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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France
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Germany
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Italy
13
Spain
3
Switzerland
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Cities
Augsburg
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Basel
2
Belgium
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Bourges
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Catalonia
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1
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1
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1
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Venice
1
Production method
Manuscript
34
Physical type
choirbook
25
music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (complete set)
2
partbooks (incomplete set)
2
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
single leaf
1
Material
paper
25
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
8
Format
oblong
11
upright
23
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
4
n/a
1
never
6
none visible
18
normally
4
rarely
1
sometimes
3
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
4
brown
23
dark brown
5
light brown
3
red
1
reddish brown
2
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
double rastrum
4
freehand
1
printed staves
1
single rastrum
26
straightedge
4
triple rastrum
3
Number of staves
1
1
10
9
11
5
12
4
13
1
14
1
2
3
3
4
4
3
5
3
6
13
7
7
8
5
9
6
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
12
2-part opening
10
2-part score
1
2-part single page
11
3-part consecutive
3
3-part opening
25
3-part score
1
3-part single page
14
4-part consecutive
2
4-part opening
25
4-part score
1
4-part single page
11
5-part opening
11
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
3
8-part opening
1
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
2
none
21
quintuple
1
single
22
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
27
left below voice parts as part of grid
3
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
6
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
12
not in dedicated space
18
provided, in dedicated space
9
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
3
made for complete additional staves
13
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
24
notation extended into margin
18
other
3
partial additional staves
17
staveline added
10
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
10
blue
1
brown
27
dark brown
2
gold
1
light brown
2
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
3
full mensural
3
void mensural
33
Monophonic Notation
absent
30
present
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
22
high
9
poor
6
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
4
end symbol
9
none
1
pointers
3
repeat signs
19
signa congruentiae
15
signes-de-renvoi
19
space-filler
3
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
8
Flemish
1
French
24
German
7
Italian
13
Latin
28
Spanish
7
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
14
fully texted with one text
34
fully texted with two texts
3
partially texted with one or two texts
5
partially texted with one text
19
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
10
provided with single incipit
34
provided with two incipits
4
untexted
27
varies
1
Type of Script
cursive
10
cursive (German)
5
cursive (bastarda)
9
cursive (humanistic)
4
cursive (italic)
4
display script
2
hybrida
5
roman
1
rotonda
1
textura
1
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
20
high
12
poor
8
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
7
blue
1
brown
34
dark brown
2
light brown
1
red
4
reddish brown
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
20
yes
19
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
4
rarely
3
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
3
rarely
2
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
2
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
4
decorated with grotesque heads
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
3
never
1
normally
8
occasionally
6
often
6
rarely
10
sometimes
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
16
calligraphic with decoration
10
calligraphic with grotesque heads
9
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
3
historiated
1
plain initials
9
zoomorphic initial
1
Planned Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
7
occasionally
1
often
5
rarely
4
sometimes
4
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
4
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorative final long
6
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
6
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS II.I.232 (olim Magliabechi XIX.58), c. 1515-1521, All folios
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