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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France
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Germany
1
Italy
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Cities
Brussels
2
Ferrara
1
Florence
1
Glarus, Switzerland
1
Mechelen
2
Munich
1
Naples
1
Paris
1
Vienna
1
Production method
Manuscript
7
Physical type
choirbook
7
Material
paper
7
Format
oblong
1
upright
6
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
never
1
none visible
1
normally
1
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
5
brown
2
red
1
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
6
straightedge
1
Number of staves
1
1
10
3
11
2
12
1
2
3
3
4
4
4
5
4
6
7
7
3
8
4
9
3
Disposition of Voice Parts
2-part opening
4
2-part single page
4
3-part opening
6
3-part single page
2
4-part opening
6
4-part single page
2
5-part opening
5
6-part opening
3
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
3
none
2
single
6
triple
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
3
staves not ruled on grid
1
variable space, not on grid
5
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
5
not in dedicated space
2
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
3
notation and staves extended into margin
3
notation extended into margin
2
partial additional staves
3
staveline added
2
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
7
brown
2
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
void mensural
7
Monophonic Notation
absent
4
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
5
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
1
signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
4
Copying of Text
Language
French
1
Italian
1
Latin
7
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
6
fully texted with two or more texts
2
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with single incipit
1
untexted
1
Type of Script
cursive
2
cursive (bastarda)
2
display script
4
textura
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
3
very high
2
Colour of Text
black
7
blue
1
brown
2
dark red
1
green
1
red
6
Multiple Texts
no
4
yes
4
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
often
1
rarely
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
2
occasionally
2
rarely
1
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
7
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
flourished
7
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
often
2
rarely
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
2
embellished final barline
1
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Penned initials type: flourished
Number of staves: 6
Material: paper
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London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Royal 8 G. vii, c. 1513-25, All folios
Modena, Italy, Biblioteca Estense Universitaria, alpha.M.1.2 (Lat. 457; olim VI.H.I), c. 1505, All folios
Munich, Germany, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Musica MS F (= MaiM 3), 1508-34, All folios
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