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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Countries
Belgium
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Italy
24
Switzerland
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Cities
Basel
1
Belgium
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1
Florence
15
France
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Glarus, Switzerland
1
Italy
1
Italy (North)
2
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Milan
1
Naples
3
Padua
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1
Pisa
1
Rome
2
Siena
1
Switzerland
1
Venice
1
Production method
Manuscript
30
Printed work
3
Physical type
choirbook
20
music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
partbook (single)
3
partbooks (complete set)
5
partbooks (incomplete set)
2
printed treatise with added polyphony
1
Material
paper
22
paper (with parchment)
3
parchment
7
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
oblong
20
upright
13
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
4
n/a
4
never
6
none visible
17
normally
2
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
6
brown
17
dark brown
8
gold
2
light brown
1
reddish brown
2
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
5
freehand
3
printed staves
1
quadruple rastrum
2
single rastrum
13
straightedge
4
triple rastrum
12
Number of staves
1
1
10
2
2
2
3
6
4
7
5
5
6
11
7
4
8
5
9
2
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
15
2-part opening
4
2-part score
1
2-part single page
8
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
18
3-part score
2
3-part single page
7
4-part consecutive
2
4-part opening
19
4-part score
1
4-part single page
9
5-part opening
4
5-part single page
1
Indentation for Initials
double
1
none
22
single
15
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
21
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
10
staves not ruled on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
14
not in dedicated space
15
provided, in dedicated space
9
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
4
notation and staves extended into margin
21
notation extended into margin
13
partial additional staves
10
staveline added
10
staves extended into margin
5
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
14
brown
18
dark brown
3
gold
2
light brown
2
red
1
Type of Notation
full mensural
3
void mensural
32
Monophonic Notation
absent
33
Level of Calligraphy
fair
16
high
9
n/a
3
poor
1
very high
4
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
5
end symbol
5
pointers
5
repeat signs
21
signa congruentiae
14
signes-de-renvoi
13
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
7
Flemish
1
French
21
German
3
Italian
33
Latin
23
Spanish
6
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
21
fully texted with one text
20
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
5
partially texted with one text
12
provided with one or two incipits
5
provided with single incipit
27
provided with two incipits
3
untexted
19
Type of Script
Italic
1
cursive
7
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
5
cursive (humanistic)
9
cursive (italic)
8
display script
2
hybrida
2
roman
2
rotonda
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
19
high
11
n/a
3
poor
3
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
12
blue
3
brown
20
dark brown
4
gold
1
grey
1
light brown
1
red
5
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
14
yes
22
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
often
1
rarely
4
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
1
rarely
3
Borders Size
full borders
2
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
5
historiated
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
5
normally
9
occasionally
2
often
4
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
8
calligraphic with decoration
4
calligraphic with grotesque heads
5
decorated
1
flourished
5
littera notabilior
2
plain initials
6
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
4
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
4
sometimes
3
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
2
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
3
occasionally
3
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
4
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
3
signa congruentiae
1
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Florence, Italy, Conservatorio di Musica Luigi Cherubini, MS Basevi 2441, 1510-1515, All folios
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