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
France
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Great Britain
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Italy
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Switzerland
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Cities
Basel
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Florence
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Glarus, Switzerland
2
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Italy
1
Leipzig
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London
2
Mantua
1
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1
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1
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1
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Production method
Manuscript
11
Physical type
choirbook
6
music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbook (single)
2
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
Material
paper
8
parchment
2
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
oblong
4
upright
7
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
2
n/a
1
never
6
none visible
3
normally
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
3
brown
7
dark brown
2
red
2
Ruling Medium
freehand
1
printed staves
1
single rastrum
3
straightedge
11
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
1
1
10
5
11
3
12
2
13
2
14
1
2
2
3
4
4
3
5
5
6
5
7
2
8
2
9
4
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
4
2-part opening
3
2-part score
1
2-part single page
2
3-part consecutive
3
3-part opening
5
3-part single page
2
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
6
4-part single page
1
5-part opening
1
n/a
2
Indentation for Initials
none
7
single
6
triple
1
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
5
left below voice parts as part of grid
3
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
4
staves not ruled on grid
1
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
9
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
4
notation and staves extended into margin
7
notation extended into margin
3
other
1
partial additional staves
6
staveline added
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
7
blue
1
brown
4
dark brown
2
light brown
1
red
2
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
3
void mensural
10
Monophonic Notation
absent
10
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
8
high
2
poor
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
3
none
1
repeat signs
1
signa congruentiae
4
signes-de-renvoi
4
Copying of Text
Language
English
2
French
2
German
4
Italian
3
Latin
9
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
9
partially texted with one text
2
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
6
untexted
7
varies
2
Type of Script
cursive
5
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
3
cursive (humanistic)
1
cursive (italic)
1
textura
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
8
high
2
poor
2
Colour of Text
black
7
brown
7
dark brown
1
red
4
Multiple Texts
no
10
yes
3
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
Borders Frequency
never
1
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
2
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
flourished
2
plain initials
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
3
never
1
normally
3
occasionally
2
rarely
3
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
4
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
4
flourished
2
littera notabilior
2
plain initials
4
Planned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
1
often
1
rarely
3
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
2
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
2
end-symbol
2
ornament
1
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Segovia, Spain, Archivo Capitular de la Catedral, MS s.s., c. 1498-1515, All folios
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