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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Locations of Origin
Countries
Austria
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Czech Republic
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Germany
1
Italy
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Switzerland
1
Cities
Augsburg
1
Basel
1
Florence
2
Germany
1
Hradec Králové
2
Innsbruck
1
Munich
1
Production method
Manuscript
7
Physical type
choirbook
3
choirbook (fragment)
1
partbook (single)
3
Material
paper
7
Format
oblong
3
upright
4
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
never
1
none visible
6
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
2
brown
7
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
freehand
1
single rastrum
5
straightedge
1
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
10
1
2
3
3
3
4
4
5
3
6
3
7
4
8
1
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
5
2-part opening
2
2-part score
1
2-part single page
1
3-part opening
3
3-part score
1
3-part single page
1
4-part opening
3
4-part score
1
5-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
none
2
single
6
varies
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
3
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
1
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
3
not in dedicated space
2
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
2
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
5
notation extended into margin
4
other
1
partial additional staves
4
staveline added
3
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
2
brown
7
Type of Notation
chant (Central European)
1
void mensural
7
Monophonic Notation
absent
6
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
2
poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
1
repeat signs
3
signa congruentiae
4
signes-de-renvoi
2
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
2
Dutch
1
French
2
German
1
Italian
3
Latin
5
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
5
fully texted with one text
5
partially texted with one text
4
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
4
untexted
5
Type of Script
cursive
3
cursive (German)
2
cursive (bastarda)
2
cursive (italic)
1
display script
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
4
Colour of Text
black
2
blue
1
brown
7
red
2
Multiple Texts
no
4
yes
4
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
Borders Frequency
never
1
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
historiated
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
3
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
3
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
2
decorative final long
1
littera notabilior
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Brussels, Belgium, Bibliothèque Royal Albert 1er/Koninklijke Bibliotheek Albert I, MS 215-216, between 1503-18, perhaps 1516, All folios
Modena, Italy, Biblioteca Estense Universitaria, alpha.M.1.11 (Lat. 454; olim V.H.11), 1481, All folios
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