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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Belgium
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Germany
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Italy
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Netherlands
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Cities
Brussels
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Emmerich
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France
1
Köln
1
Maastricht
1
Mantua
1
Mechelen
6
Naples
1
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1
Switzerland
1
Utrecht
1
Production method
Manuscript
15
Physical type
choirbook
9
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbook (fragment)
1
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
poetry collection with some notated music
2
Material
paper
4
parchment
10
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
oblong
1
upright
14
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
3
never
3
none visible
7
often
2
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
10
brown
4
light brown
1
red
2
Ruling Medium
freehand
2
single rastrum
12
straightedge
2
Number of staves
1
2
10
8
11
3
12
1
2
4
3
4
4
4
5
15
6
8
7
9
8
9
9
8
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
3
2-part consecutive
3
2-part opening
5
2-part single page
2
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
8
3-part single page
1
4-part opening
8
4-part single page
2
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
6
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
3
Indentation for Initials
double
8
none
5
quadruple
1
single
10
triple
7
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
11
none
4
staves not ruled on grid
8
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
10
not in dedicated space
2
provided, in dedicated space
5
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
6
notation and staves extended into margin
7
notation extended into margin
4
partial additional staves
5
staveline added
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
12
brown
4
light brown
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
2
full mensural
1
void mensural
14
Monophonic Notation
absent
12
present
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
4
poor
4
very high
6
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
1
pointers
1
repeat signs
1
signa congruentiae
6
signes-de-renvoi
10
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
2
Flemish
2
French
6
German
2
Italian
1
Latin
12
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
2
fully texted with one text
15
fully texted with two or more texts
3
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
2
provided with single incipit
4
untexted
6
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
9
cursive (humanistic)
1
display script
7
textura
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
5
poor
1
very high
5
Colour of Text
black
12
blue
1
brown
3
light brown
1
red
8
Multiple Texts
no
9
yes
6
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
3
rarely
7
Borders Frequency
never
2
occasionally
1
rarely
7
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
3
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
4
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
5
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
1
historiated
1
plain initials
3
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
6
occasionally
3
often
3
rarely
3
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
4
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
3
littera notabilior
2
Planned Initials Frequency
never
1
occasionally
1
rarely
7
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
4
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
banner
1
decorated letters
1
diagrams
1
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Udine, Italy, Biblioteca Comunale Vincenzo Joppi, MS Joppi 165, 1494-1501, All folios
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