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
Belgium
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Italy
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Spain
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Switzerland
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Cities
Basel
1
Bruges
1
Catalonia
1
Florence
5
Germany
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Italy (North)
1
Mantua
1
Milan
1
Naples
1
Pisa
1
Rome
1
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1
Tarazona
3
Production method
Manuscript
17
Physical type
choirbook
8
choirbook (single quire(s))
1
music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbooks (complete set)
3
partbooks (incomplete set)
3
Material
paper
15
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
1
Format
oblong
9
upright
8
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
5
never
4
none visible
6
normally
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
brown
1
dark brown
17
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
freehand
1
single rastrum
10
straightedge
2
triple rastrum
6
Number of staves
10
3
11
2
12
1
13
1
2
1
3
3
4
4
5
1
6
5
7
2
8
3
9
2
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
7
2-part opening
3
2-part single page
6
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
11
3-part score
1
3-part single page
4
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
9
4-part single page
5
5-part opening
4
6-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
2
none
8
single
9
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
12
none
5
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
9
not in dedicated space
7
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
5
notation and staves extended into margin
15
notation extended into margin
8
other
2
partial additional staves
5
staveline added
8
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
5
brown
9
dark brown
7
light brown
1
red
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
4
full mensural
2
void mensural
17
Monophonic Notation
absent
13
present
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
11
high
5
poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
4
end symbol
8
pointers
1
repeat signs
10
signa congruentiae
10
signes-de-renvoi
7
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
4
French
7
German
2
Italian
9
Latin
15
Spanish
5
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
11
fully texted with one text
11
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
5
provided with one or two incipits
3
provided with single incipit
9
untexted
9
Type of Script
cursive
5
cursive (German)
1
cursive (humanistic)
5
cursive (italic)
4
display script
1
humanistic
1
hybrida
1
rotonda
1
textura
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
11
high
8
poor
1
Colour of Text
black
6
brown
11
dark brown
7
red
3
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
7
yes
11
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
Borders Frequency
never
1
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
Painted Initials Type
Penned Initials Frequency
always
4
normally
7
occasionally
4
often
2
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
11
calligraphic with decoration
6
calligraphic with grotesque heads
6
decorated
1
plain initials
5
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
2
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorative final long
4
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
2
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St Gall, Switzerland, Stiftsbibliothek, MS 462, 1510-c. 1530, All folios
St Gall, Switzerland, Stiftsbibliothek, MS 463, c. 1540 or slightly later, All folios
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