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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Italy
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Cities
Brussels
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Glarus, Switzerland
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Munich, Germany
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Paris
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Rome
3
Vienna
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Production method
Manuscript
8
Physical type
choirbook
7
choirbook (fragment)
1
Material
paper
5
parchment
3
Format
oblong
1
upright
7
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
never
2
none visible
3
normally
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
4
brown
2
red
2
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
2
single rastrum
6
straightedge
1
Number of staves
10
5
11
1
12
1
13
1
2
2
3
3
4
3
5
3
6
3
7
2
8
2
9
2
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
1
2-part opening
3
3-part opening
5
3-part single page
1
4-part opening
7
5-part opening
3
6-part opening
2
7-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
5
none
3
quadruple
1
single
4
triple
3
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
6
staves not ruled on grid
1
variable space, not on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
6
not in dedicated space
1
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
1
notation and staves extended into margin
5
notation extended into margin
3
partial additional staves
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
8
brown
1
red
1
Type of Notation
void mensural
8
Monophonic Notation
absent
7
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
6
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
repeat signs
1
signa congruentiae
3
signes-de-renvoi
5
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Latin
8
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
8
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
1
untexted
1
Type of Script
cursive
4
cursive (Italianate)
1
cursive (bastarda)
2
display script
1
hybrida
1
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
3
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
8
brown
2
red
3
Multiple Texts
no
5
yes
3
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
rarely
2
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
occasionally
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
1
flourished
1
historiated
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
3
often
2
rarely
1
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
7
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
flourished
2
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
often
2
rarely
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
often
2
rarely
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
1
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
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Maastricht, Netherlands, Rijksarchief van Limburg, MS s.s., c. 1480, All folios
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