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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Czech Republic
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France
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Germany
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Great Britain
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Italy
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Netherlands
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Cities
Augsburg
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Bologna
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Cambrai
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Florence
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Germany (South)
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Italy (North)
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Munich
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Torgau
1
Utrecht
1
Venice
1
Vienna
1
Wittenberg
2
Production method
Manuscript
28
Physical type
choirbook
18
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
2
partbook (fragment(s))
1
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (complete set)
3
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
poetry collection with some notated music
1
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
Material
paper
23
paper (with parchment)
3
parchment
2
Format
oblong
7
upright
21
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
7
n/a
1
never
13
none visible
10
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
28
brown
8
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
2
freehand
2
printed staves
4
single rastrum
23
straightedge
3
Number of staves
10
10
11
4
12
4
13
4
14
2
15
1
2
5
3
7
4
6
5
7
6
7
7
6
8
8
9
6
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
8
2-part consecutive
4
2-part opening
5
2-part single page
4
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
9
3-part single page
3
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
18
4-part single page
1
5-part opening
7
6-part opening
2
n/a
4
Indentation for Initials
double
7
none
15
single
16
triple
1
varies
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
16
left below voice parts as part of grid
2
left between voice parts as part of grid
5
none
6
staves not ruled on grid
6
variable space, not on grid
4
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
26
not in dedicated space
2
provided, in dedicated space
5
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
9
notation and staves extended into margin
16
notation extended into margin
3
other
3
partial additional staves
7
staveline added
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
26
brown
6
dark brown
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
28
Monophonic Notation
absent
28
present
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
28
high
4
poor
4
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
none
3
pointers
1
repeat signs
1
signa congruentiae
2
signes-de-renvoi
4
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
1
Flemish
1
French
5
German
7
Italian
3
Latin
28
Spanish
2
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
25
partially texted with one text
5
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
7
untexted
8
varies
2
Type of Script
antiqua
2
cursive
8
cursive (German)
3
cursive (bastarda)
1
cursive (humanistic)
4
cursive (italic)
3
display script
3
textura
11
Level of Calligraphy
fair
22
high
7
poor
3
Colour of Text
black
26
brown
8
red
7
reddish brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
21
yes
10
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
3
rarely
3
Borders Frequency
never
1
rarely
2
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
3
normally
1
rarely
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
flourished
1
plain initials
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
4
never
2
normally
5
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
5
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
11
calligraphic with decoration
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
3
plain initials
7
Planned Initials Frequency
always
4
normally
3
occasionally
2
often
4
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
3
occasionally
2
often
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
2
embellished final barline
2
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
2
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Colour of staves: black
Level of calligraphy music: fair
Monophonic notation: absent
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Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 4, c. 1516-18, All folios
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