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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Belgium
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Germany
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Italy
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Cities
Augsburg
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Brussels
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Ferrara
1
Florence
1
Mechelen
6
Munich
9
Munich, Germany
1
Vienna
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Production method
Manuscript
23
Physical type
choirbook
23
Material
paper
13
parchment
9
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
upright
23
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
8
none visible
5
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
2
sometimes
5
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
22
brown
1
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
23
Number of staves
1
2
10
14
11
8
12
4
13
1
2
10
3
9
4
11
5
14
6
16
7
17
8
20
9
16
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
2
12-part opening
1
2-part opening
12
2-part single page
3
3-part opening
16
3-part single page
1
4-part opening
21
4-part single page
3
5-part opening
17
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
6
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
17
none
4
quadruple
4
single
21
triple
9
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
12
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
11
variable space, not on grid
10
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
22
not in dedicated space
1
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
3
notation and staves extended into margin
12
notation extended into margin
3
partial additional staves
3
staveline added
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
23
red
2
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
void mensural
23
Monophonic Notation
absent
16
present
7
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
11
very high
10
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
1
signa congruentiae
12
signes-de-renvoi
12
Copying of Text
Language
Flemish
2
French
6
German
1
Latin
21
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
23
fully texted with two or more texts
9
fully texted with two texts
3
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with single incipit
2
untexted
3
Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
11
display script
20
textura
12
Level of Calligraphy
high
13
very high
10
Colour of Text
black
23
blue
2
dark red
1
green
1
red
23
Multiple Texts
no
11
yes
14
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
11
Borders Frequency
never
1
occasionally
1
rarely
9
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
2
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
4
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
3
occasionally
1
rarely
8
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
9
occasionally
6
often
1
rarely
4
sometimes
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
8
flourished
3
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
never
7
occasionally
1
rarely
5
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
11
normally
2
rarely
1
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
2
decorative final long
1
littera notabilior
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS Palatino 472, Late 15th century, before 1515, All folios
Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS Banco Rari 337 (olim Palatino 1178), c. 1520, All folios
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