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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Brussels
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France
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Munich, Germany
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Production method
Manuscript
11
Printed work
6
Physical type
choirbook
9
partbook (single)
2
partbooks (complete set)
3
partbooks (incomplete set)
3
Material
paper
12
parchment
5
Format
oblong
12
upright
5
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
n/a
6
never
1
none visible
8
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
7
brown
6
light brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
6
freehand
1
single rastrum
5
triple rastrum
2
Number of staves
10
2
2
3
3
5
4
17
5
8
6
9
7
4
8
5
9
2
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
9
2-part opening
4
2-part single page
3
3-part opening
5
4-part opening
8
4-part single page
3
5-part opening
4
6-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
6
none
8
single
12
triple
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
7
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
2
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
4
variable space, not on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
12
not in dedicated space
1
provided, in dedicated space
6
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
2
notation and staves extended into margin
3
notation extended into margin
4
partial additional staves
4
staveline added
3
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
11
brown
4
dark brown
3
light brown
1
red
1
Type of Notation
void mensural
17
Monophonic Notation
absent
17
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
7
n/a
6
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
7
custodes
1
pointers
1
repeat signs
5
signa congruentiae
10
signes-de-renvoi
4
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
French
5
Italian
6
Latin
7
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
7
fully texted with one text
11
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
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
3
Type of Script
Italic
1
cursive (bastarda)
4
cursive (humanistic)
4
cursive (italic)
2
display script
1
roman
3
rotonda
2
textura
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
6
n/a
6
poor
1
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
11
brown
5
dark brown
1
light brown
1
red
3
Multiple Texts
no
5
yes
12
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
3
Borders Frequency
occasionally
1
rarely
4
Borders Size
full borders
3
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
historiated
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
3
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
2
calligraphic with decoration
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
4
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorative final long
3
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
1
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Modena, Italy, Archivio Storico Diocesano di Modena-Nonantola, MS Mus. IX, c. 1520-30, All folios
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