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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Italy
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Switzerland
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Cities
Basel
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Belgium
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Bologna
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Florence
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France
1
Glarus, Switzerland
1
Italy
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Italy (North)
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Mantua
1
Milan
1
Naples
4
Pisa
1
Rome
2
Siena
1
Spain
1
Switzerland
1
Venice
2
Production method
Manuscript
25
Printed work
4
Physical type
choirbook
16
music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
partbook (single)
2
partbooks (complete set)
4
partbooks (incomplete set)
2
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
printed treatise with added polyphony
1
tablebook
1
Material
paper
29
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
19
upright
9
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
2
n/a
5
never
6
none visible
16
normally
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
7
brown
14
dark brown
8
light brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
4
freehand
2
printed staves
1
single rastrum
11
straightedge
5
triple rastrum
9
Number of staves
10
2
2
2
3
8
4
8
5
7
6
12
7
4
8
3
9
3
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
14
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
5
2-part score
1
2-part single page
8
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
15
3-part score
1
3-part single page
7
4-part consecutive
2
4-part opening
17
4-part score
1
4-part single page
11
5-part opening
3
5-part single page
1
Indentation for Initials
double
1
none
21
single
12
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
17
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
8
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
10
not in dedicated space
13
provided, in dedicated space
9
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
7
notation and staves extended into margin
17
notation extended into margin
11
other
1
partial additional staves
11
staveline added
8
staves extended into margin
5
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
11
blue
1
brown
18
dark brown
2
gold
1
light brown
1
Type of Notation
full mensural
2
void mensural
28
Monophonic Notation
absent
28
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
20
high
5
n/a
4
poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
5
custodes
1
end symbol
5
pointers
1
repeat signs
16
signa congruentiae
11
signes-de-renvoi
12
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
6
Flemish
1
French
18
German
3
Italian
29
Latin
21
Spanish
7
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
17
fully texted with one text
15
partially texted with one or two texts
6
partially texted with one text
10
provided with one or two incipits
8
provided with single incipit
21
untexted
15
Type of Script
Italic
1
cursive
5
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
3
cursive (humanistic)
6
cursive (italic)
10
display script
2
hybrida
2
roman
2
rotonda
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
19
high
4
n/a
4
poor
6
Colour of Text
black
10
blue
2
brown
22
dark brown
3
red
4
reddish brown
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
12
yes
18
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
Borders Frequency
never
1
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
Painted Initials Type
Penned Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
13
occasionally
2
often
4
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
10
calligraphic with decoration
6
calligraphic with grotesque heads
6
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
5
littera notabilior
2
plain initials
7
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
4
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
4
sometimes
3
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
3
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
2
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
3
embellished final barline
2
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
3
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Bologna, Italy, Museo internazionale e biblioteca della musica di Bologna, MS Q 16 (olim 109), 1487-1510, All folios
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