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
Belgium
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Germany
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Italy
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Spain
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Switzerland
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Cities
Basel
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Belgium
1
Brussels
1
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Florence
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1
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Tarazona
3
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1
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1
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1
Production method
Manuscript
25
Physical type
choirbook
17
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
partbooks (complete set)
5
partbooks (incomplete set)
2
Material
paper
25
Format
oblong
11
upright
14
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
5
never
2
none visible
15
normally
2
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
4
brown
11
dark brown
9
light brown
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
3
freehand
1
single rastrum
15
straightedge
3
triple rastrum
5
Number of staves
10
8
11
4
12
3
2
1
3
6
4
5
5
2
6
7
7
5
8
5
9
5
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
14
2-part opening
6
2-part score
1
2-part single page
10
3-part opening
15
3-part score
1
3-part single page
8
4-part opening
17
4-part score
1
4-part single page
10
5-part opening
10
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
3
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
4
none
15
single
15
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
20
left below voice parts as part of grid
2
none
5
staves not ruled on grid
1
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
11
not in dedicated space
15
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
4
made for complete additional staves
8
notation and staves extended into margin
22
notation extended into margin
15
other
2
partial additional staves
14
staveline added
12
staves extended into margin
5
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
7
blue
1
brown
15
dark brown
5
gold
1
light brown
1
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
3
full mensural
2
void mensural
24
Monophonic Notation
absent
21
present
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
17
high
7
poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
5
end symbol
11
pointers
2
repeat signs
25
signa congruentiae
14
signes-de-renvoi
18
space-filler
3
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
7
Flemish
1
French
16
German
3
Italian
12
Latin
25
Spanish
8
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
15
fully texted with one text
19
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
5
partially texted with one text
13
provided with one or two incipits
7
provided with single incipit
19
untexted
17
Type of Script
cursive
6
cursive (bastarda)
4
cursive (humanistic)
6
cursive (italic)
6
display script
3
humanistic
1
hybrida
4
roman
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
15
high
8
poor
5
Colour of Text
black
6
blue
1
brown
17
dark brown
7
light brown
1
red
4
reddish brown
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
11
yes
17
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
5
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
never
5
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated with grotesque heads
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
11
occasionally
3
often
4
rarely
5
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
13
calligraphic with decoration
8
calligraphic with grotesque heads
6
decorated
3
flourished
3
historiated
1
plain initials
7
Planned Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
4
often
2
rarely
7
sometimes
3
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
2
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
2
normally
1
occasionally
3
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorative final long
4
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
5
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Copy language name: Latin
Non verbal performance instructions: repeat signs
Material: paper
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Munich, Germany, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Musica MS 52 (olim H.C.65; = MaiM 91), c. 1510 - after 1523, All folios
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