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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Spain
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Cities
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Production method
Manuscript
12
Physical type
choirbook
10
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbooks (complete set)
1
Material
paper
10
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
1
Format
oblong
3
upright
9
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
never
4
none visible
6
normally
1
rarely
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
5
brown
3
dark brown
3
gold
1
light brown
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
3
freehand
1
printed staves
1
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
9
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
1
2
10
3
11
2
12
2
13
1
3
1
4
1
5
1
6
5
7
3
8
4
9
2
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
3
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
4
2-part score
1
2-part single page
4
3-part opening
10
3-part score
1
3-part single page
3
4-part opening
11
4-part score
1
4-part single page
3
5-part opening
5
6-part opening
2
7-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
4
none
6
single
8
triple
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
12
none
2
staves not ruled on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
6
not in dedicated space
7
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
5
notation and staves extended into margin
8
notation extended into margin
8
other
1
partial additional staves
6
staveline added
5
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
7
blue
1
brown
5
dark brown
2
gold
2
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
12
Monophonic Notation
absent
10
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
4
poor
1
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
cue notes
1
end symbol
6
pointers
1
repeat signs
6
signa congruentiae
5
signes-de-renvoi
9
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
3
French
7
German
1
Italian
4
Latin
11
Spanish
2
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
4
fully texted with one text
12
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
6
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
7
untexted
8
Type of Script
cursive
4
cursive (bastarda)
3
cursive (italic)
1
display script
2
humanistic
1
hybrida
3
roman
1
rotonda
1
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
4
poor
3
very high
2
Colour of Text
black
6
brown
6
dark brown
3
gold
1
red
3
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
8
yes
6
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
1
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
never
1
rarely
1
Borders Size
full borders
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
historiated
1
trompe l'oeil
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
12
rarely
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
9
calligraphic with decoration
4
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
decorated
4
flourished
1
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
often
1
rarely
4
sometimes
5
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
4
littera notabilior
2
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Berlin, Germany, Staatsbibliothek Preussischer Kulturbesitz, MS Germ. 8º 190, c. 1470-1500, All folios
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