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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Great Britain
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Italy
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Cities
Arundel
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Bologna
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Brussels
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Ferrara
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Florence
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Halberstadt
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Italy (North)
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Leipzig
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Naples
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Production method
Manuscript
9
Physical type
choirbook
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music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
partbooks (complete set)
1
Material
paper
3
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
5
Format
oblong
2
upright
7
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
3
never
4
none visible
2
often
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
5
brown
3
light brown
1
reddish brown
2
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
7
straightedge
2
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
10
6
11
5
12
3
13
2
14
1
15
1
16
1
17
1
4
2
5
2
6
4
7
4
8
5
9
6
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
5
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
4
2-part single page
2
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
6
3-part single page
3
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
7
4-part single page
2
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
6
6-part opening
2
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
4
none
5
single
5
triple
1
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
6
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
3
staves not ruled on grid
3
variable space, not on grid
2
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
4
notation and staves extended into margin
4
notation extended into margin
1
other
1
partial additional staves
5
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
9
brown
1
Type of Notation
full mensural
1
void mensural
8
Monophonic Notation
absent
9
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
4
poor
1
very high
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
pointers
3
signa congruentiae
2
signes-de-renvoi
5
Copying of Text
Language
Flemish
1
French
4
German
1
Italian
3
Latin
8
Spanish
2
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
7
fully texted with two or more texts
1
partially texted with one text
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
4
untexted
4
varies
1
Type of Script
cursive
3
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
3
cursive (humanistic)
2
display script
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
3
poor
2
very high
3
Colour of Text
black
7
blue
1
brown
3
dark brown
1
red
4
Multiple Texts
no
7
yes
3
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
3
Borders Frequency
occasionally
1
rarely
3
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
occasionally
1
rarely
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
1
historiated
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
3
never
1
normally
4
occasionally
1
rarely
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
4
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
flourished
2
Planned Initials Frequency
always
2
never
2
normally
1
occasionally
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
2
normally
1
occasionally
1
sometimes
4
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
2
end-symbol
1
signa congruentiae
1
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Naples, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale, MS VI E 40, 1470s, All folios
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