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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Great Britain
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Italy
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Cities
Augsburg
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Production method
Manuscript
8
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
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music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
partbook (single)
3
Material
paper
6
parchment
1
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
oblong
4
upright
4
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
never
2
none visible
5
normally
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
2
brown
5
red
2
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
freehand
2
single rastrum
2
straightedge
5
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
1
3
10
2
2
8
3
7
4
8
5
7
6
5
7
3
8
2
9
2
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
5
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
1
2-part score
1
2-part single page
1
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
4
3-part single page
3
4-part opening
5
4-part single page
1
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
none
3
single
7
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
4
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
2
staves not ruled on grid
2
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
1
not in dedicated space
1
provided, in dedicated space
8
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
3
notation and staves extended into margin
7
notation extended into margin
2
other
2
partial additional staves
8
staveline added
2
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
4
blue
1
brown
5
dark brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
8
Monophonic Notation
absent
7
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
1
poor
1
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
1
repeat signs
2
signa congruentiae
3
signes-de-renvoi
4
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
1
English
2
French
2
German
1
Italian
2
Latin
6
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
4
fully texted with one text
6
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
5
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
4
untexted
8
Type of Script
cursive
3
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
1
cursive (italic)
1
display script
1
hybrida
1
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
3
poor
1
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
4
brown
4
dark brown
2
red
4
Multiple Texts
no
5
yes
4
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
Borders Frequency
never
1
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
2
flourished
2
plain initials
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
2
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
4
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
flourished
3
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
1
often
1
rarely
4
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
1
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
1
diagrams
1
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
3
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Number of staves: 2
Presence absence of text: untexted
Adhoc adaptation: partial additional staves
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Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 21, 1521-25, All folios
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