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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Cities
Augsburg
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Brussels
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Casale Monferrato
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Ferrara
3
Florence
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France
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Germany (South)
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Italy (North)
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Mantua
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Mechelen
12
Munich
1
Netherlands
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Padua
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Rome
1
Savoy, France
1
Production method
Manuscript
28
Physical type
choirbook
28
Material
paper
3
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
24
Format
upright
28
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
16
never
2
none visible
6
normally
1
often
2
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
22
brown
4
light brown
1
red
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
single rastrum
26
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
10
19
11
10
12
3
2
3
3
2
4
5
5
8
6
10
7
12
8
19
9
22
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
5
2-part opening
12
2-part single page
1
3-part opening
20
3-part single page
2
4-part opening
28
4-part single page
1
5-part opening
19
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
5
Indentation for Initials
double
18
none
5
quadruple
3
single
21
triple
12
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
25
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
17
variable space, not on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
25
not in dedicated space
2
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
8
notation and staves extended into margin
20
notation extended into margin
10
partial additional staves
9
staveline added
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
26
brown
2
red
3
Type of Notation
full mensural
1
void mensural
27
Monophonic Notation
absent
26
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
8
very high
17
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
custodes
1
end symbol
3
pointers
1
repeat signs
4
signa congruentiae
18
signes-de-renvoi
24
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Flemish
3
French
10
Italian
1
Latin
28
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
3
fully texted with one text
26
fully texted with two or more texts
10
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one text
1
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
6
untexted
3
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive (bastarda)
20
cursive (humanistic)
1
cursive (italic)
1
display script
17
hybrida
1
textura
6
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
10
very high
18
Colour of Text
black
28
blue
3
brown
1
red
19
Multiple Texts
no
11
yes
18
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
20
Borders Frequency
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
28
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
7
partial borders: one- and two-sided
3
partial borders: one-sided
11
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
6
Painted Initials Frequency
never
2
normally
3
occasionally
3
often
3
rarely
19
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
14
decorated with grotesque heads
4
flourished
4
historiated
2
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
21
occasionally
2
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
14
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
4
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
8
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
9
normally
1
occasionally
2
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
10
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
banner
2
decorative final long
1
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
1
ornament
1
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Disposition of voice part: 4-part opening
Borders frequency: rarely
Colour of text: black
Copy language name: Latin
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London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Additional 5665, c.1460-1510, All folios
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