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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England
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Great Britain
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Switzerland
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Cities
Basel
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England
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Florence
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Germany
4
Mantua
1
Northamptonshire
1
Venice
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Production method
Manuscript
11
Physical type
choirbook
3
choirbook (fragment(s))
1
choirbook (fragment)
1
choirbook (single quire(s))
4
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
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printed book with interpolated polyphony
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Material
paper
8
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
1
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
oblong
1
upright
10
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
never
5
none visible
7
normally
1
rarely
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
6
brown
4
dark brown
1
gold
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
freehand
11
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
4
straightedge
2
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
1
1
10
3
11
2
12
3
13
1
2
1
3
1
4
2
5
2
6
4
7
6
8
11
9
4
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
3
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
4
2-part single page
5
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
8
3-part score
1
3-part single page
7
4-part opening
8
4-part single page
5
5-part opening
5
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
none
6
single
5
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
7
left below voice parts as part of grid
2
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
5
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
7
not in dedicated space
4
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
4
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
6
notation extended into margin
4
partial additional staves
2
staveline added
2
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
7
brown
3
dark brown
2
gold
1
red
2
Type of Notation
chant (square)
2
full mensural
3
strene notation
1
void mensural
10
Monophonic Notation
absent
10
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
1
poor
6
very high
1
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
3
end symbol
1
none
2
pointers
1
repeat signs
3
signa congruentiae
4
signes-de-renvoi
4
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
English
1
French
2
German
1
Italian
2
Latin
10
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
3
fully texted with one text
7
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
6
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
3
provided with single incipit
8
untexted
7
Type of Script
cursive
3
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (German)
4
cursive (humanistic)
1
roman
1
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
2
poor
5
very high
1
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
6
blue
1
brown
3
dark brown
2
gold
1
red
3
Multiple Texts
no
9
yes
3
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
never
3
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
1
flourished
2
plain initials
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
3
decorated
1
flourished
1
littera notabilior
2
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
occasionally
1
rarely
2
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
2
end-symbol
2
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Colour of text: black
Non verbal performance instructions: coronae
Number of staves: 4
Number of staves: 6
Presence absence of text: fully texted with one text
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS Banco Rari 229 (olim Magliabechi XIX.59), 1492-1493, All folios
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