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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France
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Germany (South)
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Girona
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Siena
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St Gall
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Utrecht
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Production method
Manuscript
14
Physical type
choirbook
12
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
poetry collection with some notated music
1
Material
paper
9
paper (with parchment)
3
parchment
2
Format
oblong
2
upright
12
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
14
n/a
1
never
2
none visible
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
8
brown
6
dark brown
1
light brown
1
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
double rastrum
1
freehand
1
printed staves
1
single rastrum
9
straightedge
2
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
10
7
11
1
12
1
2
1
3
1
4
1
5
2
6
4
7
2
8
1
9
4
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
1
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
1
2-part single page
1
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
3
3-part single page
1
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
11
4-part single page
1
5-part opening
1
5-part single page
1
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
1
none
7
single
9
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
11
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
4
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
11
not in dedicated space
1
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
3
notation and staves extended into margin
10
notation extended into margin
5
partial additional staves
5
staveline added
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
12
brown
6
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
3
full mensural
1
void mensural
14
Monophonic Notation
absent
10
present
7
Level of Calligraphy
fair
14
high
2
poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
2
pointers
2
repeat signs
2
signa congruentiae
3
signes-de-renvoi
5
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
French
3
German
3
Italian
2
Latin
13
Spanish
2
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
11
partially texted with one text
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
5
untexted
5
Type of Script
cursive
3
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
1
cursive (humanistic)
2
display script
1
textura
7
Level of Calligraphy
fair
14
high
2
Colour of Text
black
9
brown
9
red
5
reddish brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
10
yes
5
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
3
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
never
2
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
2
rarely
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
plain initials
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
5
occasionally
2
rarely
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
6
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
3
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
occasionally
2
rarely
1
Other Decoration Type
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
1
ornament
1
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Level of calligraphy text: fair
Pricking frequency: always
Level of calligraphy music: fair
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Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, nouvelles acquisitions françaises MS 4379, c. 1470-85, 1-42
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