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
Belgium
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Brussels
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Florence
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France
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Italy
1
Mantua
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Mechelen
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Naples
2
Rome
1
Segovia
1
Seville
1
Spain
1
Toledo
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Production method
Manuscript
10
Physical type
choirbook
8
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
Material
paper
7
parchment
2
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
upright
10
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
never
2
none visible
6
often
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
2
brown
6
dark brown
1
light brown
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
freehand
1
single rastrum
10
Number of staves
10
2
11
1
5
1
6
5
7
5
8
5
9
3
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
1
2-part opening
5
2-part single page
7
3-part opening
10
3-part single page
6
4-part opening
10
4-part single page
7
5-part opening
3
5-part single page
1
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
1
none
4
single
8
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
10
staves not ruled on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
1
not in dedicated space
10
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
8
notation and staves extended into margin
8
notation extended into margin
7
partial additional staves
7
staveline added
4
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
4
brown
8
Type of Notation
void mensural
10
Monophonic Notation
absent
7
present
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
7
high
1
poor
1
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
4
pointers
1
repeat signs
6
signa congruentiae
5
signes-de-renvoi
10
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
3
Flemish
2
French
10
German
1
Italian
5
Latin
9
Spanish
6
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
7
fully texted with one text
8
fully texted with two or more texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
4
partially texted with one text
7
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
4
provided with single incipit
9
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
9
Type of Script
cursive
4
cursive (bastarda)
2
display script
2
hybrida
4
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
2
poor
3
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
4
blue
1
brown
8
dark brown
1
red
2
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
4
yes
9
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
never
1
rarely
2
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
normally
1
rarely
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
4
often
3
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
6
calligraphic with decoration
4
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
flourished
3
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
2
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
1
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
1
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Locations name: Leipzig
Level of calligraphy text: poor
Indentation for initials: varies
Production method: Manuscript
Presence absence of text: varies
Separate text: no separate text
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London, Great Britain, Royal College of Music, MS 1070, 1505-13, All folios
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