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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Great Britain
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Florence
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Girona
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London
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Milan
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Naples
1
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1
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1
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Production method
Manuscript
12
Physical type
choirbook
9
partbook (single)
2
partbooks (complete set)
1
Material
paper
9
parchment
2
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
oblong
6
upright
6
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
never
1
none visible
7
normally
2
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
1
brown
9
dark brown
3
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
4
freehand
2
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
4
straightedge
2
triple rastrum
5
Number of staves
1
1
10
3
11
2
12
1
2
2
3
4
4
4
5
3
6
5
7
2
8
2
9
3
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
5
2-part opening
4
2-part score
2
2-part single page
6
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
9
3-part score
1
3-part single page
5
4-part opening
10
4-part score
1
4-part single page
4
5-part opening
4
5-part single page
1
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
none
6
single
8
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
10
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
1
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
3
not in dedicated space
8
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
12
notation extended into margin
9
other
1
partial additional staves
10
staveline added
12
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
4
blue
1
brown
6
dark brown
3
light brown
1
red
2
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
2
full mensural
3
void mensural
11
Monophonic Notation
absent
8
present
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
10
high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
3
end symbol
8
pointers
4
repeat signs
9
signa congruentiae
8
signes-de-renvoi
8
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
English
2
Flemish
1
French
5
Italian
7
Latin
7
Spanish
4
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
8
fully texted with one text
7
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
8
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
9
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
9
Type of Script
cursive
5
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (bastarda)
1
cursive (humanistic)
2
cursive (italic)
3
hybrida
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
10
high
1
poor
2
Colour of Text
black
4
brown
8
dark brown
3
light brown
1
red
3
reddish brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
4
yes
9
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
3
Borders Frequency
never
3
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
normally
1
often
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
flourished
1
plain initials
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
5
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
5
calligraphic with decoration
5
calligraphic with grotesque heads
4
decorated
1
flourished
2
littera notabilior
2
plain initials
5
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
3
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
1
rarely
5
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
3
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
4
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Bologna, Italy, Museo internazionale e biblioteca della musica di Bologna, MS Q 21, c. 1525, All folios
Bologna, Italy, Museo internazionale e biblioteca della musica di Bologna, MS Q 17 (olim 148), 1490-1500, All folios
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