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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Germany
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Spain
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Production method
Manuscript
29
Physical type
choirbook
29
Material
paper
18
paper (with parchment)
2
parchment
8
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
upright
29
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
7
never
1
none visible
14
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
2
sometimes
3
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
14
brown
9
dark brown
4
light brown
1
red
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
single rastrum
29
straightedge
1
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
1
1
10
16
11
4
12
2
13
1
2
5
3
5
4
9
5
9
6
12
7
11
8
13
9
10
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
1
2-part opening
14
2-part single page
1
3-part opening
17
3-part single page
2
4-part opening
27
4-part single page
4
5-part opening
14
6-part opening
8
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
12
none
15
single
21
triple
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
20
staves not ruled on grid
8
variable space, not on grid
7
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
25
not in dedicated space
4
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
7
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
14
notation extended into margin
9
partial additional staves
5
staveline added
3
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
19
brown
9
dark brown
2
light brown
1
red
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
3
full mensural
1
void mensural
28
Monophonic Notation
absent
23
present
8
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
29
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
cue notes
1
end symbol
4
repeat signs
5
signa congruentiae
8
signes-de-renvoi
12
Copying of Text
Language
French
5
German
1
Italian
1
Latin
27
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
2
fully texted with one text
27
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
3
partially texted with one text
2
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
6
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
6
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
3
cursive (Italianate)
1
cursive (bastarda)
7
cursive (humanistic)
2
cursive (italic)
2
display script
11
humanistic
1
roman
1
textura
18
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
29
poor
1
very high
2
Colour of Text
black
17
blue
2
brown
11
dark brown
2
dark red
1
green
1
grey
1
light brown
1
red
15
Multiple Texts
no
29
yes
6
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
none visible
1
rarely
6
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
1
rarely
5
Borders Size
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
3
partial borders: two-sided
3
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
occasionally
2
rarely
5
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
7
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
1
historiated
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
14
occasionally
3
often
2
rarely
3
sometimes
6
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
21
calligraphic with decoration
6
calligraphic with grotesque heads
7
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
10
historiated
1
littera notabilior
2
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
2
occasionally
3
often
2
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
normally
3
occasionally
3
often
5
rarely
3
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorated letters
3
decorative final long
4
embellished final barline
3
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
2
ornament
1
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Level of calligraphy music: high
Level of calligraphy text: high
Multiple texts: no
Physical type: choirbook
Ruling medium: single rastrum
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS Palatino 472, Late 15th century, before 1515, All folios
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