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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France
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Italy
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Switzerland
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Cities
Basel
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Brussels
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Florence
5
Germany
2
Glarus, Switzerland
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Mechelen
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Paris
1
Spain
1
Production method
Manuscript
12
Physical type
choirbook
4
choirbook (fragment)
1
choirbook (single quire(s))
1
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (complete set)
4
tablebook
1
Material
paper
10
parchment
2
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
6
upright
5
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
never
4
none visible
9
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
3
brown
5
dark brown
3
red
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
freehand
1
single rastrum
4
straightedge
5
triple rastrum
5
Number of staves
10
5
12
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2
2
3
12
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6
5
6
6
7
7
5
8
5
9
4
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
7
2-part opening
2
2-part single page
1
3-part opening
6
3-part single page
2
4-part opening
7
4-part single page
2
5-part opening
3
6-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
2
none
5
single
7
triple
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
5
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
4
staves not ruled on grid
3
variable space, not on grid
5
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
6
not in dedicated space
4
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
3
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
7
notation extended into margin
2
other
1
partial additional staves
5
staveline added
1
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
5
brown
8
red
1
Type of Notation
void mensural
12
Monophonic Notation
absent
12
Level of Calligraphy
fair
8
high
1
poor
2
very high
1
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
none
1
repeat signs
7
signa congruentiae
4
signes-de-renvoi
5
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
French
5
German
1
Italian
7
Latin
10
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
6
fully texted with one text
6
fully texted with two or more texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
2
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
6
untexted
4
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (German)
3
cursive (bastarda)
2
cursive (italic)
5
display script
1
hybrida
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
7
poor
4
very high
1
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
5
brown
7
dark brown
1
red
4
Multiple Texts
no
5
yes
7
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
3
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
never
3
occasionally
1
rarely
2
Borders Size
full borders
2
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
occasionally
1
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
2
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
2
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
9
rarely
2
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
6
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
flourished
2
littera notabilior
2
plain initials
5
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
often
2
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
2
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
1
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Modena, Italy, Biblioteca Estense Universitaria, alpha.F.9.9 (Ital. 1221; olim VIII.F.27), 1495-6, All folios
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