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
Austria
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Belgium
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Germany
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Great Britain
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Cities
Antwerp
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Augsburg
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Brussels
1
Germany (South)
2
Italy (North)
1
London
1
Mechelen
1
Munich
3
Munich, Germany
1
Vienna
3
Windsor
1
Wittenberg
3
Production method
Manuscript
12
Physical type
choirbook
12
Material
paper
7
paper (with parchment)
2
parchment
2
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
upright
12
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
4
none visible
3
normally
1
often
2
sometimes
3
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
10
brown
3
red
1
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
11
straightedge
1
Number of staves
1
1
10
5
11
2
12
1
2
4
3
5
4
5
5
5
6
8
7
6
8
8
9
8
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
1
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
5
2-part single page
2
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
7
3-part single page
1
4-part opening
12
4-part single page
1
5-part opening
6
6-part opening
2
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
6
none
12
single
9
triple
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
8
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
4
variable space, not on grid
6
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
10
not in dedicated space
2
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
3
notation and staves extended into margin
4
notation extended into margin
1
partial additional staves
3
staveline added
1
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
11
brown
2
red
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
2
full mensural
1
void mensural
11
Monophonic Notation
absent
9
present
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
7
high
6
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
2
pointers
1
repeat signs
1
signa congruentiae
2
signes-de-renvoi
3
Copying of Text
Language
English
1
German
2
Latin
11
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
12
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one text
1
provided with single incipit
1
untexted
1
Type of Script
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (bastarda)
2
display script
5
textura
9
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
7
very high
2
Colour of Text
black
12
blue
1
brown
1
red
12
Multiple Texts
no
8
yes
5
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
1
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
never
1
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
1
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
historiated
1
plain initials
1
trompe l'oeil
1
Penned Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
4
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
7
calligraphic with decoration
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
decorated
1
flourished
2
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
1
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
1
littera notabilior
2
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Indentation for initials: none
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Barcelona, Spain, Biblioteca Orfeó Català, MS 5 (olim 12-VI-12), 1490-1510, All folios
London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Additional 5665, c.1460-1510, All folios
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