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
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Belgium
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France
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Germany
13
Great Britain
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Italy
10
Netherlands
1
Cities
Augsburg
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Germany (South)
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3
Naples
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Torgau
1
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1
Verona
2
Vienna
2
Wittenberg
4
Production method
Manuscript
35
Physical type
choirbook
23
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
2
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbook (fragment(s))
1
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (complete set)
4
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)
3
parchment
2
Format
oblong
7
upright
28
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
10
n/a
1
never
13
none visible
12
occasionally
1
sometimes
3
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
35
brown
8
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
double rastrum
2
freehand
3
printed staves
5
single rastrum
27
straightedge
3
Number of staves
1
1
10
11
11
4
12
3
13
3
14
1
15
1
2
7
3
10
4
8
5
9
6
8
7
6
8
9
9
8
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
10
2-part consecutive
6
2-part opening
8
2-part single page
7
3-part consecutive
3
3-part opening
10
3-part single page
5
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
23
4-part single page
4
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
10
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
2
n/a
4
Indentation for Initials
double
9
none
18
single
18
varies
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
21
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
3
none
6
staves not ruled on grid
8
variable space, not on grid
5
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
28
not in dedicated space
5
provided, in dedicated space
7
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
10
notation and staves extended into margin
19
notation extended into margin
6
other
3
partial additional staves
8
staveline added
2
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
35
brown
6
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
3
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
1
full mensural
2
void mensural
35
Monophonic Notation
absent
26
present
13
Level of Calligraphy
fair
35
high
3
poor
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
1
none
2
pointers
1
repeat signs
1
signa congruentiae
4
signes-de-renvoi
6
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
2
French
5
German
6
Italian
3
Latin
35
Spanish
2
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
31
fully texted with two or more texts
3
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one text
4
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
7
untexted
9
varies
1
Type of Script
antiqua
2
cursive
9
cursive (German)
4
cursive (bastarda)
1
cursive (humanistic)
4
cursive (italic)
2
display script
4
textura
16
Level of Calligraphy
fair
28
high
8
poor
2
Colour of Text
black
34
brown
8
red
11
Multiple Texts
no
23
yes
14
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
3
rarely
4
Borders Frequency
never
1
rarely
2
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
3
normally
2
rarely
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
flourished
1
plain initials
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
4
never
2
normally
9
occasionally
3
often
2
rarely
5
sometimes
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
14
calligraphic with decoration
5
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
decorated
4
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
4
littera notabilior
2
plain initials
8
Planned Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
3
occasionally
3
often
5
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
3
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
2
embellished final barline
3
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
2
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Type of script: display script
Disposition of voice part: 2-part opening
Presence absence of text: fully texted with two texts
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Leipzig, Germany, Universitätsbibliothek, MS 1494, c. 1490-1504, All folios
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