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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Germany
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Italy
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Spain
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Cities
Augsburg
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Brussels
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Florence
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Innsbruck
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Mechelen
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Milan
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Munich
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Naples
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Rome
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Switzerland
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Venice
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Production method
Manuscript
9
Physical type
choirbook
7
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
Material
paper
9
Format
oblong
2
upright
7
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
never
1
none visible
8
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
3
brown
5
dark brown
1
red
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
single rastrum
7
straightedge
1
triple rastrum
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Number of staves
10
3
11
1
12
1
2
1
3
1
4
1
5
3
6
4
7
3
8
1
9
2
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
3
2-part opening
2
2-part single page
3
3-part opening
5
3-part single page
1
4-part opening
7
4-part single page
2
5-part opening
4
6-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
2
none
6
single
4
triple
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
8
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
6
not in dedicated space
2
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
3
notation and staves extended into margin
8
notation extended into margin
6
partial additional staves
4
staveline added
2
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
5
brown
5
dark brown
1
Type of Notation
void mensural
9
Monophonic Notation
absent
9
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
6
poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
end symbol
2
repeat signs
4
signa congruentiae
7
signes-de-renvoi
5
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
2
French
6
German
2
Italian
3
Latin
8
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
2
fully texted with one text
8
fully texted with two or more texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
3
provided with one or two incipits
3
provided with single incipit
9
untexted
7
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
2
cursive (humanistic)
3
cursive (italic)
1
display script
3
hybrida
2
roman
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
9
Colour of Text
black
4
blue
1
brown
6
dark brown
2
red
4
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
7
yes
3
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
Borders Frequency
never
2
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
4
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
5
calligraphic with decoration
4
calligraphic with grotesque heads
4
flourished
1
historiated
1
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
1
often
1
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
2
embellished final barline
1
littera notabilior
3
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Level of calligraphy text: high
Material: paper
Monophonic notation: absent
Presence absence of text: provided with single incipit
Type of notation: void mensural
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Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, fonds français MS 2245, c. 1490-8, All folios
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