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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Italy
8
Silesia
3
Cities
Antwerp
1
Bologna
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Burgundy
1
Ferrara
3
Florence
1
Italy (North)
1
Mantua
1
Naples
1
Rome
1
Venice
1
Zagan
3
Production method
Manuscript
14
Physical type
choirbook
8
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
2
partbooks (complete set)
3
Material
paper
7
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
5
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
oblong
5
upright
9
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
2
never
2
none visible
8
normally
3
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
6
brown
8
dark brown
2
red
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
freehand
1
single rastrum
13
Number of staves
1
1
10
2
11
1
12
1
4
4
6
2
7
1
8
4
9
6
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
4
2-part consecutive
3
2-part opening
8
2-part single page
5
3-part opening
11
3-part single page
8
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
10
4-part single page
4
5-part opening
4
6-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
2
none
14
single
4
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
14
none
2
staves not ruled on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
2
not in dedicated space
14
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
7
notation and staves extended into margin
10
notation extended into margin
7
partial additional staves
7
staveline added
2
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
14
blue
1
brown
2
gold
1
red
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
void mensural
14
Monophonic Notation
absent
9
present
7
Level of Calligraphy
fair
9
high
2
very high
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
4
pointers
1
repeat signs
3
signa congruentiae
2
signes-de-renvoi
9
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
3
Dutch
2
French
8
German
3
Italian
4
Latin
14
Spanish
2
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
2
fully texted with one text
12
fully texted with two or more texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
3
partially texted with two or more texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
8
untexted
8
Type of Script
cursive
3
cursive (German)
3
cursive (bastarda)
2
cursive (humanistic)
2
cursive (italic)
1
display script
1
textura
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
9
poor
1
very high
4
Colour of Text
black
13
brown
3
red
1
Multiple Texts
no
5
yes
10
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
rarely
2
Borders Size
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
often
2
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic
1
decorated
1
flourished
1
historiated
1
trompe l'oeil
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
11
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
7
calligraphic with decoration
4
calligraphic with grotesque heads
4
decorated
2
flourished
5
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
5
Planned Initials Frequency
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
2
occasionally
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
2
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
1
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Colour of notation: black
Separate text: not in dedicated space
Indentation for initials: none
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Turin, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Universitaria, MS Ris. mus I. 27 (olim Regia Biblioteca dell'Università, qm III. 59), c. 1500, All folios
Casale Monferrato, Italy, Archivio Capitolare, Fondo Musicale 2 (olim L(B)), , All folios
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