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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Italy
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Ferrara
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Mantua
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Milan
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Naples
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Padua
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Rome
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Siena
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Venice
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Verona
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Production method
Manuscript
40
Printed work
10
Physical type
choirbook
38
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
3
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbook (single)
2
partbooks (complete set)
5
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
Material
paper
34
paper (with parchment)
3
parchment
12
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
oblong
17
upright
33
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
9
n/a
10
never
12
none visible
15
normally
3
often
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
19
brown
16
dark brown
3
gold
1
light brown
3
red
4
reddish brown
3
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
double rastrum
9
freehand
1
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
28
straightedge
2
triple rastrum
3
Number of staves
1
1
10
9
11
4
12
4
13
3
14
2
15
2
2
1
3
1
4
12
5
10
6
15
7
4
8
2
9
7
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
10
2-part consecutive
3
2-part opening
14
2-part single page
9
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
23
3-part single page
14
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
36
4-part single page
11
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
11
6-part opening
3
8-part opening
1
n/a
3
Indentation for Initials
double
8
none
30
single
20
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
34
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
7
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
33
not in dedicated space
12
provided, in dedicated space
8
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
8
notation and staves extended into margin
29
notation extended into margin
21
partial additional staves
10
staveline added
5
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
50
blue
1
brown
5
gold
2
red
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
2
full mensural
1
not specified
1
void mensural
48
Monophonic Notation
absent
41
present
10
Level of Calligraphy
fair
20
high
16
n/a
10
very high
5
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
10
custodes
1
end symbol
5
none
1
pointers
4
repeat signs
8
signa congruentiae
18
signes-de-renvoi
19
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
3
Flemish
1
French
14
German
1
Italian
15
Latin
40
Spanish
4
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
7
fully texted with one text
38
fully texted with two or more texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
3
partially texted with one text
8
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
9
provided with single incipit
19
provided with two incipits
2
untexted
14
Type of Script
Italic
1
antiqua
5
cursive
7
cursive (Italianate)
1
cursive (bastarda)
2
cursive (humanistic)
10
cursive (italic)
4
display script
1
humanistic
1
hybrida
2
roman
4
rotonda
5
textura
11
Level of Calligraphy
fair
21
high
14
n/a
10
poor
2
very high
4
Colour of Text
black
40
blue
1
brown
10
dark brown
2
grey
1
red
5
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
35
yes
16
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
often
1
rarely
7
Borders Frequency
rarely
8
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
3
partial borders: two-sided
5
Painted Initials Frequency
normally
5
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
4
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic
1
decorated
8
flourished
3
historiated
1
plain initials
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
9
normally
14
occasionally
2
often
4
rarely
4
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
23
calligraphic with decoration
8
calligraphic with grotesque heads
8
decorated
1
flourished
12
littera notabilior
3
plain initials
4
Planned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
4
sometimes
3
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
normally
4
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
4
sometimes
5
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
2
decorative final long
9
diagrams
1
embellished final barline
3
end-symbol
3
ornament
1
signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
2
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Brussels, Belgium, Bibliothèque Royal Albert 1er/Koninklijke Bibliotheek Albert I, MS 11239, c. 1500, All folios
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