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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Italy (North)
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Production method
Manuscript
34
Physical type
choirbook
19
choirbook (single quire(s))
1
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbook (single)
3
partbooks (complete set)
3
partbooks (incomplete set)
5
single leaf
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tablebook
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Material
paper
25
paper (with parchment)
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parchment
6
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
13
upright
20
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
none visible
34
rarely
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
12
brown
18
dark brown
2
gold
1
reddish brown
2
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
9
freehand
4
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
24
straightedge
2
triple rastrum
4
Number of staves
1
1
10
12
11
5
12
2
13
1
14
1
2
4
3
7
4
14
5
11
6
11
7
10
8
13
9
9
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
11
2-part opening
14
2-part single page
6
3-part opening
19
3-part single page
6
4-part opening
22
4-part single page
8
5-part opening
14
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
4
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
10
none
19
quadruple
2
single
18
triple
5
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
25
left below voice parts as part of grid
2
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
4
staves not ruled on grid
7
variable space, not on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
23
not in dedicated space
9
provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
11
notation and staves extended into margin
18
notation extended into margin
13
partial additional staves
10
staveline added
5
staves extended into margin
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
19
brown
14
dark brown
3
gold
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
2
full mensural
1
void mensural
34
Monophonic Notation
absent
29
present
7
Level of Calligraphy
fair
14
high
14
poor
3
very high
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
end symbol
4
repeat signs
10
signa congruentiae
13
signes-de-renvoi
18
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
3
Dutch
2
Flemish
1
French
16
German
4
Italian
10
Latin
26
Spanish
2
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
28
fully texted with two or more texts
2
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
3
partially texted with one text
10
partially texted with two or more texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
15
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
15
Type of Script
cursive
5
cursive (German)
6
cursive (Italianate)
1
cursive (bastarda)
5
cursive (humanistic)
8
cursive (italic)
2
display script
5
humanistic
1
hybrida
2
roman
1
textura
7
Level of Calligraphy
fair
15
high
14
poor
5
very high
3
Colour of Text
black
19
blue
2
brown
15
dark brown
1
gold
1
red
7
Multiple Texts
no
20
yes
19
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
4
rarely
6
Borders Frequency
never
5
occasionally
1
rarely
5
Borders Size
full borders
3
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
2
normally
1
occasionally
1
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
historiated
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
7
normally
13
occasionally
2
often
5
rarely
3
sometimes
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
13
calligraphic with decoration
8
calligraphic with grotesque heads
5
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
6
littera notabilior
3
plain initials
4
Planned Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
5
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
6
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
always
2
never
5
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
3
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
banner
1
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
5
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
2
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Modena, Italy, Archivio Storico Diocesano di Modena-Nonantola, MS Mus. III, 1520-4 and 1524-30, All folios
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