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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France
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Germany
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Italy
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Netherlands
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Spain
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Switzerland
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Cities
Basel
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Bourges
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Cognac
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Production method
Manuscript
54
Physical type
choirbook
32
choirbook (fragment(s))
2
music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
1
partbook (fragment)
1
partbook (single)
2
partbooks (complete set)
8
partbooks (incomplete set)
5
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
2
printed treatise with added polyphony
1
Material
paper
45
paper (with parchment)
3
parchment
6
Format
oblong
19
upright
35
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
5
never
11
none visible
32
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
6
brown
34
dark brown
10
light brown
3
red
1
reddish brown
3
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
double rastrum
8
freehand
4
single rastrum
37
straightedge
5
triple rastrum
10
Number of staves
1
1
10
14
11
7
12
4
13
2
14
1
2
2
3
7
4
6
5
5
6
14
7
8
8
7
9
9
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
23
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
14
2-part single page
9
3-part consecutive
4
3-part opening
28
3-part single page
13
4-part consecutive
3
4-part opening
30
4-part single page
11
5-part opening
13
6-part opening
6
n/a
2
Indentation for Initials
double
3
none
54
quintuple
1
single
12
triple
1
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
36
left below voice parts as part of grid
4
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
14
staves not ruled on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
32
not in dedicated space
18
provided, in dedicated space
10
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
17
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
30
notation extended into margin
23
other
1
partial additional staves
15
staveline added
9
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
13
blue
1
brown
43
dark brown
3
gold
1
light brown
2
red
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
3
full mensural
2
void mensural
52
Monophonic Notation
absent
48
present
9
Level of Calligraphy
fair
29
high
21
poor
9
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
4
cue notes
2
end symbol
7
none
2
pointers
1
repeat signs
18
signa congruentiae
17
signes-de-renvoi
21
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
7
French
29
German
5
Italian
21
Latin
44
Spanish
5
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
17
fully texted with one text
39
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
3
partially texted with one text
16
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
7
provided with single incipit
29
provided with two incipits
2
untexted
24
varies
2
Type of Script
cursive
15
cursive (German)
2
cursive (bastarda)
7
cursive (humanistic)
11
cursive (italic)
11
display script
2
humanistic
1
hybrida
2
roman
1
rotonda
1
textura
9
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
29
high
21
poor
11
Colour of Text
black
6
blue
2
brown
54
dark brown
1
light brown
1
red
6
Multiple Texts
no
33
yes
26
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
5
Borders Frequency
always
2
rarely
2
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
1
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
4
flourished
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
7
never
1
normally
19
occasionally
6
often
6
rarely
8
sometimes
7
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
22
calligraphic with decoration
15
calligraphic with grotesque heads
14
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
11
historiated
1
littera notabilior
4
plain initials
11
Planned Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
7
occasionally
3
often
4
rarely
4
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
always
2
normally
4
occasionally
5
often
7
rarely
5
sometimes
5
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorated letters
5
decorative final long
10
embellished final barline
6
end-symbol
5
littera notabilior
2
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Munich, Germany, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Musica MS 3 (olim H.C.1; = MaiM 8), c. 1520-5, All folios
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