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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Cities
Basel
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Florence
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France
2
Mechelen
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Production method
Manuscript
11
Printed work
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Physical type
choirbook
10
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (complete set)
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Material
paper
7
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
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Format
oblong
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upright
8
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
n/a
1
none visible
9
often
1
rarely
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
5
brown
6
gold
1
red
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
2
freehand
2
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
8
triple rastrum
3
Number of staves
1
1
10
4
2
3
3
2
4
1
5
4
6
4
7
4
8
6
9
3
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
5
2-part opening
4
2-part single page
1
3-part opening
10
3-part single page
3
4-part opening
9
4-part single page
4
5-part opening
6
6-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
3
none
7
single
8
triple
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
10
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
none
2
staves not ruled on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
8
not in dedicated space
5
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
4
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
8
notation extended into margin
8
partial additional staves
6
staveline added
4
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
5
brown
6
dark brown
1
gold
1
light brown
1
Type of Notation
full mensural
2
void mensural
11
Monophonic Notation
absent
12
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
4
n/a
1
poor
1
very high
4
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
3
pointers
1
repeat signs
8
signa congruentiae
12
signes-de-renvoi
9
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
4
Flemish
1
French
10
German
1
Italian
5
Latin
10
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
12
fully texted with two or more texts
2
fully texted with two texts
3
partially texted with one text
6
provided with one or two incipits
3
provided with single incipit
10
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
9
Type of Script
cursive
3
cursive (bastarda)
5
cursive (humanistic)
1
cursive (italic)
3
display script
3
hybrida
1
roman
2
rotonda
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
6
n/a
1
poor
2
very high
3
Colour of Text
black
6
brown
6
dark brown
1
gold
1
light brown
1
red
2
Multiple Texts
no
5
yes
9
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
5
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
1
rarely
4
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
2
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
3
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
4
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
1
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
historiated
1
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
3
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
occasionally
2
rarely
1
Other Decoration Type
littera notabilior
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Non verbal performance instructions: signa congruentiae
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Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 36, c. 1515, All folios
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