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
Belgium
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Germany
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Italy
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Switzerland
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Cities
Augsburg
1
Basel
1
Brussels
1
Germany
1
Italy (North)
1
Mantua
1
Mechelen
1
Munich
1
Naples
1
Production method
Manuscript
6
Physical type
choirbook
5
choirbook (single quire(s))
1
Material
paper
4
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
1
Format
oblong
1
upright
5
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
never
1
none visible
6
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
5
brown
1
dark brown
1
Ruling Medium
freehand
1
single rastrum
6
straightedge
1
Number of staves
10
3
12
1
2
1
3
2
4
2
5
4
6
6
7
4
8
4
9
3
Disposition of Voice Parts
2-part opening
6
2-part single page
4
3-part opening
6
3-part single page
3
4-part opening
6
4-part single page
2
5-part opening
5
6-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
2
none
2
single
4
triple
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
4
staves not ruled on grid
3
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
4
not in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
3
notation and staves extended into margin
4
notation extended into margin
3
partial additional staves
1
staveline added
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
6
brown
2
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
void mensural
6
Monophonic Notation
absent
4
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
2
poor
1
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
3
none
1
repeat signs
1
signa congruentiae
2
signes-de-renvoi
6
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
French
3
Italian
2
Latin
6
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
5
fully texted with two or more texts
1
partially texted with one text
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
3
untexted
3
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
1
cursive (humanistic)
1
display script
1
textura
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
2
poor
1
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
6
brown
2
red
1
Multiple Texts
no
3
yes
3
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
Borders Frequency
never
2
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
historiated
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
2
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
3
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
flourished
1
littera notabilior
2
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
normally
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
1
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
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Copy language name: Latin
Extra space: empty ruled staves on grid
Locations name: Vic
Monophonic notation: absent
Non verbal performance instructions: coronae
Number of staves: 11
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Bologna, Italy, Museo internazionale e biblioteca della musica di Bologna, MS A 71 (olim 159), c. 1510-20, All folios
Edinburgh, Great Britain, National Library of Scotland, MS Adv. 5.1.15, c. 1501-1546, All folios
Eton, Great Britain, Eton College Library, MS 178, c. 1500-04, All folios
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