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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Locations of Origin
Countries
Germany
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Italy
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Cities
Augsburg
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Florence
7
France
1
Italy
1
Modena
1
Naples
1
Pisa
1
Rome
1
Siena
1
Production method
Manuscript
12
Printed work
1
Physical type
choirbook
9
music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
1
partbooks (complete set)
3
Material
paper
12
parchment
1
Format
oblong
6
upright
7
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
n/a
1
never
3
none visible
7
normally
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
2
brown
7
dark brown
5
red
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
2
single rastrum
5
straightedge
1
triple rastrum
5
Number of staves
10
4
11
1
12
2
2
1
3
3
4
2
6
3
7
1
8
1
9
2
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
5
2-part opening
1
2-part single page
3
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
8
3-part single page
4
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
9
4-part single page
5
5-part opening
5
6-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
1
none
9
single
5
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
8
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
6
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
8
not in dedicated space
5
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
3
notation and staves extended into margin
10
notation extended into margin
6
other
1
partial additional staves
4
staveline added
2
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
5
blue
1
brown
9
dark brown
1
gold
1
light brown
1
Type of Notation
full mensural
2
void mensural
12
Monophonic Notation
absent
13
Level of Calligraphy
fair
9
high
2
n/a
1
poor
1
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
end symbol
2
none
1
pointers
1
repeat signs
8
signa congruentiae
5
signes-de-renvoi
6
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
3
French
11
German
2
Italian
9
Latin
12
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
7
fully texted with one text
8
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
5
provided with one or two incipits
3
provided with single incipit
13
untexted
7
Type of Script
Italic
1
cursive
3
cursive (German)
1
cursive (humanistic)
1
cursive (italic)
6
display script
1
hybrida
2
roman
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
7
high
4
n/a
1
poor
2
Colour of Text
black
5
brown
10
dark brown
1
red
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
5
yes
9
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
rarely
2
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
1
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
8
often
2
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
4
calligraphic with decoration
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
decorated
1
flourished
1
historiated
1
plain initials
5
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
1
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
occasionally
1
often
2
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorative final long
2
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS Palatino 472, Late 15th century, before 1515, All folios
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