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
Germany
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Italy
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Switzerland
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Cities
Augsburg
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Basel
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Florence
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France
1
Italy
3
Munich
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Naples
2
Savoy, France
1
Spain
1
Switzerland
1
Production method
Manuscript
18
Physical type
choirbook
11
choirbook (single quire(s))
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (incomplete set)
4
Material
paper
12
parchment
6
Format
oblong
6
upright
12
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
never
1
none visible
18
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
5
brown
13
red
2
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
4
freehand
1
single rastrum
9
straightedge
2
triple rastrum
3
Number of staves
1
1
10
4
11
1
12
2
13
1
2
4
3
3
4
8
5
5
6
6
7
3
8
6
9
3
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
10
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
5
2-part single page
4
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
12
3-part single page
5
4-part opening
12
4-part single page
6
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
9
6-part opening
3
7-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
1
none
12
single
6
triple
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
15
none
2
staves not ruled on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
13
not in dedicated space
4
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
4
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
10
notation extended into margin
9
other
1
partial additional staves
7
staveline added
2
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
9
brown
9
dark brown
2
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
17
Monophonic Notation
absent
17
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
8
poor
1
very high
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
3
none
1
pointers
1
repeat signs
5
signa congruentiae
7
signes-de-renvoi
11
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
French
12
Italian
7
Latin
15
Spanish
3
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
7
fully texted with one text
12
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
6
provided with one or two incipits
4
provided with single incipit
8
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
9
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
2
cursive (humanistic)
6
cursive (italic)
2
display script
2
hybrida
3
roman
1
rotonda
1
textura
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
10
poor
2
very high
2
Colour of Text
black
10
blue
2
brown
8
dark brown
1
red
4
Multiple Texts
no
11
yes
8
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
often
1
rarely
4
Borders Size
full borders
2
partial borders: one-sided
3
Painted Initials Frequency
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
3
Painted Initials Type
decorated
6
flourished
1
historiated
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
5
often
3
rarely
2
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
7
calligraphic with decoration
7
calligraphic with grotesque heads
6
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
4
historiated
1
littera notabilior
1
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
2
occasionally
1
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorative final long
3
diagrams
1
embellished final barline
1
littera notabilior
1
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Type of script: cursive (Anglicana)
Production method: Manuscript
Planned initials frequency: rarely
Number of staves: 6
Multiple texts: no
Ruling medium: straightedge
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Madrid, Spain, Palacio Real, Biblioteca, MS II/1335, c. 1505-20, All folios
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