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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Spain
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Brussels
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Casale Monferrato
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Florence
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Mechelen
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Modena
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Munich
8
Munich, Germany
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Padua
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Vienna
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Production method
Manuscript
40
Physical type
choirbook
40
Material
paper
23
paper (with parchment)
3
parchment
13
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
oblong
3
upright
37
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
9
never
3
none visible
16
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
2
sometimes
6
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
30
brown
8
dark brown
1
gold
1
light brown
1
red
1
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
double rastrum
3
freehand
2
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
36
triple rastrum
3
Number of staves
1
3
10
21
11
14
12
6
13
3
14
1
15
1
2
13
3
13
4
14
5
18
6
21
7
18
8
27
9
20
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
8
2-part opening
18
2-part single page
7
3-part opening
33
3-part single page
5
4-part opening
39
4-part single page
10
5-part opening
40
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
16
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
24
none
16
quadruple
4
single
28
triple
14
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
27
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
3
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
15
variable space, not on grid
13
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
36
not in dedicated space
5
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
8
notation and staves extended into margin
26
notation extended into margin
10
partial additional staves
11
staveline added
1
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
32
brown
8
dark brown
1
gold
1
red
4
Type of Notation
chant (square)
3
full mensural
3
void mensural
39
Monophonic Notation
absent
31
present
11
Level of Calligraphy
fair
12
high
14
poor
1
very high
14
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
3
custodes
1
end symbol
2
none
1
pointers
1
repeat signs
10
signa congruentiae
21
signes-de-renvoi
27
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
3
Flemish
3
French
15
German
2
Italian
5
Latin
37
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
5
fully texted with one text
38
fully texted with two or more texts
10
fully texted with two texts
7
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
5
provided with one or two incipits
3
provided with single incipit
12
untexted
12
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
3
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
16
cursive (humanistic)
2
cursive (italic)
3
display script
21
humanistic
1
hybrida
2
roman
2
textura
11
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
12
high
17
very high
13
Colour of Text
black
33
blue
2
brown
7
dark brown
1
dark red
1
gold
1
green
1
red
24
Multiple Texts
no
19
yes
24
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
19
Borders Frequency
never
2
occasionally
1
rarely
15
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
5
partial borders: one- and two-sided
2
partial borders: one-sided
5
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
3
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
13
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
5
decorated with grotesque heads
3
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
20
occasionally
8
often
2
rarely
8
sometimes
5
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
17
calligraphic with decoration
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
5
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
4
historiated
1
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
always
2
never
10
normally
3
rarely
6
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
2
never
13
normally
4
often
3
rarely
1
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
banner
1
decorative final long
2
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
3
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Milan, Italy, Archivio della Veneranda Fabbrica del Duomo, Sezione Musicale, Librone 2 (olim 2268), c. 1490-1500, All folios
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