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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Belgium
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Italy
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Barcelona
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Florence
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Italy
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Italy (North)
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Mantua
2
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2
Naples
1
Rome
1
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Production method
Manuscript
26
Physical type
choirbook
19
choirbook (single quire(s))
1
monophonic manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (incomplete set)
2
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
tablebook
1
Material
paper
18
paper (with parchment)
2
parchment
4
parchment (with paper)
1
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
7
upright
18
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
never
1
none visible
26
rarely
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
9
brown
15
dark brown
2
gold
1
light brown
1
red
2
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
6
freehand
4
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
19
straightedge
1
triple rastrum
7
Number of staves
1
1
10
6
11
1
12
1
2
2
3
3
4
5
5
3
6
11
7
4
8
6
9
3
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
11
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
10
2-part score
1
2-part single page
6
3-part opening
17
3-part score
1
3-part single page
7
4-part opening
20
4-part score
1
4-part single page
10
5-part opening
11
6-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
4
none
18
single
10
triple
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
23
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
4
staves not ruled on grid
3
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
15
not in dedicated space
10
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
10
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
22
notation extended into margin
26
partial additional staves
8
staveline added
8
staves extended into margin
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
10
brown
15
dark brown
3
gold
1
red
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
3
full mensural
2
void mensural
25
Monophonic Notation
absent
23
present
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
9
high
13
poor
2
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
4
end symbol
6
none
1
pointers
2
repeat signs
13
signa congruentiae
15
signes-de-renvoi
16
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
5
French
15
Italian
13
Latin
21
Spanish
4
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
12
fully texted with one text
20
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
3
partially texted with one text
12
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
6
provided with single incipit
18
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
18
Type of Script
cursive
6
cursive (German)
1
cursive (Italianate)
1
cursive (bastarda)
4
cursive (humanistic)
5
cursive (italic)
6
display script
1
humanistic
1
hybrida
3
roman
2
rotonda
1
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
11
high
13
poor
3
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
10
blue
2
brown
16
dark brown
2
gold
1
grey
1
red
6
Multiple Texts
no
14
yes
13
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
3
rarely
3
Borders Frequency
never
3
occasionally
1
rarely
5
Borders Size
full borders
3
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
2
occasionally
2
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
4
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
11
occasionally
2
often
4
rarely
3
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
11
calligraphic with decoration
7
calligraphic with grotesque heads
6
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
3
historiated
1
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
3
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
3
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
banner
1
decorative final long
4
embellished final barline
2
end-symbol
4
littera notabilior
3
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Production method: Manuscript
Pricking frequency: none visible
Adhoc adaptation: notation extended into margin
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Contrapunctus seu figurata musica super plano cantu missarum solennium totius anni, Lyons, France, 1528, , August 1528, 90
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