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
Austria
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Belgium
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Italy
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Cities
Augsburg
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Brussels
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Casale Monferrato
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Ferrara
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Florence
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Germany (South)
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Mechelen
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Milan
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Munich
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Munich, Germany
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Venice
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Vienna
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Wittenberg
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Production method
Manuscript
26
Physical type
choirbook
25
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
Material
paper
18
paper (with parchment)
3
parchment
4
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
upright
26
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
7
none visible
8
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
1
sometimes
5
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
21
brown
5
dark brown
2
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
26
straightedge
1
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
1
1
10
14
11
8
12
4
13
1
2
8
3
9
4
12
5
14
6
19
7
15
8
19
9
15
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
4
12-part opening
1
2-part opening
13
2-part single page
5
3-part opening
17
3-part single page
2
4-part opening
24
4-part single page
4
5-part opening
16
6-part opening
8
8-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
17
none
9
single
23
triple
7
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
15
staves not ruled on grid
11
variable space, not on grid
12
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
25
not in dedicated space
1
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
10
notation and staves extended into margin
14
notation extended into margin
7
partial additional staves
7
staveline added
2
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
24
brown
3
dark brown
1
red
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
2
full mensural
1
void mensural
26
Monophonic Notation
absent
20
present
8
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
26
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
2
repeat signs
3
signa congruentiae
8
signes-de-renvoi
12
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Flemish
1
French
3
German
1
Italian
1
Latin
26
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
26
fully texted with two or more texts
5
fully texted with two texts
4
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with single incipit
5
untexted
3
Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
10
cursive (humanistic)
1
cursive (italic)
1
display script
18
hybrida
1
textura
14
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
22
very high
4
Colour of Text
black
23
blue
3
brown
4
dark brown
1
dark red
1
green
1
grey
1
red
26
Multiple Texts
no
17
yes
12
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
rarely
8
Borders Frequency
never
3
occasionally
1
rarely
4
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
never
2
occasionally
3
often
1
rarely
6
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
5
flourished
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
13
occasionally
6
often
1
rarely
5
sometimes
5
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
21
calligraphic with decoration
5
calligraphic with grotesque heads
5
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
8
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
never
1
occasionally
3
often
3
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
2
never
2
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
1
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
3
decorative final long
2
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
1
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Colour of text: red
Copy language name: Latin
Level of calligraphy music: high
Physical format: upright
Ruling medium: single rastrum
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London, Great Britain, Lambeth Palace Library, MS 1, Late 1520s, All folios
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