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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Germany
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Italy
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Switzerland
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Cities
Austria
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Basel
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Florence
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France
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Germany
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Germany (South)
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Naples
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Rheinfelden
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Rome
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Production method
Manuscript
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Physical type
choirbook
4
choirbook (single quire(s))
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partbooks (complete set)
2
partbooks (incomplete set)
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tablebook
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Material
paper
8
parchment
1
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
1
upright
7
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
never
3
none visible
5
often
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
brown
6
dark brown
1
light brown
1
red
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
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freehand
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single rastrum
8
triple rastrum
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Number of staves
10
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11
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2
1
3
2
4
2
6
4
7
2
8
4
9
1
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
4
2-part opening
3
2-part single page
2
3-part opening
5
3-part single page
3
4-part opening
6
4-part single page
4
5-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
none
5
single
5
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
4
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
3
not in dedicated space
2
provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
1
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
5
notation extended into margin
4
other
1
partial additional staves
4
staveline added
1
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
3
brown
7
light brown
1
Type of Notation
void mensural
9
Monophonic Notation
absent
8
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
2
poor
4
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
1
pointers
1
repeat signs
4
signa congruentiae
9
signes-de-renvoi
3
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
Flemish
1
French
4
German
2
Italian
2
Latin
6
Spanish
2
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
3
fully texted with one text
6
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
5
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
6
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
6
Type of Script
cursive
4
cursive (German)
2
cursive (bastarda)
1
cursive (humanistic)
3
cursive (italic)
1
hybrida
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
1
poor
9
Colour of Text
black
1
brown
9
dark brown
1
light brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
9
yes
3
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
1
Borders Size
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
2
occasionally
1
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
4
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
flourished
2
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
1
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
1
end-symbol
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Level of calligraphy text: poor
Non verbal performance instructions: signa congruentiae
Colour of text: brown
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Barcelona, Spain, Biblioteca Orfeó Català, MS 5 (olim 12-VI-12), 1490-1510, All folios
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