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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Germany
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Great Britain
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Italy
11
Spain
3
Cities
Augsburg
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Bologna
5
Brussels
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Casale Monferrato
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Munich
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1
Production method
Manuscript
19
Physical type
choirbook
17
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
Material
paper
18
parchment
1
Format
oblong
1
upright
18
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
2
never
5
none visible
13
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
9
brown
10
dark brown
1
light brown
1
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
double rastrum
4
single rastrum
14
straightedge
1
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
10
8
11
6
12
5
13
3
14
1
15
1
2
2
3
3
4
4
5
4
6
5
7
4
8
6
9
5
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
2
10-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
10
2-part single page
4
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
12
3-part single page
5
4-part consecutive
2
4-part opening
18
4-part single page
5
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
19
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
6
7-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
5
none
12
single
8
triple
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
15
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
2
staves not ruled on grid
3
variable space, not on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
19
not in dedicated space
3
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
7
notation and staves extended into margin
16
notation extended into margin
6
other
1
partial additional staves
10
staveline added
1
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
14
brown
6
dark brown
1
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
3
full mensural
1
void mensural
18
Monophonic Notation
absent
16
present
6
Level of Calligraphy
fair
14
high
4
poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
3
end symbol
3
none
1
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
pointers
2
repeat signs
3
signa congruentiae
5
signes-de-renvoi
11
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
French
4
Italian
1
Latin
19
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
19
partially texted with one text
2
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
6
untexted
7
Type of Script
antiqua
3
cursive
4
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (bastarda)
2
cursive (italic)
2
humanistic
2
hybrida
1
rotonda
1
textura
5
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
19
high
1
Colour of Text
black
13
brown
7
dark brown
1
red
1
reddish brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
14
yes
6
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
never
2
occasionally
1
rarely
2
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
occasionally
1
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
4
normally
4
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
11
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
3
plain initials
6
Planned Initials Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
1
occasionally
1
often
4
rarely
2
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
2
banner
1
decorative final long
3
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
2
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Number of staves: 3
Locations name: Munich
Pricking frequency: occasionally
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Modena, Italy, Archivio Storico Diocesano di Modena-Nonantola, MS Mus. III, 1520-4 and 1524-30, All folios
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