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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Great Britain
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Netherlands
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Switzerland
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Cities
Augsburg
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Munich
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Northamptonshire
1
Stirling
1
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Production method
Manuscript
18
Physical type
choirbook
13
choirbook (fragment)
1
choirbook (single quire(s))
1
partbook (single)
1
poetry collection with some notated music
1
printed book with interpolated polyphony
1
Material
paper
14
parchment
3
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
upright
18
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
2
never
3
none visible
7
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
1
sometimes
3
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
15
brown
5
dark brown
1
Ruling Medium
freehand
3
single rastrum
13
straightedge
3
Number of staves
1
1
10
6
11
3
12
2
2
10
3
10
4
18
5
16
6
16
7
18
8
16
9
9
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
3
10-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
9
2-part single page
2
3-part consecutive
4
3-part opening
13
3-part single page
2
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
14
4-part single page
1
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
11
6-part opening
6
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
8
none
3
single
17
triple
1
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
5
none
2
staves not ruled on grid
5
variable space, not on grid
13
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
16
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
3
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
8
notation extended into margin
1
other
1
partial additional staves
4
staveline added
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
16
brown
5
red
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
full mensural
2
void mensural
17
Monophonic Notation
absent
15
present
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
9
poor
4
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
2
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
repeat signs
1
signa congruentiae
7
signes-de-renvoi
6
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
1
English
1
German
2
Latin
16
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
16
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one text
1
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
1
untexted
2
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (Anglicana)
3
cursive (German)
2
cursive (bastarda)
2
display script
9
textura
10
Level of Calligraphy
fair
8
high
10
poor
1
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
16
blue
1
brown
5
dark red
1
green
1
red
10
Multiple Texts
no
18
yes
2
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
never
1
rarely
2
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
2
rarely
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
1
historiated
1
plain initials
2
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
3
occasionally
3
rarely
4
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
11
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
3
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
3
occasionally
1
rarely
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
3
occasionally
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
2
littera notabilior
2
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS Magliabechi XIX.117, c. 1505-1515, All folios
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