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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Countries
Austria
7
Belgium
3
Czech Republic
1
England
1
Germany
10
Great Britain
3
Switzerland
2
Cities
Arundel
2
Augsburg
2
Austria
1
Basel
2
Brussels
3
Germany
2
Germany (South)
1
Hradec Králové
1
London
1
Mechelen
3
Munich
9
Munich, Germany
1
Northamptonshire
1
Stirling
1
Vienna
7
Production method
Manuscript
22
Physical type
choirbook
18
choirbook (fragment)
1
choirbook (single quire(s))
1
partbook (single)
1
printed book with interpolated polyphony
1
Material
paper
19
parchment
2
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
upright
22
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
never
4
none visible
8
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
1
sometimes
4
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
19
brown
5
Ruling Medium
freehand
2
single rastrum
17
straightedge
5
Number of staves
1
1
10
9
11
5
12
5
13
2
14
2
15
2
16
1
17
1
2
11
3
14
4
17
5
18
6
18
7
20
8
21
9
12
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
3
10-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part opening
9
2-part single page
2
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
13
3-part single page
2
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
17
4-part single page
3
5-part consecutive
3
5-part opening
17
6-part opening
9
8-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
12
none
7
single
21
triple
3
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
7
staves not ruled on grid
5
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
1
other
2
partial additional staves
5
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
21
brown
4
red
1
Type of Notation
full mensural
2
void mensural
21
Monophonic Notation
absent
17
present
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
13
poor
3
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
none
1
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
signa congruentiae
7
signes-de-renvoi
5
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
1
German
1
Latin
22
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
21
fully texted with two or more texts
2
fully texted with two texts
4
partially texted with one text
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
1
untexted
3
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (Anglicana)
4
cursive (German)
3
cursive (bastarda)
3
cursive (humanistic)
1
display script
12
textura
11
Level of Calligraphy
fair
7
high
13
poor
2
very high
2
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
20
blue
2
brown
4
dark red
1
green
1
red
14
Multiple Texts
no
14
yes
11
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
rarely
4
Borders Frequency
never
2
occasionally
3
rarely
1
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one- and two-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
1
historiated
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
3
occasionally
2
rarely
4
sometimes
7
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
13
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
5
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
2
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
3
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
3
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
2
decorated letters
2
decorative final long
3
littera notabilior
3
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Brussels, Belgium, Bibliothèque Royal Albert 1er/Koninklijke Bibliotheek Albert I, MS 228, c. 1515, with additions around 1519, All folios
Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 4, c. 1516-18, All folios
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