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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Belgium
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Italy
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Cities
Augsburg
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Florence
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France
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Munich
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Production method
Manuscript
13
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
11
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
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Material
parchment
13
Format
oblong
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upright
12
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
6
none visible
6
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
8
brown
3
light brown
1
red
1
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
12
straightedge
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Number of staves
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10
4
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3
12
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7
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
1
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
3
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
11
3-part single page
3
4-part opening
11
4-part single page
3
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
6
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
6
none
3
quadruple
1
single
9
triple
4
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
11
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
5
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
8
not in dedicated space
3
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
4
notation and staves extended into margin
9
notation extended into margin
5
partial additional staves
3
staveline added
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
10
brown
3
light brown
1
Type of Notation
void mensural
13
Monophonic Notation
absent
12
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
5
poor
1
very high
6
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
custodes
1
end symbol
2
pointers
2
repeat signs
5
signa congruentiae
5
signes-de-renvoi
13
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
3
French
5
Italian
1
Latin
12
Spanish
1
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
3
fully texted with one text
13
fully texted with two or more texts
3
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
3
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
6
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
5
Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
7
display script
5
hybrida
2
textura
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
8
very high
6
Colour of Text
black
11
blue
1
brown
1
light brown
1
red
6
Multiple Texts
no
7
yes
6
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
7
Borders Frequency
often
1
rarely
11
Borders Size
full borders
3
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
3
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
6
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
3
occasionally
4
often
3
rarely
6
Painted Initials Type
decorated
13
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
2
historiated
2
zoomorphic initial
3
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
4
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
7
calligraphic with decoration
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
decorated
1
flourished
5
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
1
rarely
3
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
normally
1
often
2
rarely
1
Other Decoration Type
banner
2
diagrams
1
embellished final barline
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Non verbal performance instructions: signes-de-renvoi
Painted initials type: decorated
Material: parchment
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Bologna, Italy, Museo internazionale e biblioteca della musica di Bologna, MS Q 17 (olim 148), 1490-1500, All folios
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