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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Austria
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Italy
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Florence
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Production method
Manuscript
10
Physical type
choirbook
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music treatise(s) containing polyphony
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partbook (single)
2
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
tablebook
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Material
paper
7
parchment
2
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
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upright
6
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
never
1
none visible
10
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
3
brown
8
light brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
3
freehand
1
single rastrum
7
straightedge
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triple rastrum
3
Number of staves
10
2
2
4
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4
4
6
5
4
6
7
7
3
8
3
9
2
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
5
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
1
2-part single page
3
3-part opening
5
3-part single page
2
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
6
4-part single page
3
5-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
none
5
single
7
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
6
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
3
staves not ruled on grid
2
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
3
not in dedicated space
4
provided, in dedicated space
10
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
5
notation and staves extended into margin
10
notation extended into margin
4
other
2
partial additional staves
7
staveline added
2
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
3
brown
7
dark brown
1
light brown
2
Type of Notation
void mensural
10
Monophonic Notation
absent
10
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
8
high
1
poor
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
pointers
3
repeat signs
6
signa congruentiae
4
signes-de-renvoi
3
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
1
Dutch
1
French
3
German
1
Italian
5
Latin
5
Spanish
1
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
6
fully texted with one text
6
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
3
partially texted with one text
7
provided with one or two incipits
3
provided with single incipit
7
untexted
9
Type of Script
cursive
3
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
1
cursive (humanistic)
1
cursive (italic)
3
display script
1
hybrida
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
3
poor
4
Colour of Text
black
2
blue
1
brown
5
dark brown
2
grey
1
light brown
2
red
3
Multiple Texts
no
6
yes
5
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
rarely
2
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
often
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
2
rarely
2
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
normally
2
rarely
1
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
1
littera notabilior
3
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Adhoc adaptation: notation and staves extended into margin
Pricking frequency: none visible
Separate text: provided, in dedicated space
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London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Royal 11 E. xi, 1516, All folios
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