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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Czech Republic
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Italy
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Silesia
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Spain
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Cities
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Production method
Manuscript
9
Physical type
choirbook
7
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
partbooks (complete set)
1
Material
paper
8
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
oblong
2
upright
7
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
never
1
none visible
6
normally
1
occasionally
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
2
brown
6
dark brown
1
light brown
1
Ruling Medium
freehand
1
single rastrum
8
straightedge
1
Number of staves
10
4
11
3
4
1
6
3
7
1
8
4
9
5
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
5
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
9
2-part score
1
2-part single page
5
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
7
3-part score
2
3-part single page
6
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
8
4-part score
1
4-part single page
3
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
6
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
2
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
none
4
single
7
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
8
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
none
2
staves not ruled on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
1
not in dedicated space
9
provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
7
notation and staves extended into margin
8
notation extended into margin
6
partial additional staves
9
staveline added
5
staves extended into margin
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
4
brown
4
dark brown
2
red
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
2
full mensural
2
strene notation
1
void mensural
9
Monophonic Notation
absent
4
present
6
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
3
poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
4
pointers
3
repeat signs
4
signa congruentiae
4
signes-de-renvoi
5
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
2
English
1
Flemish
1
French
5
German
1
Italian
1
Latin
7
Spanish
2
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
3
fully texted with one text
9
fully texted with two or more texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
4
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
6
untexted
7
Type of Script
cursive
3
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
1
cursive (humanistic)
2
cursive (italic)
1
display script
1
hybrida
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
7
high
1
poor
2
Colour of Text
black
3
brown
4
dark brown
2
red
2
Multiple Texts
no
6
yes
5
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
Borders Frequency
never
2
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
flourished
1
plain initials
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
1
often
2
rarely
3
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
6
calligraphic with decoration
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
plain initials
4
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
1
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
occasionally
1
rarely
3
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
2
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
1
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Disposition of voice part: 2-part opening
Presence absence of text: fully texted with one text
Adhoc adaptation: partial additional staves
Separate text: not in dedicated space
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Riccardiana, MS 2794, 1480-1488, All folios
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