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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Locations of Origin
Countries
Austria
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Belgium
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France
1
Germany
3
Italy
3
Cities
Augsburg
1
Brussels
1
Florence
1
France
1
Halberstadt
1
Innsbruck
1
Leipzig
1
Mantua
1
Mechelen
1
Munich
2
Paris
1
Rome
1
Torgau
1
Vienna
1
Production method
Manuscript
8
Physical type
choirbook
8
Material
paper
6
parchment
2
Format
oblong
1
upright
7
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
never
1
none visible
4
normally
2
often
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
3
brown
5
red
1
Ruling Medium
freehand
1
single rastrum
8
straightedge
1
Number of staves
10
4
11
2
12
2
13
1
2
2
3
2
4
2
5
2
6
4
7
2
8
3
9
3
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
1
2-part opening
3
2-part single page
3
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
7
3-part single page
4
4-part opening
8
4-part single page
2
5-part opening
6
6-part opening
3
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
2
none
6
single
5
triple
1
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
5
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
2
staves not ruled on grid
1
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
4
not in dedicated space
3
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
4
notation and staves extended into margin
6
notation extended into margin
4
other
1
partial additional staves
5
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
4
brown
5
Type of Notation
void mensural
8
Monophonic Notation
absent
6
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
5
poor
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
repeat signs
3
signa congruentiae
4
signes-de-renvoi
4
Copying of Text
Language
French
4
German
2
Italian
2
Latin
7
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
2
fully texted with one text
7
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
4
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
5
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
5
varies
1
Type of Script
cursive
3
cursive (German)
2
cursive (bastarda)
2
cursive (italic)
1
display script
2
roman
1
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
4
poor
1
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
4
blue
1
brown
5
red
3
Multiple Texts
no
5
yes
5
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
always
1
Borders Size
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
3
occasionally
2
rarely
2
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
4
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
flourished
3
historiated
1
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
1
often
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
normally
2
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
1
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS Banco Rari 337 (olim Palatino 1178), c. 1520, All folios
Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, fonds du conservatoire MS Rés. Vm7 676, 1502, All folios
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