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
Belgium
2
Germany
2
Great Britain
1
Italy
2
Spain
1
Switzerland
1
Cities
Antwerp
1
Augsburg
1
Basel
1
Bologna
1
Brussels
1
England
1
Ferrara
1
Germany
1
Halberstadt
1
Italy
1
Leipzig
1
Mechelen
1
Pisa
1
Torgau
1
Zaragoza
1
Production method
Manuscript
9
Physical type
choirbook
6
choirbook (fragment(s))
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
1
Material
paper
6
parchment
2
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
upright
9
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
2
never
5
none visible
3
normally
1
often
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
6
brown
6
dark brown
1
red
1
Ruling Medium
freehand
1
single rastrum
7
straightedge
3
Number of staves
1
1
10
9
11
3
12
2
13
1
6
3
7
2
8
4
9
6
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
4
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
3
2-part single page
4
3-part consecutive
3
3-part opening
5
3-part score
1
3-part single page
4
4-part consecutive
2
4-part opening
8
4-part single page
1
5-part opening
6
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
1
7-part opening
1
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
3
none
5
single
8
triple
1
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
6
left below voice parts as part of grid
2
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
9
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
1
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
7
not in dedicated space
3
provided, in dedicated space
5
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
4
notation and staves extended into margin
5
notation extended into margin
2
other
2
partial additional staves
4
staveline added
1
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
7
brown
3
dark brown
2
light brown
1
red
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
3
full mensural
2
strene notation
1
void mensural
9
Monophonic Notation
absent
8
present
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
2
poor
2
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
4
end symbol
3
none
1
pointers
2
repeat signs
3
signa congruentiae
2
signes-de-renvoi
3
Copying of Text
Language
English
1
French
3
German
2
Italian
1
Latin
9
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
2
fully texted with one text
9
fully texted with two or more texts
2
partially texted with one text
3
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
4
untexted
5
varies
1
Type of Script
cursive
4
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
2
cursive (bastarda)
2
cursive (humanistic)
1
display script
1
humanistic
1
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
1
poor
2
very high
2
Colour of Text
black
6
brown
4
dark brown
1
red
3
Multiple Texts
no
7
yes
4
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
3
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
never
3
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
flourished
1
historiated
1
plain initials
2
trompe l'oeil
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
3
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
6
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
5
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
plain initials
4
Planned Initials Frequency
always
2
never
2
normally
1
often
1
rarely
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
2
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorative final long
1
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
1
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Number of staves: 10
Extra space: none
Presence absence of text: fully texted with one text
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Berlin, Germany, Staatsbibliothek Preussischer Kulturbesitz, MS Mus. 40021 (olim Z 21), c. 1485-1500, All folios
Leipzig, Germany, Universitätsbibliothek, MS 1494, c. 1490-1504, All folios
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