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
Austria
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Belgium
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Great Britain
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Italy
10
Spain
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Arundel
1
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England
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Ferrara
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Germany (South)
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London
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Mantua
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Mechelen
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Munich
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Munich, Germany
1
Padua
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1
Vienna
3
Production method
Manuscript
32
Physical type
choirbook
28
choirbook (fragment(s))
1
partbook (single)
2
single leaf
1
Material
paper
10
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
20
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
oblong
3
upright
29
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
7
never
4
none visible
11
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
1
sometimes
4
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
19
brown
8
gold
1
light brown
2
reddish brown
2
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
4
freehand
3
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
24
straightedge
5
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
1
3
10
14
11
5
12
3
13
1
14
2
15
1
16
1
17
1
2
7
3
6
4
9
5
11
6
12
7
16
8
16
9
15
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
7
2-part opening
13
2-part score
1
2-part single page
2
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
22
3-part score
1
3-part single page
6
4-part opening
26
4-part single page
6
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
16
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
9
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
12
none
10
quadruple
2
single
21
triple
3
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
22
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
4
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
8
variable space, not on grid
7
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
23
not in dedicated space
7
provided, in dedicated space
6
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
6
notation and staves extended into margin
19
notation extended into margin
12
partial additional staves
8
staveline added
5
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
23
blue
1
brown
8
dark brown
4
gold
1
light brown
1
red
2
Type of Notation
chant (square)
2
full mensural
4
strene notation
1
void mensural
31
Monophonic Notation
absent
25
present
7
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
15
poor
1
very high
11
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
4
end symbol
4
pointers
3
repeat signs
11
signa congruentiae
15
signes-de-renvoi
18
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
3
English
2
Flemish
1
French
12
Italian
3
Latin
30
Spanish
1
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
6
fully texted with one text
31
fully texted with two or more texts
6
fully texted with two texts
4
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
8
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
4
provided with single incipit
13
provided with two incipits
3
untexted
12
Type of Script
cursive
2
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
10
cursive (humanistic)
3
cursive (italic)
2
display script
12
humanistic
1
hybrida
2
roman
2
textura
10
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
18
very high
10
Colour of Text
black
22
blue
3
brown
6
dark brown
4
dark red
1
gold
1
green
1
light brown
1
red
14
Multiple Texts
no
20
yes
14
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
2
none visible
1
rarely
18
Borders Frequency
never
2
occasionally
1
rarely
17
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
5
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
9
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
5
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
9
sometimes
3
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic
1
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
12
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
4
historiated
2
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
3
Penned Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
13
occasionally
4
often
1
rarely
6
sometimes
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
15
calligraphic with decoration
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
decorated
2
flourished
7
historiated
1
plain initials
5
zoomorphic initial
1
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
3
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
8
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
4
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
2
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
2
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
2
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS Banco Rari 229 (olim Magliabechi XIX.59), 1492-1493, All folios
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