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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Locations of Origin
Countries
Germany
2
Italy
5
Netherlands
1
Spain
1
Cities
Augsburg
1
Bologna
2
Ferrara
1
France
1
Glarus, Switzerland
1
Halberstadt
1
Italy (North)
1
Leipzig
1
Maastricht
1
Mantua
1
Naples
2
Padua
1
Rome
2
Seville
1
Torgau
1
Production method
Manuscript
11
Physical type
choirbook
8
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
partbook (fragment)
1
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
Material
paper
11
Format
oblong
2
upright
9
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
n/a
1
never
11
none visible
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
5
brown
5
dark brown
1
light brown
2
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
printed staves
1
single rastrum
9
straightedge
2
Number of staves
10
4
11
2
12
2
13
1
5
2
6
4
7
3
8
1
9
3
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
5
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
3
2-part single page
4
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
8
3-part single page
4
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
9
4-part single page
4
5-part opening
3
6-part opening
1
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
none
8
single
7
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
8
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
4
none
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
9
not in dedicated space
3
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
6
notation and staves extended into margin
8
notation extended into margin
2
other
2
partial additional staves
4
staveline added
1
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
7
brown
6
dark brown
1
Type of Notation
void mensural
11
Monophonic Notation
absent
9
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
9
high
3
poor
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
2
none
1
pointers
2
repeat signs
2
signa congruentiae
2
signes-de-renvoi
5
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
2
Flemish
1
French
11
German
4
Italian
4
Latin
11
Spanish
4
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
2
fully texted with one text
10
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
6
provided with one or two incipits
3
provided with single incipit
9
untexted
10
varies
1
Type of Script
cursive
5
cursive (German)
2
cursive (bastarda)
1
cursive (humanistic)
3
cursive (italic)
2
display script
1
hybrida
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
7
high
2
poor
6
Colour of Text
black
7
brown
8
dark brown
2
red
1
reddish brown
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
10
yes
3
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
flourished
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
4
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
5
calligraphic with decoration
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
flourished
1
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
2
end-symbol
1
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Copy language name: Latin
Pricking frequency: never
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Bologna, Italy, Biblioteca Universitaria, MS 2573 (2231), 1490s, All folios
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