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
France
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Italy
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Spain
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Cities
Belgium
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Florence
8
France
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Italy
1
Mantua
1
Paris
1
Pisa
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Segovia
1
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Production method
Manuscript
16
Physical type
choirbook
10
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (complete set)
1
tablebook
1
Material
paper
10
parchment
5
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
5
upright
10
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
never
1
none visible
12
normally
1
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
1
brown
16
dark brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
3
freehand
2
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
10
straightedge
1
triple rastrum
6
Number of staves
10
3
11
1
2
2
3
3
4
3
6
6
7
4
8
5
9
3
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
6
2-part opening
5
2-part score
1
2-part single page
8
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
14
3-part score
1
3-part single page
8
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
12
4-part score
1
4-part single page
7
5-part opening
4
5-part single page
1
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
none
9
single
11
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
13
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
5
not in dedicated space
12
provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
4
notation and staves extended into margin
14
notation extended into margin
11
partial additional staves
7
staveline added
6
staves extended into margin
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
2
brown
12
dark brown
2
light brown
2
red
1
Type of Notation
full mensural
2
void mensural
15
Monophonic Notation
absent
15
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
11
high
4
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
3
pointers
3
repeat signs
14
signa congruentiae
10
signes-de-renvoi
10
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
4
Flemish
1
French
12
Italian
14
Latin
12
Spanish
5
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
16
fully texted with one text
11
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
6
partially texted with one text
12
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
4
provided with single incipit
16
provided with two incipits
3
untexted
13
Type of Script
cursive
4
cursive (bastarda)
4
cursive (humanistic)
1
cursive (italic)
5
hybrida
3
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
10
high
4
poor
3
Colour of Text
black
3
blue
1
brown
12
dark brown
1
light brown
1
red
2
Multiple Texts
no
4
yes
14
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
1
rarely
3
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
4
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
6
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
4
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
flourished
2
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
5
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
1
rarely
3
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
1
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
3
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Bologna, Italy, Museo internazionale e biblioteca della musica di Bologna, MS A 71 (olim 159), c. 1510-20, All folios
Bologna, Italy, Museo internazionale e biblioteca della musica di Bologna, MS Q 18 (olim 143), Early 16th century, All folios
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