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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Köln
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2
Naples
1
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1
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1
Production method
Manuscript
13
Physical type
choirbook
8
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
poetry collection with some notated music
2
printed treatise with added polyphony
1
single leaf
1
Material
paper
3
parchment
8
parchment (with paper)
1
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
oblong
1
upright
12
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
2
never
4
none visible
5
normally
2
often
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
7
brown
6
light brown
1
red
2
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
freehand
3
single rastrum
8
straightedge
5
Number of staves
1
2
10
6
11
3
12
1
13
1
14
1
2
2
3
3
4
3
5
5
6
7
7
5
8
5
9
6
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
3
2-part consecutive
4
2-part opening
2
2-part single page
2
3-part consecutive
5
3-part opening
7
3-part score
1
3-part single page
5
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
7
4-part single page
2
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
4
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
1
7-part opening
1
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
3
none
7
single
9
triple
1
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
6
left below voice parts as part of grid
2
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
9
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
3
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
2
not in dedicated space
5
provided, in dedicated space
13
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
4
notation and staves extended into margin
6
notation extended into margin
3
other
1
partial additional staves
5
staveline added
1
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
9
brown
6
dark brown
1
light brown
1
red
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
2
chant (square)
2
full mensural
2
strene notation
1
void mensural
12
Monophonic Notation
absent
12
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
3
poor
4
very high
4
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
end symbol
2
pointers
2
repeat signs
5
signa congruentiae
4
signes-de-renvoi
5
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
English
1
Flemish
1
French
4
German
3
Italian
3
Latin
12
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
3
fully texted with one text
13
fully texted with two or more texts
3
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
4
provided with one or two incipits
3
provided with single incipit
6
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
7
varies
1
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
3
cursive (bastarda)
5
cursive (humanistic)
2
display script
2
textura
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
4
poor
1
very high
4
Colour of Text
black
7
blue
1
brown
5
dark brown
1
grey
1
light brown
1
red
4
Multiple Texts
no
9
yes
6
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
2
never
4
rarely
4
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
2
rarely
2
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
3
never
3
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
3
flourished
1
historiated
1
plain initials
4
trompe l'oeil
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
3
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
4
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
2
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
1
rarely
5
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
1
diagrams
1
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
1
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Berlin, Germany, Staatsbibliothek Preussischer Kulturbesitz, Mus. ant. theor. 30, Early 16th century, i-ii
Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS Palatino 472, Late 15th century, before 1515, All folios
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