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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Belgium
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Germany
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Great Britain
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Switzerland
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Cities
Arundel
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Augsburg
2
Basel
2
Brussels
6
Germany
2
London
1
Mechelen
6
Munich
10
Munich, Germany
1
Vienna
8
Windsor
1
Production method
Manuscript
22
Physical type
choirbook
20
choirbook (fragment)
1
choirbook (single quire(s))
1
Material
paper
17
parchment
4
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
upright
22
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
never
3
none visible
5
normally
3
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
1
sometimes
6
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
19
brown
3
red
1
Ruling Medium
freehand
1
single rastrum
19
straightedge
4
Number of staves
1
1
10
10
11
4
12
4
13
1
14
1
15
1
16
1
17
1
2
11
3
17
4
18
5
20
6
22
7
21
8
22
9
13
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
4
2-part opening
13
2-part single page
2
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
16
3-part single page
1
4-part opening
20
4-part single page
3
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
19
6-part opening
10
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
15
none
7
single
22
triple
5
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
7
none
1
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
6
variable space, not on grid
22
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
21
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
4
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
4
notation extended into margin
2
partial additional staves
5
staveline added
1
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
21
brown
1
red
2
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
2
void mensural
20
Monophonic Notation
absent
17
present
6
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
14
poor
1
very high
2
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
1
none
1
repeat signs
2
signa congruentiae
7
signes-de-renvoi
8
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
English
1
German
1
Latin
21
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
22
fully texted with two or more texts
4
fully texted with two texts
5
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with single incipit
1
untexted
2
Type of Script
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (German)
2
cursive (bastarda)
6
display script
15
textura
13
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
14
poor
1
very high
4
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
21
blue
2
brown
1
dark red
1
green
1
red
18
Multiple Texts
no
13
yes
11
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
rarely
7
Borders Frequency
never
3
occasionally
2
rarely
2
Borders Size
full borders
2
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
3
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
4
flourished
2
historiated
1
plain initials
2
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
5
occasionally
3
often
1
rarely
7
sometimes
6
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
15
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
6
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
normally
3
often
2
rarely
3
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
2
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
3
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
3
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Munich, Germany, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Musica MS 7 (= MaiM 1), c. 1512-30 , All folios
London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Additional 5465, c. 1500, All folios
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