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
6
Belgium
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Czech Republic
1
Germany
7
Italy
4
Portugal
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Switzerland
1
Cities
Augsburg
1
Basel
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Bologna
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Brussels
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Germany
1
Mechelen
2
Munich
7
Munich, Germany
1
Naples
1
Prague
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Venice
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Vienna
6
Production method
Manuscript
20
Physical type
choirbook
17
choirbook (single quire(s))
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
2
Material
paper
20
Format
upright
20
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
never
3
none visible
11
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
1
sometimes
5
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
20
brown
3
red
1
Ruling Medium
freehand
2
single rastrum
20
straightedge
1
Number of staves
10
6
11
2
12
3
13
2
2
8
3
9
4
9
5
11
6
13
7
13
8
16
9
8
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
3
2-part consecutive
3
2-part opening
20
2-part single page
7
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
19
3-part single page
5
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
19
4-part single page
4
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
15
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
6
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
10
none
10
single
16
triple
3
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
11
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
6
variable space, not on grid
10
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
16
not in dedicated space
5
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
7
notation and staves extended into margin
8
notation extended into margin
3
partial additional staves
5
staveline added
2
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
18
brown
3
Type of Notation
chant (Gothic)
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
20
Monophonic Notation
absent
13
present
8
Level of Calligraphy
fair
8
high
11
poor
1
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
1
none
1
pointers
1
repeat signs
1
signa congruentiae
6
signes-de-renvoi
10
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
1
Dutch
1
French
4
Italian
2
Latin
20
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
18
fully texted with two or more texts
3
fully texted with two texts
4
partially texted with one text
1
provided with multiple incipits
2
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
6
untexted
7
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
3
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
3
cursive (humanistic)
2
display script
8
hybrida
1
textura
9
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
9
high
10
poor
1
very high
1
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
19
brown
3
red
10
Multiple Texts
no
12
yes
9
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
Borders Frequency
never
2
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
occasionally
1
rarely
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
2
occasionally
4
often
3
rarely
2
sometimes
6
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
12
calligraphic with decoration
4
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
flourished
4
littera notabilior
2
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
1
embellished final barline
1
littera notabilior
2
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Colour of staves: black
Disposition of voice part: 2-part opening
Material: paper
Production method: Manuscript
Ruling medium: single rastrum
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Berlin, Germany, Staatsbibliothek Preussischer Kulturbesitz, MS Mus. 40021 (olim Z 21), c. 1485-1500, All folios
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