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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Belgium
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Italy
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Italy (North)
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Switzerland
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Cities
Augsburg
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Basel
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Brussels
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Casale Monferrato
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Ferrara
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Florence
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Lyons
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Mechelen
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Modena
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Munich
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Savoy, France
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Stirling
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Production method
Manuscript
22
Printed work
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Physical type
choirbook
20
choirbook (single quire(s))
1
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (complete set)
1
Material
paper
14
parchment
9
Format
oblong
3
upright
20
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
6
n/a
1
none visible
14
often
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
11
brown
12
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
2
freehand
2
single rastrum
18
straightedge
1
triple rastrum
2
Number of staves
10
9
11
5
12
4
2
4
3
3
4
4
5
7
6
8
7
9
8
9
9
10
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
7
10-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part opening
10
2-part single page
4
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
19
3-part single page
8
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
19
4-part single page
7
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
9
6-part opening
5
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
5
none
9
single
16
triple
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
16
left below voice parts as part of grid
2
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
5
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
16
not in dedicated space
7
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
6
notation and staves extended into margin
16
notation extended into margin
12
partial additional staves
8
staveline added
4
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
14
brown
11
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
22
Monophonic Notation
absent
17
present
6
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
7
n/a
1
poor
3
very high
6
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
end symbol
1
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
pointers
1
repeat signs
8
signa congruentiae
14
signes-de-renvoi
23
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
4
Flemish
1
French
11
German
1
Italian
4
Latin
22
Spanish
2
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
6
fully texted with one text
23
fully texted with two or more texts
4
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
7
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
5
provided with single incipit
14
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
10
Type of Script
cursive
2
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
6
cursive (humanistic)
2
cursive (italic)
3
display script
5
hybrida
2
roman
1
rotonda
1
textura
6
Level of Calligraphy
fair
7
high
10
n/a
1
poor
2
very high
5
Colour of Text
black
15
blue
2
brown
10
red
5
Multiple Texts
no
10
yes
14
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
normally
1
rarely
8
Borders Frequency
never
2
often
1
rarely
10
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
2
partial borders: one-sided
3
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
4
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
5
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic
1
decorated
6
flourished
3
historiated
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
9
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
8
calligraphic with decoration
4
calligraphic with grotesque heads
5
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
5
historiated
1
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
3
rarely
5
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
normally
2
occasionally
3
often
2
rarely
2
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
banner
2
decorative final long
2
embellished final barline
1
littera notabilior
2
vignette
1
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS Magliabechi XIX.107bis, 1510-1513, All folios
Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, fonds français MS 15123 (olim Suppl. Fr. 2637), c.1480-4, All folios
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