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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Austria
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Belgium
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Italy
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Cities
Augsburg
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Brussels
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France
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1
Mechelen
7
Milan
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Munich
8
Munich, Germany
1
Padua
1
Venice
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Vienna
8
Production method
Manuscript
23
Printed work
2
Physical type
choirbook
24
partbooks (complete set)
1
Material
paper
17
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
6
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
oblong
5
upright
20
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
2
n/a
2
never
1
none visible
8
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
1
sometimes
6
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
21
brown
3
dark brown
1
gold
1
light brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
single rastrum
22
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
1
2
10
9
11
5
12
1
2
11
3
12
4
16
5
25
6
22
7
19
8
20
9
11
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
5
2-part opening
11
2-part single page
4
3-part opening
20
4-part opening
22
4-part single page
6
5-part opening
17
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
9
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
16
none
5
quadruple
2
single
24
triple
7
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
12
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
10
variable space, not on grid
12
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
18
not in dedicated space
3
provided, in dedicated space
6
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
6
notation and staves extended into margin
8
notation extended into margin
1
partial additional staves
6
staveline added
1
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
22
brown
3
gold
1
light brown
1
red
1
Type of Notation
void mensural
25
Monophonic Notation
absent
18
present
7
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
12
n/a
2
poor
2
very high
6
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
pointers
1
repeat signs
4
signa congruentiae
12
signes-de-renvoi
11
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
Flemish
2
French
5
German
2
Italian
3
Latin
18
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
3
fully texted with one text
23
fully texted with two or more texts
5
fully texted with two texts
6
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
5
untexted
7
Type of Script
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
10
cursive (humanistic)
1
cursive (italic)
1
display script
16
roman
2
textura
10
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
16
n/a
2
very high
5
Colour of Text
black
22
blue
1
brown
2
dark red
1
green
1
light brown
1
red
16
Multiple Texts
no
11
yes
15
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
often
1
rarely
10
Borders Frequency
never
2
rarely
6
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
2
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
4
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
4
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
2
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
8
occasionally
4
often
1
rarely
5
sometimes
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
9
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
flourished
4
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
never
1
occasionally
1
rarely
7
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
5
normally
3
occasionally
1
rarely
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
1
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
2
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Vatican, Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, MS Arch. Cap. S. Pietro B.80, 1474-5, All folios
Seville, Spain, Biblioteca Capitular y Colombina, MS 5-1-43 (olim Z Tab. 135, N.° 33), c. 1470-85, All folios
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