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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Czech Republic
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France
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Germany
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Great Britain
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Italy
9
Italy (North)
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Netherlands
1
Spain
2
Switzerland
6
Cities
Basel
6
Belgium
1
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4
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5
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Germany (South)
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Spain
2
Staffarda
1
Stirling
1
Toledo
1
Torgau
1
Turin
1
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1
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1
Production method
Manuscript
38
Physical type
choirbook
22
choirbook (fragment(s))
2
choirbook (fragment)
1
choirbook (single quire(s))
1
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
partbook (single)
4
partbooks (complete set)
2
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
poetry collection with some notated music
1
printed treatise with added polyphony
1
single leaf
1
tablebook
1
Material
paper
29
paper (with parchment)
2
parchment
7
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
5
upright
32
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
7
never
11
none visible
19
normally
1
often
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
7
brown
24
dark brown
3
light brown
4
red
1
reddish brown
3
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
double rastrum
1
freehand
4
single rastrum
27
straightedge
8
triple rastrum
3
Number of staves
10
9
11
5
12
3
13
3
14
3
2
4
3
4
4
7
5
7
6
21
7
13
8
12
9
10
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
14
10-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
9
2-part score
1
2-part single page
13
3-part consecutive
5
3-part opening
21
3-part score
1
3-part single page
15
4-part consecutive
3
4-part opening
23
4-part score
1
4-part single page
11
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
5
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
n/a
2
Indentation for Initials
none
18
single
24
triple
1
varies
3
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
24
left below voice parts as part of grid
2
left between voice parts as part of grid
4
none
10
staves not ruled on grid
2
variable space, not on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
15
not in dedicated space
14
provided, in dedicated space
13
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
14
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
28
notation extended into margin
17
other
3
partial additional staves
16
staveline added
4
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
10
brown
38
light brown
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
chant (Central European)
1
chant (square)
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
38
Monophonic Notation
absent
31
present
10
Level of Calligraphy
fair
26
high
5
poor
13
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
end symbol
6
none
2
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
pointers
4
repeat signs
11
signa congruentiae
12
signes-de-renvoi
15
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
3
Dutch
4
Flemish
1
French
16
German
5
Italian
10
Latin
32
Spanish
5
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
12
fully texted with one text
29
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
6
partially texted with one text
18
provided with one or two incipits
9
provided with single incipit
19
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
21
varies
2
Type of Script
cursive
15
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
6
cursive (bastarda)
7
cursive (humanistic)
4
cursive (italic)
1
display script
3
hybrida
3
rotonda
1
textura
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
22
high
8
poor
13
Colour of Text
black
9
blue
3
brown
35
dark brown
1
light brown
1
red
7
Multiple Texts
no
28
yes
15
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
4
rarely
3
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
2
rarely
2
Borders Size
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
3
never
2
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
4
flourished
1
historiated
1
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
3
never
1
normally
8
occasionally
4
often
3
rarely
6
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
16
calligraphic with decoration
7
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
4
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
8
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
3
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
2
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
3
occasionally
4
often
2
rarely
3
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
3
decorative final long
4
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
5
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Colour of notation: brown
Date: 1491 - 1507
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Munich, Germany, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Musica MS 3155 (= MaiM 209), c. 1515-35, All folios
Munich, Germany, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Musica MS 510 (= MaiM 4), c. 1513-19,
Munich, Germany, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Musica MS 38 (olim H.C.47; = MaiM 59), c. 1510-31, All folios
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