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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Countries
Czech Republic
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Italy
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Spain
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Cities
Belgium
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Florence
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France
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Halberstadt
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Italy (North)
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Leipzig
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Naples
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Production method
Manuscript
12
Physical type
choirbook
9
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
partbook (single)
1
tablebook
1
Material
paper
9
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
2
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
1
upright
10
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
never
3
none visible
6
sometimes
3
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
3
brown
8
dark brown
3
light brown
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
2
single rastrum
12
straightedge
1
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
10
4
11
2
12
2
13
1
2
1
3
1
4
2
5
1
6
5
7
6
8
2
9
2
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
3
2-part opening
4
2-part single page
6
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
11
3-part single page
4
4-part opening
10
4-part single page
7
5-part opening
4
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
2
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
1
none
6
single
9
varies
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
11
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
1
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
4
not in dedicated space
6
provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
6
notation and staves extended into margin
12
notation extended into margin
8
other
2
partial additional staves
8
staveline added
3
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
4
brown
12
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
void mensural
12
Monophonic Notation
absent
10
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
9
high
3
poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
3
repeat signs
9
signa congruentiae
5
signes-de-renvoi
9
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
1
Dutch
5
French
10
German
2
Italian
5
Latin
11
Spanish
2
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
9
fully texted with one text
9
partially texted with one or two texts
5
partially texted with one text
10
partially texted with two texts
2
provided with one or two incipits
12
provided with single incipit
11
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
12
varies
1
Type of Script
cursive
4
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
3
cursive (humanistic)
1
cursive (italic)
2
display script
2
hybrida
3
roman
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
5
poor
3
Colour of Text
black
4
brown
12
dark brown
1
red
2
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
5
yes
10
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
Borders Frequency
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
1
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
6
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
8
calligraphic with decoration
5
calligraphic with grotesque heads
5
flourished
1
historiated
1
Planned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
3
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
2
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
2
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
2
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
2
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Colour of text: brown
Indentation for initials: single
Pricking frequency: normally
Production method: Manuscript
Type of notation: chant (square)
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS Panciatichi 27, Early 16th century, All folios
Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 12, 1515-20, All folios
Vatican, Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, MS Cappella Giulia XIII 27, 1492-4, All folios
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