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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Italy
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Cities
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Brussels
9
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Florence
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10
Munich
1
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Production method
Manuscript
23
Physical type
choirbook
21
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
poetry collection with some notated music
1
Material
parchment
23
Format
upright
23
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
9
never
2
none visible
7
normally
1
often
3
rarely
1
sometimes
3
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
14
brown
6
dark brown
1
light brown
2
red
1
red-brown
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
freehand
1
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
21
straightedge
1
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
10
14
11
6
12
2
13
1
14
1
15
1
16
1
17
1
2
3
3
3
4
6
5
10
6
16
7
23
8
17
9
16
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
4
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
10
2-part single page
3
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
17
3-part single page
1
4-part opening
20
4-part single page
3
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
11
6-part opening
4
7-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
15
none
3
quadruple
1
quintuple
1
single
20
triple
8
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
20
none
2
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
11
variable space, not on grid
5
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
15
not in dedicated space
5
provided, in dedicated space
7
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
10
notation and staves extended into margin
14
notation extended into margin
9
partial additional staves
10
staveline added
4
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
17
brown
6
light brown
1
red
3
red-brown
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
chant (square)
1
full mensural
2
void mensural
22
Monophonic Notation
absent
23
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
8
poor
2
very high
11
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
3
pointers
2
repeat signs
6
signa congruentiae
13
signes-de-renvoi
19
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
2
Flemish
2
French
11
German
1
Italian
2
Latin
21
Spanish
2
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
6
fully texted with one text
19
fully texted with two or more texts
7
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
4
partially texted with one text
6
partially texted with two texts
2
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
8
provided with two incipits
3
untexted
7
Type of Script
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (bastarda)
16
cursive (humanistic)
2
display script
12
humanistic
1
hybrida
1
textura
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
8
very high
11
Colour of Text
black
16
blue
2
brown
6
light brown
1
red
13
red-brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
8
yes
16
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
14
Borders Frequency
never
1
occasionally
2
rarely
16
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
5
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
4
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
8
Painted Initials Frequency
always
3
never
3
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
10
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
2
decorated
7
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
1
historiated
2
plain initials
2
zoomorphic initial
3
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
13
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
5
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
8
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
3
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
3
zoomorphic initial
1
Planned Initials Frequency
never
5
normally
4
often
1
rarely
5
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
6
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorative final long
2
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
1
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Zaragoza, Spain, Iglesia Metropolitana de la Virgen del Pilar, Archivo Musical, Armario C-3, MS 17, 16th century,
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