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