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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Locations of Origin
Countries
Belgium
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France
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Germany
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Italy
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Cities
Bologna
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Brussels
2
Ferrara
1
Florence
4
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3
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3
Paris
1
Venice
1
Wittenberg
1
Production method
Manuscript
12
Printed work
1
Physical type
choirbook
12
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
Material
paper
6
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
5
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
oblong
2
upright
11
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
n/a
1
never
1
none visible
8
normally
1
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
7
brown
5
gold
1
red
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
freehand
1
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
10
triple rastrum
2
Number of staves
1
1
10
7
2
2
5
4
6
6
7
3
8
7
9
4
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
3
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
4
2-part single page
2
3-part opening
11
3-part single page
5
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
13
4-part single page
4
5-part opening
7
6-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
4
none
7
single
9
triple
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
11
none
2
staves not ruled on grid
4
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
9
not in dedicated space
6
provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
4
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
9
notation extended into margin
8
partial additional staves
5
staveline added
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
7
brown
4
dark brown
1
gold
1
light brown
1
Type of Notation
full mensural
2
void mensural
12
Monophonic Notation
absent
13
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
5
n/a
1
very high
4
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
pointers
2
repeat signs
7
signa congruentiae
9
signes-de-renvoi
6
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
2
Flemish
1
French
10
Italian
5
Latin
12
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
6
fully texted with one text
13
fully texted with two or more texts
2
fully texted with two texts
3
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
5
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
10
provided with two incipits
2
untexted
9
Type of Script
cursive
3
cursive (bastarda)
5
cursive (humanistic)
1
cursive (italic)
2
display script
3
hybrida
1
roman
2
rotonda
1
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
7
n/a
1
poor
1
very high
3
Colour of Text
black
7
blue
1
brown
4
dark brown
1
gold
1
grey
1
light brown
1
red
4
Multiple Texts
no
6
yes
9
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
5
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
1
rarely
4
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
2
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
4
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
3
often
2
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
1
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
historiated
1
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
2
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
occasionally
1
Other Decoration Type
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Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, nouvelles acquisitions françaises MS 4379, c. 1470-85, 1-42
Canti B, Venice, Italy, 1501–1502, , "die 5 Februarij Salutis anno 1501", 56
Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS II.I.232 (olim Magliabechi XIX.58), c. 1515-1521, All folios
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