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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Czech Republic
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Germany
6
Italy
4
Cities
Brussels
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Ferrara
2
Germany (South)
1
Leipzig
1
Mechelen
3
Munich
4
Naples
1
Prague
1
Verona
1
Vienna
4
Production method
Manuscript
15
Physical type
choirbook
14
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
Material
paper
9
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
5
Format
upright
15
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
6
never
1
none visible
4
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
2
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
15
brown
3
red
1
Ruling Medium
freehand
1
single rastrum
14
straightedge
2
Number of staves
1
1
10
6
11
1
12
1
13
1
14
1
2
6
3
5
4
5
5
6
6
8
7
7
8
9
9
9
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
3
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
11
2-part single page
4
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
9
3-part single page
4
4-part opening
11
4-part single page
6
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
9
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
4
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
n/a
2
Indentation for Initials
double
6
none
9
quadruple
1
single
9
triple
4
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
8
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
3
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
4
variable space, not on grid
5
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
9
not in dedicated space
4
provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
5
notation and staves extended into margin
8
notation extended into margin
4
partial additional staves
5
staveline added
1
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
14
brown
3
Type of Notation
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
15
Monophonic Notation
absent
3
present
15
Level of Calligraphy
fair
7
high
5
poor
1
very high
4
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
1
none
1
signa congruentiae
4
signes-de-renvoi
7
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
1
Flemish
1
French
2
German
2
Italian
1
Latin
15
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
12
fully texted with two or more texts
7
fully texted with two texts
4
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with single incipit
1
untexted
4
varies
1
Type of Script
cursive
2
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
3
cursive (humanistic)
1
display script
7
textura
9
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
7
very high
4
Colour of Text
black
14
brown
3
red
8
Multiple Texts
no
4
yes
15
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
6
Borders Frequency
never
2
rarely
3
Borders Size
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
often
3
rarely
3
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic
1
decorated
1
flourished
1
plain initials
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
9
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
9
calligraphic with decoration
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
3
littera notabilior
2
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
3
occasionally
1
often
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
3
occasionally
1
often
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
embellished final barline
1
littera notabilior
1
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Colour of staves: black
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Bologna, Italy, Biblioteca Universitaria, MS 2573 (2231), 1490s, All folios
Bologna, Italy, Museo internazionale e biblioteca della musica di Bologna, MS A 71 (olim 159), c. 1510-20, All folios
Perugia, Italy, Biblioteca Comunale Augusta, MS 1013 (M.36), 1509-52, 69v-70v, 81v-123r
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