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
Italy
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Spain
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Cities
Bologna
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Catalonia
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Ferrara
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France
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Girona
1
Italy
1
Segovia
1
Seville
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Siena
1
Toledo
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Production method
Manuscript
8
Physical type
choirbook
6
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
Material
paper
7
parchment
1
Format
upright
8
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
2
never
3
none visible
3
normally
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
1
brown
5
dark brown
2
red
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
single rastrum
7
Number of staves
10
5
11
3
12
1
8
4
9
4
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
2
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
3
2-part single page
3
3-part opening
7
3-part single page
4
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
8
4-part single page
3
5-part opening
5
5-part single page
1
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
none
3
single
8
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
8
none
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
5
not in dedicated space
4
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
4
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
7
notation extended into margin
5
other
2
partial additional staves
5
staveline added
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
4
brown
3
dark brown
2
light brown
1
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
2
full mensural
1
void mensural
8
Monophonic Notation
absent
5
present
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
7
high
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
3
end symbol
4
pointers
3
repeat signs
4
signa congruentiae
4
signes-de-renvoi
5
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Flemish
1
French
4
Latin
7
Spanish
2
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
3
fully texted with one text
8
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one text
4
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
5
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
7
Type of Script
cursive
8
cursive (bastarda)
2
humanistic
1
hybrida
1
rotonda
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
8
high
3
poor
2
Colour of Text
black
3
brown
6
dark brown
2
light brown
1
reddish brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
6
yes
4
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
3
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
3
Borders Size
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
flourished
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
3
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
decorated
1
flourished
1
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
3
often
2
rarely
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
occasionally
1
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
3
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
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Disposition of voice part: 4-part opening
Indentation for initials: single
Level of calligraphy text: fair
Physical format: upright
Production method: Manuscript
Type of script: cursive
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Berlin, Germany, Staatsbibliothek Preussischer Kulturbesitz, MS Mus. 40021 (olim Z 21), c. 1485-1500, All folios
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