end symbol
1
pointers
1
repeat signs
2
signa congruentiae
2
signes-de-renvoi
1
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
French
1
German
1
Italian
6
Latin
2
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
3
fully texted with one text
4
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
2
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
5
untexted
4
Type of Script
Italic
1
cursive
1
cursive (German)
1
cursive (italic)
2
roman
2
rotonda
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
1
n/a
4
poor
2
Colour of Text
black
5
brown
3
dark brown
1
light brown
1
red
1
Multiple Texts
no
3
yes
5
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
Borders Frequency
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
often
1
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
1
flourished
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
1
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
2
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
decorated
1
flourished
2
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
often
1
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
2
littera notabilior
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Physical format: oblong
Physical type: choirbook
Number of staves: 4
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Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 4, c. 1516-18, All folios
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