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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Belgium
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Czech Republic
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England
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Germany
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Great Britain
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Switzerland
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Cities
Augsburg
1
Austria
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Basel
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Brussels
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Germany (South)
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Hradec Králové
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London
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Mechelen
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Munich
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Northamptonshire
1
Stirling
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Windsor
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Production method
Manuscript
9
Physical type
choirbook
6
choirbook (fragment)
1
partbook (single)
1
printed book with interpolated polyphony
1
Material
paper
7
parchment
1
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
upright
9
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
never
2
none visible
5
normally
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
6
brown
5
Ruling Medium
freehand
1
single rastrum
5
straightedge
3
Number of staves
10
4
11
1
12
1
2
2
3
4
4
7
5
6
6
5
7
7
8
7
9
4
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
2
10-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part opening
2
3-part consecutive
3
3-part opening
4
3-part single page
1
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
7
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
3
6-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
3
none
2
single
8
triple
1
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
5
staves not ruled on grid
2
variable space, not on grid
9
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
9
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
3
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
3
notation extended into margin
2
other
2
partial additional staves
3
staveline added
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
8
brown
4
red
1
Type of Notation
full mensural
1
void mensural
8
Monophonic Notation
absent
8
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
1
poor
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
1
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
signa congruentiae
5
signes-de-renvoi
3
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
1
English
1
Latin
8
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
8
partially texted with one text
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
untexted
1
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (Anglicana)
3
cursive (German)
2
cursive (bastarda)
1
cursive (humanistic)
1
display script
1
textura
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
9
high
1
poor
1
Colour of Text
black
7
brown
4
red
4
Multiple Texts
no
7
yes
4
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
never
1
occasionally
1
rarely
1
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
2
plain initials
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
2
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
4
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
2
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
2
often
1
rarely
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
2
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
2
littera notabilior
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Extra space: variable space, not on grid
Level of calligraphy text: fair
Separate text: no separate text
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Barcelona, Spain, Biblioteca Orfeó Català, MS 5 (olim 12-VI-12), 1490-1510, All folios
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