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
4
Belgium
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Germany
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Great Britain
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Italy
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Spain
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Cities
Arundel
1
Augsburg
1
Brussels
5
Casale Monferrato
1
Germany (South)
1
Mechelen
8
Munich
7
Tarazona
1
Vienna
4
Production method
Manuscript
20
Physical type
choirbook
20
Material
paper
14
paper (with parchment)
2
parchment
4
Format
upright
20
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
4
none visible
6
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
1
sometimes
4
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
17
brown
3
dark brown
1
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
19
straightedge
1
Number of staves
1
1
10
11
11
8
12
4
13
1
14
1
15
1
16
1
17
1
2
7
3
7
4
10
5
13
6
15
7
14
8
18
9
16
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
4
12-part opening
1
2-part opening
10
2-part single page
4
3-part opening
13
4-part opening
17
4-part single page
3
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
15
6-part opening
8
8-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
14
none
5
single
20
triple
6
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
10
staves not ruled on grid
8
variable space, not on grid
11
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
19
not in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
8
notation and staves extended into margin
10
notation extended into margin
3
partial additional staves
7
staveline added
1
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
18
brown
2
dark brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
2
void mensural
19
Monophonic Notation
absent
15
present
6
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
20
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
1
repeat signs
3
signa congruentiae
4
signes-de-renvoi
10
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Flemish
1
French
3
German
1
Latin
20
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
20
fully texted with two or more texts
4
fully texted with two texts
3
provided with single incipit
2
untexted
1
Type of Script
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (bastarda)
9
cursive (humanistic)
1
display script
20
textura
9
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
17
very high
4
Colour of Text
black
19
blue
3
brown
2
dark brown
1
dark red
1
green
1
red
19
Multiple Texts
no
13
yes
10
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
7
Borders Frequency
never
2
occasionally
1
rarely
3
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
3
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
5
Painted Initials Type
decorated
4
decorated with grotesque heads
4
historiated
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
9
occasionally
4
often
1
rarely
4
sometimes
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
16
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
6
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
never
1
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
3
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
2
normally
1
occasionally
2
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
2
decorative final long
2
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Copy language name: Latin
Level of calligraphy text: fair
Monophonic notation: absent
Multiple texts: yes
Number of staves: 9
Presence absence of text: partially texted with one text
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Riccardiana, MS 2794, 1480-1488, All folios
Montecassino, Italy, Biblioteca dell'Abbazia, MS 871, late 15th century, pp. 247-434
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