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
Austria
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England
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Germany
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Great Britain
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Italy
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Netherlands
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Spain
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Cities
Catalonia
1
Halberstadt
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Production method
Manuscript
14
Physical type
choirbook
6
partbook (fragment)
1
partbooks (complete set)
3
partbooks (incomplete set)
3
printed book with interpolated polyphony
1
Material
paper
14
Format
oblong
6
upright
8
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
never
6
none visible
6
normally
1
occasionally
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
7
brown
6
dark brown
1
light brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
4
freehand
1
printed staves
3
single rastrum
5
straightedge
3
Number of staves
10
4
11
3
12
2
13
1
2
2
3
5
4
6
5
3
6
2
7
4
8
3
9
4
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
14
2-part opening
1
2-part single page
4
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
5
3-part single page
4
4-part opening
6
4-part single page
6
5-part opening
4
6-part opening
1
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
4
none
8
single
4
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
12
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
1
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
11
not in dedicated space
2
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
4
notation and staves extended into margin
4
notation extended into margin
4
other
3
partial additional staves
4
staveline added
2
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
8
brown
4
dark brown
4
Type of Notation
chant (square)
2
full mensural
1
void mensural
14
Monophonic Notation
absent
10
present
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
7
high
5
poor
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
end symbol
2
pointers
2
repeat signs
3
signa congruentiae
6
signes-de-renvoi
4
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
French
7
German
1
Italian
2
Latin
11
Spanish
3
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
5
fully texted with one text
9
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
4
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
4
untexted
7
varies
1
Type of Script
cursive
6
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
1
cursive (humanistic)
5
display script
1
hybrida
1
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
5
poor
4
Colour of Text
black
8
brown
7
dark brown
4
red
2
Multiple Texts
no
6
yes
9
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
3
Borders Frequency
never
2
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
Painted Initials Type
Penned Initials Frequency
always
4
never
1
normally
4
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
5
calligraphic with decoration
5
calligraphic with grotesque heads
5
decorated
4
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
4
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
1
rarely
3
sometimes
4
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
4
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
2
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS Banco Rari 229 (olim Magliabechi XIX.59), 1492-1493, All folios
Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Riccardiana, MS 2356, c. 1480-1485, All folios
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