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
6
Czech Republic
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France
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Germany
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Italy
9
Cities
Bourges
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Brussels
3
Casale Monferrato
1
Ferrara
5
Florence
2
France
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Germany (South)
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Hradec Králové
1
Italy (North)
1
Mantua
1
Mechelen
6
Netherlands
1
Padua
1
Savoy, France
1
Production method
Manuscript
24
Physical type
choirbook
23
partbook (single)
1
Material
paper
4
paper (with parchment)
2
parchment
18
Format
upright
24
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
12
never
2
none visible
6
normally
1
often
2
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
14
brown
5
gold
1
light brown
3
red
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
2
freehand
1
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
21
triple rastrum
2
Number of staves
1
1
10
8
11
5
12
1
2
2
3
1
4
3
5
4
6
6
7
9
8
14
9
14
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
5
2-part opening
7
3-part opening
19
3-part single page
4
4-part opening
20
4-part single page
4
5-part opening
9
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
4
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
8
none
9
quintuple
1
single
14
triple
5
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
20
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
1
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
9
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
17
not in dedicated space
6
provided, in dedicated space
5
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
5
notation and staves extended into margin
18
notation extended into margin
12
partial additional staves
6
staveline added
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
18
brown
6
dark brown
1
gold
1
light brown
1
red
2
Type of Notation
chant (Central European)
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
24
Monophonic Notation
absent
21
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
7
poor
1
very high
13
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
custodes
1
end symbol
2
pointers
2
repeat signs
8
signa congruentiae
13
signes-de-renvoi
17
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
1
Dutch
2
Flemish
1
French
12
Italian
2
Latin
22
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
4
fully texted with one text
21
fully texted with two or more texts
6
fully texted with two texts
4
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
3
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
10
untexted
6
Type of Script
cursive
2
cursive (bastarda)
13
cursive (humanistic)
1
cursive (italic)
1
display script
10
humanistic
1
hybrida
1
roman
1
textura
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
12
very high
11
Colour of Text
black
19
blue
4
brown
5
dark brown
1
gold
1
light brown
1
red
11
Multiple Texts
no
9
yes
16
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
16
Borders Frequency
often
1
rarely
24
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
8
partial borders: one- and two-sided
2
partial borders: one-sided
6
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
8
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
5
occasionally
1
often
4
rarely
12
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic
1
decorated
16
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
4
historiated
2
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
14
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
10
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
decorated
2
flourished
6
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
4
normally
2
occasionally
3
rarely
5
sometimes
3
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
4
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
2
Other Decoration Type
banner
2
decorated letters
1
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
1
signes-de-renvoi
1
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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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