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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Czech Republic
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Germany
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Italy
14
Italy (North)
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Netherlands
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Portugal
1
Spain
1
Switzerland
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Cities
Augsburg
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1
Production method
Manuscript
35
Physical type
choirbook
25
choirbook (fragment(s))
1
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
partbook (single)
3
partbooks (complete set)
2
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
poetry collection with some notated music
1
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
Material
paper
30
paper (with parchment)
2
parchment
3
Format
oblong
7
upright
28
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
4
never
7
none visible
21
normally
1
occasionally
1
sometimes
3
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
7
brown
22
dark brown
5
light brown
3
red
2
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
double rastrum
1
freehand
2
single rastrum
35
straightedge
2
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
1
1
10
10
11
9
12
2
13
1
14
1
2
4
3
4
4
3
5
5
6
9
7
8
8
9
9
10
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
11
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
16
2-part score
1
2-part single page
10
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
21
3-part score
1
3-part single page
9
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
26
4-part score
1
4-part single page
11
5-part opening
11
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
3
8-part opening
2
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
4
none
18
single
18
triple
1
varies
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
27
left below voice parts as part of grid
3
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
5
staves not ruled on grid
2
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
20
not in dedicated space
11
provided, in dedicated space
7
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
3
made for complete additional staves
17
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
25
notation extended into margin
13
other
3
partial additional staves
18
staveline added
6
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
14
brown
31
dark brown
1
light brown
1
red
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
chant (Central European)
1
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
3
full mensural
2
void mensural
35
Monophonic Notation
absent
27
present
12
Level of Calligraphy
fair
30
high
6
poor
5
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
end symbol
7
none
1
pointers
2
repeat signs
11
signa congruentiae
10
signes-de-renvoi
17
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
3
Dutch
4
Flemish
1
French
16
German
7
Italian
9
Latin
31
Spanish
4
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
11
fully texted with one text
28
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
4
partially texted with one text
10
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
6
provided with single incipit
17
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
21
varies
1
Type of Script
cursive
12
cursive (German)
3
cursive (bastarda)
7
cursive (humanistic)
7
cursive (italic)
3
display script
6
hybrida
2
textura
5
various
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
35
high
10
poor
5
Colour of Text
black
12
blue
3
brown
35
dark brown
3
light brown
1
red
8
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
25
yes
18
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
3
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
2
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: one- and two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
4
flourished
1
historiated
1
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
10
occasionally
3
often
4
rarely
6
sometimes
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
19
calligraphic with decoration
10
calligraphic with grotesque heads
8
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
9
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
6
Planned Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
6
occasionally
3
often
5
rarely
2
sometimes
3
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
5
occasionally
4
often
6
rarely
4
sometimes
4
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorated letters
4
decorative final long
9
embellished final barline
2
end-symbol
6
littera notabilior
5
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Colour of text: brown
Ruling medium: single rastrum
Level of calligraphy text: fair
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS Banco Rari 229 (olim Magliabechi XIX.59), 1492-1493, All folios
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