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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Italy
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Italy (North)
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Cities
Belgium
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Casale Monferrato
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Catalonia
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Florence
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France
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Italy (North)
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Mantua
2
Modena
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Naples
2
Pordenone
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Rome
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Seville
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Siena
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Staffarda
1
Turin
1
Production method
Manuscript
17
Physical type
choirbook
13
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbook (single)
1
Material
paper
12
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
3
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
oblong
3
upright
14
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
never
2
none visible
10
normally
1
sometimes
3
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
1
brown
10
dark brown
3
light brown
1
red-brown
1
reddish brown
2
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
2
double rastrum
2
freehand
2
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
13
triple rastrum
3
Number of staves
10
2
11
3
12
1
2
1
3
1
4
1
5
1
6
7
7
6
8
4
9
5
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
3
2-part opening
6
2-part single page
11
3-part opening
15
3-part single page
9
4-part opening
15
4-part single page
11
5-part opening
7
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
1
none
10
single
10
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
16
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
6
not in dedicated space
13
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
11
notation and staves extended into margin
15
notation extended into margin
10
other
1
partial additional staves
9
staveline added
5
staves extended into margin
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
5
brown
13
dark brown
1
light brown
1
red
1
red-brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
3
full mensural
2
void mensural
16
Monophonic Notation
absent
11
present
8
Level of Calligraphy
fair
17
poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
end symbol
6
pointers
4
repeat signs
10
signa congruentiae
7
signes-de-renvoi
17
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
5
French
12
German
1
Italian
10
Latin
13
Spanish
6
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
12
fully texted with one text
13
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
5
partially texted with one text
11
provided with one or two incipits
5
provided with single incipit
13
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
13
Type of Script
cursive
4
cursive (bastarda)
2
cursive (humanistic)
5
cursive (italic)
2
display script
1
hybrida
2
textura
2
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
16
high
1
poor
1
Colour of Text
black
6
blue
1
brown
13
dark brown
2
light brown
1
red
3
red-brown
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
3
yes
17
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
never
1
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
6
occasionally
3
often
2
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
10
calligraphic with decoration
6
calligraphic with grotesque heads
5
decorated
1
flourished
2
littera notabilior
2
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
5
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
3
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorative final long
6
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
2
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Multiple texts: yes
Non verbal performance instructions: signes-de-renvoi
Level of calligraphy music: fair
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Eton, Great Britain, Eton College Library, MS 178, c. 1500-04, All folios
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