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
Czech Republic
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Great Britain
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Italy
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Italy (North)
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Portugal
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Spain
3
Switzerland
3
Cities
Augsburg
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Austria
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Basel
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Siena
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Spain
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Staffarda
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Stirling
1
Toledo
1
Torgau
1
Turin
1
Zwickau
1
Production method
Manuscript
25
Physical type
choirbook
18
choirbook (fragment(s))
1
choirbook (fragment)
1
choirbook (single quire(s))
1
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
partbook (single)
2
partbooks (complete set)
1
Material
paper
25
Format
upright
25
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
4
never
10
none visible
9
normally
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
7
brown
16
dark brown
3
light brown
1
red
1
reddish brown
2
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
double rastrum
1
freehand
1
single rastrum
20
straightedge
3
Number of staves
10
10
11
6
12
4
13
1
2
2
3
1
4
4
5
4
6
8
7
8
8
7
9
8
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
9
10-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part opening
6
2-part single page
8
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
16
3-part single page
9
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
21
4-part single page
8
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
7
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
2
8-part opening
2
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
2
none
5
single
25
varies
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
20
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
4
variable space, not on grid
4
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
16
not in dedicated space
8
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
3
made for complete additional staves
11
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
19
notation extended into margin
9
other
5
partial additional staves
14
staveline added
6
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
9
brown
23
dark brown
1
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
25
Monophonic Notation
absent
18
present
7
Level of Calligraphy
fair
18
high
4
poor
6
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
4
end symbol
5
none
1
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
pointers
4
repeat signs
7
signa congruentiae
9
signes-de-renvoi
15
space-filler
3
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
2
Dutch
3
Flemish
1
French
10
German
4
Italian
3
Latin
22
Spanish
4
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
7
fully texted with one text
23
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
11
provided with one or two incipits
8
provided with single incipit
11
untexted
15
varies
1
Type of Script
cursive
11
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
6
cursive (bastarda)
4
cursive (humanistic)
4
display script
4
hybrida
3
textura
1
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
16
high
7
poor
8
Colour of Text
black
9
blue
1
brown
25
dark brown
2
red
4
reddish brown
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
17
yes
13
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
5
Borders Frequency
never
4
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
flourished
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
3
never
1
normally
5
occasionally
5
often
4
rarely
7
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
14
calligraphic with decoration
7
calligraphic with grotesque heads
5
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
5
plain initials
6
Planned Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
5
often
6
rarely
3
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
4
often
1
rarely
4
sometimes
4
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
6
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
5
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Indentation for initials: double
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Other decoration frequency: occasionally
Penned initials frequency: rarely
Ruling medium: single rastrum
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Seville, Spain, Biblioteca Capitular y Colombina, MS 5-1-43 (olim Z Tab. 135, N.° 33), c. 1470-85, All folios
Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS Magliabechi XIX.121, , All folios
Casale Monferrato, Italy, Archivio Capitolare, Fondo Musicale 3 (olim P(E)), , All folios
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