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
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Spain
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Cities
Brussels
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Catalonia
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Florence
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Girona
1
Italy
1
Mantua
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Mechelen
2
Milan
1
Naples
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Rome
1
Venice
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Production method
Manuscript
10
Physical type
choirbook
8
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
tablebook
1
Material
paper
8
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
1
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
upright
9
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
never
1
none visible
6
occasionally
1
often
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
3
brown
6
light brown
1
red
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
2
freehand
1
single rastrum
8
triple rastrum
2
Number of staves
10
4
11
1
12
1
3
1
4
1
5
1
6
3
7
3
8
3
9
3
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
3
2-part opening
3
2-part single page
1
3-part opening
9
3-part single page
4
4-part opening
9
4-part single page
4
5-part opening
5
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
2
none
6
single
5
triple
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
10
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
staves not ruled on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
6
not in dedicated space
3
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
3
notation and staves extended into margin
8
notation extended into margin
7
partial additional staves
5
staveline added
2
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
6
brown
4
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
full mensural
1
void mensural
10
Monophonic Notation
absent
10
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
6
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
end symbol
1
pointers
2
repeat signs
6
signa congruentiae
10
signes-de-renvoi
7
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
Flemish
1
French
7
Italian
4
Latin
9
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
3
fully texted with one text
6
fully texted with two or more texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
5
provided with one or two incipits
4
provided with single incipit
10
untexted
8
Type of Script
cursive
3
cursive (bastarda)
3
cursive (humanistic)
2
cursive (italic)
2
display script
2
hybrida
1
roman
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
5
poor
2
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
3
blue
1
brown
7
dark brown
1
red
3
reddish brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
5
yes
5
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
never
1
rarely
2
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
rarely
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
10
occasionally
2
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
5
calligraphic with decoration
4
calligraphic with grotesque heads
4
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
2
historiated
1
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
4
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
normally
2
occasionally
2
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
1
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
2
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Presence absence of text: provided with single incipit
Penned initials frequency: normally
Non verbal performance instructions: signa congruentiae
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London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Egerton 3051, c. 1500, All folios
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