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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Italy
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Cities
Augsburg
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1
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1
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1
Production method
Manuscript
22
Physical type
choirbook
21
partbooks (complete set)
1
Material
paper
13
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
6
parchment and paper (mixed)
2
Format
oblong
3
upright
19
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
3
never
2
none visible
11
normally
3
often
2
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
10
brown
7
dark brown
4
light brown
3
red
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
freehand
1
single rastrum
19
straightedge
3
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
10
11
11
6
12
3
13
3
2
3
3
4
4
7
5
7
6
12
7
11
8
13
9
9
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
6
2-part opening
22
2-part score
1
2-part single page
7
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
20
3-part score
2
3-part single page
4
4-part opening
19
4-part score
1
4-part single page
5
5-part opening
13
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
8
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
9
none
11
single
16
triple
6
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
18
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
8
variable space, not on grid
5
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
13
not in dedicated space
7
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
11
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
16
notation extended into margin
10
partial additional staves
13
staveline added
7
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
15
brown
7
dark brown
2
light brown
1
red
4
Type of Notation
chant (square)
3
full mensural
2
strene notation
1
void mensural
21
Monophonic Notation
absent
16
present
6
Level of Calligraphy
fair
9
high
13
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
7
pointers
1
repeat signs
9
signa congruentiae
10
signes-de-renvoi
13
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
1
Dutch
2
English
2
Flemish
2
French
11
German
1
Italian
3
Latin
19
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
7
fully texted with one text
21
fully texted with two or more texts
5
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
3
partially texted with one text
7
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
4
provided with single incipit
9
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
10
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
3
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
10
cursive (humanistic)
1
cursive (italic)
2
display script
5
hybrida
2
textura
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
13
high
9
poor
2
very high
3
Colour of Text
black
14
brown
8
dark brown
2
light brown
1
red
9
Multiple Texts
no
11
yes
13
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
3
rarely
3
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
4
rarely
4
Borders Size
full borders
2
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
2
normally
2
occasionally
1
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
4
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
2
plain initials
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
7
occasionally
4
often
3
rarely
8
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
12
calligraphic with decoration
5
calligraphic with grotesque heads
5
flourished
2
plain initials
5
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
4
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
7
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
3
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
3
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
3
end-symbol
4
littera notabilior
4
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Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, MS Rés. Vmc. 57, c. 1470, All folios
Brussels, Belgium, Bibliothèque Royal Albert 1er/Koninklijke Bibliotheek Albert I, MS 9126, 1504-1505, All folios
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