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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Czech Republic
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Great Britain
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Italy
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Italy (North)
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Silesia
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Spain
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Cities
Casale Monferrato
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Florence
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2
Production method
Manuscript
21
Physical type
choirbook
10
music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (complete set)
7
tablebook
1
Material
paper
21
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
8
upright
12
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
3
never
2
none visible
14
normally
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
6
brown
12
dark brown
5
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
4
freehand
2
printed staves
1
single rastrum
11
straightedge
3
triple rastrum
5
Number of staves
1
1
10
6
11
2
12
2
2
3
3
8
4
7
5
3
6
4
7
2
8
2
9
3
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
9
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
6
2-part single page
6
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
10
3-part single page
7
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
10
4-part single page
8
5-part opening
5
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
1
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
3
none
13
single
7
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
13
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
6
staves not ruled on grid
3
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
10
not in dedicated space
9
provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
7
notation and staves extended into margin
16
notation extended into margin
6
other
2
partial additional staves
9
staveline added
4
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
10
blue
1
brown
12
dark brown
1
gold
1
light brown
1
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
21
Monophonic Notation
absent
16
present
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
21
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
3
pointers
1
repeat signs
8
signa congruentiae
3
signes-de-renvoi
7
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
3
Dutch
1
French
12
German
2
Italian
10
Latin
20
Spanish
2
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
9
fully texted with one text
11
fully texted with two or more texts
2
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
4
partially texted with one text
6
partially texted with two or more texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
5
provided with single incipit
11
untexted
10
Type of Script
cursive
7
cursive (German)
3
cursive (bastarda)
1
cursive (humanistic)
1
cursive (italic)
6
display script
1
hybrida
1
textura
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
17
high
2
poor
3
Colour of Text
black
8
blue
1
brown
14
dark brown
1
red
4
reddish brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
4
yes
18
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
Borders Frequency
never
1
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
Painted Initials Type
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
21
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
10
calligraphic with decoration
4
calligraphic with grotesque heads
4
decorated
2
flourished
5
littera notabilior
2
plain initials
9
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
1
occasionally
1
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
2
occasionally
4
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
4
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
2
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Material: paper
Level of calligraphy music: fair
Penned initials frequency: normally
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Bologna, Italy, Biblioteca Universitaria, MS 2573 (2231), 1490s, All folios
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