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
Great Britain
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Italy
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Cities
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Italy (North)
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Mantua
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Naples
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Rome
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1
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1
Venice
2
Production method
Manuscript
8
Printed work
2
Physical type
choirbook
10
Material
paper
6
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
2
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
oblong
3
upright
7
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
n/a
2
never
2
none visible
4
normally
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
2
brown
4
dark brown
3
light brown
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
freehand
1
single rastrum
6
straightedge
2
Number of staves
10
3
11
1
2
1
3
1
4
3
5
3
6
8
7
7
8
3
9
3
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
3
2-part opening
4
2-part single page
5
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
8
3-part score
1
3-part single page
4
4-part opening
9
4-part single page
7
5-part opening
2
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
1
none
4
single
8
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
9
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
none
1
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
not in dedicated space
7
provided, in dedicated space
5
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
5
notation and staves extended into margin
8
notation extended into margin
7
other
1
partial additional staves
5
staveline added
4
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
5
brown
7
dark brown
1
red
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
2
full mensural
1
strene notation
1
void mensural
10
Monophonic Notation
absent
7
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
3
n/a
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
3
custodes
1
end symbol
4
pointers
1
repeat signs
8
signa congruentiae
5
signes-de-renvoi
7
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
4
English
1
French
7
German
1
Italian
6
Latin
8
Spanish
3
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
10
fully texted with one text
6
fully texted with two or more texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
4
partially texted with one text
8
partially texted with two texts
2
provided with one or two incipits
10
provided with single incipit
6
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
8
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (bastarda)
2
cursive (humanistic)
1
display script
1
hybrida
4
roman
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
3
n/a
2
poor
2
Colour of Text
black
4
brown
6
dark brown
3
red
3
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
1
yes
10
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
Borders Frequency
never
1
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
normally
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
flourished
1
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
6
calligraphic with decoration
4
calligraphic with grotesque heads
4
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
1
often
1
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
3
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
1
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Leipzig, Germany, Universitätsbibliothek, MS 1494, c. 1490-1504, All folios
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