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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Locations of Origin
Countries
Austria
8
Belgium
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Germany
8
Italy
5
Switzerland
1
Cities
Augsburg
2
Basel
1
Brussels
2
Florence
5
Innsbruck
1
Mechelen
2
Munich
8
Munich, Germany
1
Vienna
7
Production method
Manuscript
19
Physical type
choirbook
13
partbooks (complete set)
5
tablebook
1
Material
paper
18
parchment
1
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
6
upright
12
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
never
1
none visible
10
normally
2
occasionally
1
rarely
1
sometimes
4
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
12
brown
4
dark brown
3
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
single rastrum
15
triple rastrum
5
Number of staves
1
1
10
2
11
1
2
11
3
19
4
14
5
13
6
14
7
11
8
12
9
4
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
7
2-part opening
8
2-part single page
2
3-part opening
11
4-part opening
13
4-part single page
4
5-part opening
13
6-part opening
6
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
8
none
9
single
14
triple
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
2
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
6
staves not ruled on grid
4
variable space, not on grid
11
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
13
not in dedicated space
3
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
notation and staves extended into margin
5
notation extended into margin
1
partial additional staves
4
staveline added
1
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
13
brown
7
red
1
Type of Notation
void mensural
19
Monophonic Notation
absent
14
present
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
10
high
7
poor
2
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
repeat signs
6
signa congruentiae
7
signes-de-renvoi
4
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
French
5
German
3
Italian
5
Latin
17
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
5
fully texted with one text
14
fully texted with two or more texts
2
fully texted with two texts
4
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
6
untexted
4
Type of Script
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
2
cursive (humanistic)
1
cursive (italic)
5
display script
8
textura
10
Level of Calligraphy
fair
8
high
9
poor
2
very high
2
Colour of Text
black
13
blue
1
brown
7
dark red
1
green
1
red
9
Multiple Texts
no
8
yes
12
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
4
Borders Frequency
rarely
1
Borders Size
full borders
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
often
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated with grotesque heads
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
7
occasionally
1
rarely
3
sometimes
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
8
flourished
3
plain initials
5
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
2
rarely
1
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
normally
2
rarely
1
Other Decoration Type
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
2
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Cape Town, South Africa, National Library of South Africa, MS Grey 3.b.12, Before 1506, All folios
Madrid, Spain, Palacio Real, Biblioteca, MS II/1335, c. 1505-20, All folios
Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 30, 1496-1497, All folios
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