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
4
Germany
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Switzerland
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Cities
Augsburg
5
Austria
1
Basel
2
Emmerich
1
Freiburg
2
Germany (South)
6
Halberstadt
1
Innsbruck
1
Köln
1
Leipzig
2
Munich
9
Schonenberg nr. Bocholt
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Torgau
1
Vienna
3
Wittenberg
3
Zwickau
1
Production method
Manuscript
25
Physical type
choirbook
19
monophonic manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbook (fragment(s))
1
partbooks (complete set)
3
poetry collection with some notated music
1
Material
paper
21
paper (with parchment)
2
parchment
2
Format
oblong
4
upright
21
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
5
never
6
none visible
11
occasionally
1
often
1
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
21
brown
7
light brown
1
Ruling Medium
freehand
1
single rastrum
22
straightedge
4
Number of staves
1
1
10
11
11
3
12
4
13
2
14
1
2
7
3
9
4
10
5
11
6
10
7
9
8
11
9
9
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
5
12-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
7
2-part single page
1
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
7
3-part single page
1
4-part opening
17
4-part single page
1
5-part opening
8
6-part opening
4
8-part opening
1
n/a
2
Indentation for Initials
double
7
none
12
single
17
triple
1
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
7
left below voice parts as part of grid
4
left between voice parts as part of grid
3
none
7
staves not ruled on grid
8
variable space, not on grid
7
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
21
not in dedicated space
1
provided, in dedicated space
5
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
4
notation and staves extended into margin
10
other
3
partial additional staves
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
20
brown
8
light brown
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
4
void mensural
23
Monophonic Notation
absent
20
present
8
Level of Calligraphy
fair
13
high
11
poor
7
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
1
none
2
repeat signs
2
signa congruentiae
3
signes-de-renvoi
1
Copying of Text
Language
French
2
German
8
Latin
23
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
24
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one text
3
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
5
untexted
4
varies
2
Type of Script
cursive
3
cursive (German)
8
cursive (humanistic)
2
display script
7
textura
15
Level of Calligraphy
fair
12
high
12
poor
4
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
19
brown
8
light brown
1
red
11
Multiple Texts
no
25
yes
5
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
3
none visible
1
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
never
1
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
3
normally
1
occasionally
1
rarely
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
historiated
1
plain initials
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
never
2
normally
4
occasionally
3
rarely
4
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
11
calligraphic with decoration
3
flourished
3
plain initials
4
Planned Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
3
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
2
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
2
decorative final long
1
littera notabilior
2
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Bologna, Italy, Biblioteca Universitaria, MS 2573 (2231), 1490s, All folios
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