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
8
Belgium
2
Germany
10
Netherlands
1
Cities
Augsburg
3
Brussels
1
Innsbruck
1
Mechelen
2
Munich
10
Munich, Germany
1
Utrecht
1
Vienna
7
Production method
Manuscript
16
Physical type
choirbook
15
poetry collection with some notated music
1
Material
paper
13
parchment
3
Format
oblong
1
upright
15
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
2
never
1
none visible
4
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
2
sometimes
4
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
15
brown
3
Ruling Medium
freehand
1
single rastrum
16
Number of staves
1
1
10
3
2
16
3
14
4
15
5
15
6
16
7
15
8
14
9
6
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
3
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
10
2-part single page
2
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
11
4-part opening
14
4-part single page
4
5-part opening
14
6-part opening
6
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
9
none
5
single
15
triple
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
2
none
2
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
4
variable space, not on grid
11
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
13
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
1
notation and staves extended into margin
5
partial additional staves
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
15
brown
2
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
16
Monophonic Notation
absent
10
present
7
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
9
poor
2
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
1
signa congruentiae
5
signes-de-renvoi
3
Copying of Text
Language
Flemish
1
French
2
German
3
Latin
15
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
16
fully texted with two or more texts
3
fully texted with two texts
4
provided with single incipit
1
untexted
2
Type of Script
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
2
display script
10
textura
13
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
12
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
15
blue
2
brown
2
dark red
1
green
1
red
11
Multiple Texts
no
9
yes
8
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
3
Borders Frequency
never
1
rarely
1
Borders Size
full borders
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
rarely
2
Painted Initials Type
plain initials
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
2
occasionally
3
rarely
3
sometimes
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
9
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
flourished
2
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
never
2
normally
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
2
normally
3
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
littera notabilior
2
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Number of staves: 6
Number of staves: 2
Ruling medium: single rastrum
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Barcelona, Spain, Biblioteca de Catalunya, M. 454, 1500–1534, All folios
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