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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Germany
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Italy
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Cities
Augsburg
1
Brussels
3
Ferrara
1
Florence
1
France
1
Mechelen
4
Munich
1
Netherlands
1
Savoy, France
1
Production method
Manuscript
11
Physical type
choirbook
10
choirbook (fragment)
1
Material
paper
1
parchment
10
Format
upright
11
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
3
never
1
none visible
4
often
2
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
7
brown
2
red
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
10
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
10
7
11
2
12
1
2
1
3
1
4
3
5
5
6
5
7
5
8
8
9
7
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
2
2-part opening
3
3-part opening
9
3-part single page
2
4-part opening
10
4-part single page
2
5-part opening
7
6-part opening
3
Indentation for Initials
double
7
none
2
quadruple
1
single
9
triple
5
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
10
staves not ruled on grid
6
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
9
not in dedicated space
1
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
2
notation and staves extended into margin
6
notation extended into margin
4
partial additional staves
4
staveline added
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
10
brown
1
red
2
Type of Notation
void mensural
11
Monophonic Notation
absent
11
Level of Calligraphy
high
5
very high
6
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
2
pointers
1
repeat signs
2
signa congruentiae
5
signes-de-renvoi
9
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Flemish
1
French
5
Italian
1
Latin
11
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
9
fully texted with two or more texts
2
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one text
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
5
untexted
4
Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
7
cursive (humanistic)
1
display script
5
humanistic
1
hybrida
1
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
high
7
very high
6
Colour of Text
black
10
blue
1
brown
1
red
5
Multiple Texts
no
7
yes
4
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
4
Borders Frequency
often
1
rarely
11
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
4
partial borders: one-sided
5
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
5
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
7
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
1
historiated
3
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
6
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
4
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
1
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
2
Other Decoration Type
banner
2
end-symbol
1
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Bologna, Italy, Biblioteca Universitaria, MS 2573 (2231), 1490s, All folios
Munich, Germany, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Musica MS F (= MaiM 3), 1508-34, All folios
Cambridge, Great Britain, Magdalene College, MS Pepys 1760, c. 1509-c. 1514, All folios
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