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
7
Germany
22
Cities
Augsburg
3
Emmerich
1
Germany (South)
2
Halberstadt
1
Köln
1
Leipzig
2
Munich
11
Schonenberg nr. Bocholt
1
Torgau
1
Vienna
7
Wittenberg
3
Zwickau
1
Production method
Manuscript
22
Physical type
choirbook
18
monophonic manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbook (fragment(s))
1
partbooks (complete set)
1
poetry collection with some notated music
1
Material
paper
22
Format
oblong
1
upright
21
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
3
never
5
none visible
5
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
1
sometimes
5
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
22
brown
3
Ruling Medium
freehand
1
single rastrum
20
straightedge
3
Number of staves
10
8
11
3
12
4
13
2
14
1
2
9
3
10
4
12
5
13
6
11
7
12
8
12
9
8
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
4
12-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
7
2-part single page
1
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
9
3-part single page
1
4-part opening
16
4-part single page
4
5-part opening
10
6-part opening
5
8-part opening
1
n/a
2
Indentation for Initials
double
8
none
11
single
16
triple
1
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
4
left below voice parts as part of grid
2
left between voice parts as part of grid
3
none
6
staves not ruled on grid
5
variable space, not on grid
11
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
20
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
3
notation and staves extended into margin
7
other
2
partial additional staves
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
20
brown
4
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
4
void mensural
20
Monophonic Notation
absent
14
present
9
Level of Calligraphy
fair
11
high
9
poor
5
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
none
2
signa congruentiae
3
Copying of Text
Language
French
2
German
5
Latin
22
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
21
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
3
partially texted with one text
3
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
2
untexted
4
varies
2
Type of Script
cursive
3
cursive (German)
5
display script
9
textura
16
Level of Calligraphy
fair
7
high
11
poor
3
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
20
brown
4
red
13
Multiple Texts
no
17
yes
8
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
Borders Frequency
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
never
2
normally
1
occasionally
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
plain initials
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
3
rarely
4
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
9
calligraphic with decoration
1
flourished
2
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
normally
2
occasionally
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
2
decorative final long
1
littera notabilior
1
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Colour of staves: black
Locations part of: Germany
Material: paper
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Köln, Germany, Universitäts- und Stadtbibliothek, MS 5 P 114 (olim 979), Late 15th or early 16th century, All folios
Zwickau, Germany, Ratsschulbibliothek, MS 106,4, First half of 16th century, All folios
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