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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Austria
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Belgium
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Great Britain
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Italy
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Spain
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Switzerland
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Cities
Basel
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1
Vienna
1
Production method
Manuscript
25
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
22
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (complete set)
1
Material
paper
18
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
4
parchment (with paper)
1
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
oblong
4
upright
21
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
3
never
3
none visible
12
normally
4
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
8
brown
11
dark brown
5
gold
1
light brown
1
red
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
3
freehand
4
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
16
straightedge
6
triple rastrum
4
Number of staves
1
3
10
11
11
5
12
2
2
3
3
4
4
3
5
5
6
9
7
9
8
10
9
8
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
10
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
10
2-part score
2
2-part single page
10
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
20
3-part score
3
3-part single page
9
4-part opening
22
4-part score
1
4-part single page
11
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
12
5-part single page
3
6-part opening
3
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
4
none
11
single
16
triple
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
23
left below voice parts as part of grid
2
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
3
staves not ruled on grid
3
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
11
not in dedicated space
12
provided, in dedicated space
6
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
4
made for complete additional staves
10
notation and staves extended into margin
19
notation extended into margin
18
other
1
partial additional staves
14
staveline added
10
staves extended into margin
5
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
14
blue
1
brown
10
dark brown
5
gold
1
red
2
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
3
full mensural
5
strene notation
1
void mensural
25
Monophonic Notation
absent
19
present
6
Level of Calligraphy
fair
10
high
12
poor
1
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
6
end symbol
11
pointers
4
repeat signs
15
signa congruentiae
25
signes-de-renvoi
18
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
1
Dutch
7
English
3
Flemish
2
French
16
German
2
Italian
8
Latin
25
Spanish
5
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
11
fully texted with one text
20
fully texted with two or more texts
5
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
3
partially texted with one text
14
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
6
provided with single incipit
22
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
25
Type of Script
cursive
9
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
4
cursive (humanistic)
5
cursive (italic)
2
display script
4
hybrida
3
roman
2
textura
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
15
high
11
poor
3
very high
2
Colour of Text
black
12
blue
1
brown
14
dark brown
7
gold
1
red
8
reddish brown
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
13
yes
15
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
7
rarely
3
Borders Frequency
never
7
rarely
4
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
1
often
1
rarely
4
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
4
flourished
2
plain initials
2
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
8
occasionally
4
often
4
rarely
8
sometimes
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
13
calligraphic with decoration
9
calligraphic with grotesque heads
8
decorated
2
flourished
4
historiated
1
plain initials
4
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
11
sometimes
3
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
2
Other Decoration Frequency
never
3
normally
2
occasionally
5
often
2
rarely
4
sometimes
3
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
3
end-symbol
7
littera notabilior
5
ornament
1
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Type of notation: void mensural
Presence absence of text: untexted
Copy language name: Latin
Non verbal performance instructions: signa congruentiae
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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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