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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Spain
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Cities
Casale Monferrato
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Hradec Králové
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Mantua
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Modena
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Naples
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Rome
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Segovia
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Switzerland
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Production method
Manuscript
11
Physical type
choirbook
9
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
Material
paper
11
Format
oblong
1
upright
10
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
none visible
10
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
2
brown
11
Ruling Medium
freehand
1
single rastrum
11
Number of staves
10
4
11
3
2
1
4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
2
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
3
2-part opening
7
2-part single page
3
3-part opening
8
3-part single page
3
4-part opening
9
4-part single page
5
5-part opening
7
6-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
2
none
7
single
4
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
11
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
8
not in dedicated space
3
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
3
made for complete additional staves
6
notation and staves extended into margin
7
notation extended into margin
3
other
1
partial additional staves
6
staveline added
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
2
brown
11
Type of Notation
void mensural
11
Monophonic Notation
absent
8
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
7
high
4
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
2
repeat signs
2
signa congruentiae
2
signes-de-renvoi
5
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
1
Flemish
1
French
4
Italian
3
Latin
11
Spanish
2
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
3
fully texted with one text
8
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
3
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
3
untexted
3
Type of Script
cursive
4
cursive (bastarda)
2
cursive (humanistic)
1
display script
3
hybrida
1
textura
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
7
high
6
poor
1
Colour of Text
black
3
blue
3
brown
11
red
4
Multiple Texts
no
7
yes
6
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
never
1
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
5
often
3
rarely
1
sometimes
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
10
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
4
flourished
11
littera notabilior
3
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
1
occasionally
1
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
1
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
3
decorative final long
1
embellished final barline
3
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
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Colour of staves: brown
Colour of notation: brown
Penned initials type: flourished
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Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 9, c. 1515, All folios
Toledo, Spain, Catedral, Obra y Fabrica, MS Reservado 23, c. 1520-1535, All folios
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