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
8
Germany
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Great Britain
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Italy
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Spain
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Cities
Arundel
2
Augsburg
1
Brussels
6
Germany (South)
1
London
1
Mechelen
8
Munich
1
Rome
1
Wittenberg
1
Zaragoza
1
Production method
Manuscript
15
Physical type
choirbook
14
choirbook (fragment)
1
Material
paper
6
paper (with parchment)
2
parchment
6
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
upright
15
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
4
never
1
none visible
6
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
13
brown
4
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
13
straightedge
2
Number of staves
10
15
11
7
12
4
13
2
14
2
15
2
16
1
17
1
2
1
3
2
4
5
5
8
6
9
7
9
8
11
9
11
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
3
2-part opening
6
2-part single page
4
3-part opening
9
4-part opening
12
4-part single page
1
5-part consecutive
2
5-part opening
12
6-part opening
8
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
15
none
4
quadruple
1
single
15
triple
8
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
12
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
7
variable space, not on grid
6
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
15
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
6
notation and staves extended into margin
6
notation extended into margin
4
partial additional staves
7
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
14
brown
1
red
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
3
void mensural
14
Monophonic Notation
absent
14
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
15
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
2
repeat signs
3
signa congruentiae
4
signes-de-renvoi
11
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Flemish
1
French
3
Latin
15
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
15
fully texted with two or more texts
4
fully texted with two texts
1
provided with single incipit
2
untexted
2
Type of Script
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (bastarda)
9
display script
8
humanistic
1
textura
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
11
very high
3
Colour of Text
black
14
blue
1
brown
1
red
10
Multiple Texts
no
8
yes
7
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
3
rarely
6
Borders Frequency
never
4
occasionally
3
rarely
4
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one- and two-sided
2
partial borders: one-sided
3
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
2
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
5
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
5
decorated with grotesque heads
5
flourished
1
historiated
3
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
7
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
10
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
4
Planned Initials Frequency
never
2
normally
1
often
2
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
3
often
1
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
banner
1
decorative final long
2
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Indentation for initials: double
Indentation for initials: single
Level of calligraphy music: high
Number of staves: 10
Physical format: upright
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS II.I.232 (olim Magliabechi XIX.58), c. 1515-1521, All folios
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