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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Austria
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Italy
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Cities
Augsburg
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Basel
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Stirling
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Switzerland
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Production method
Manuscript
32
Physical type
choirbook
19
partbook (single)
6
partbooks (complete set)
3
partbooks (incomplete set)
3
tablebook
1
Material
paper
28
parchment
4
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
10
upright
21
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
none visible
32
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
4
brown
32
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
double rastrum
4
freehand
2
single rastrum
24
straightedge
2
triple rastrum
5
Number of staves
1
1
10
7
11
4
12
1
2
6
3
7
4
8
5
5
6
11
7
6
8
5
9
5
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
18
10-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part opening
10
2-part score
1
2-part single page
7
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
17
3-part score
1
3-part single page
8
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
19
4-part score
1
4-part single page
11
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
12
6-part opening
4
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
3
none
19
single
14
varies
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
23
left below voice parts as part of grid
2
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
5
staves not ruled on grid
1
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
18
not in dedicated space
11
provided, in dedicated space
7
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
3
made for complete additional staves
11
notation and staves extended into margin
23
notation extended into margin
16
other
2
partial additional staves
16
staveline added
6
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
7
brown
32
Type of Notation
chant (Central European)
1
chant (square)
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
31
Monophonic Notation
absent
27
present
6
Level of Calligraphy
fair
17
high
9
poor
6
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
end symbol
4
none
1
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
pointers
1
repeat signs
15
signa congruentiae
14
signes-de-renvoi
15
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
3
Dutch
4
Flemish
1
French
15
German
3
Italian
13
Latin
27
Spanish
5
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
15
fully texted with one text
24
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
4
partially texted with one text
15
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
6
provided with single incipit
17
provided with two incipits
2
untexted
17
Type of Script
cursive
9
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
2
cursive (bastarda)
4
cursive (humanistic)
4
cursive (italic)
5
display script
3
hybrida
4
roman
1
rotonda
1
textura
5
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
19
high
13
poor
6
Colour of Text
black
8
blue
3
brown
29
dark brown
1
red
6
Multiple Texts
no
20
yes
16
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
4
Borders Frequency
never
1
rarely
3
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
normally
3
occasionally
1
rarely
3
Painted Initials Type
decorated
4
historiated
2
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
9
occasionally
2
often
4
rarely
3
sometimes
5
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
14
calligraphic with decoration
5
calligraphic with grotesque heads
7
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
10
historiated
1
littera notabilior
3
plain initials
5
Planned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
6
occasionally
2
rarely
3
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
4
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
3
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
4
decorative final long
3
embellished final barline
3
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
6
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Colour of staves: brown
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Basel, Switzerland, Öffentliche Bibliothek der Universität, MS F VI 26 d, First quarter of the 16th century, All folios
Hradec Králové, Czech Republic, Muzeum Východních Čech, Knihovna, MS Hr-26 (II A 21) (olim 8707), First half of 16th century, All folios
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