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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England
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France
2
Germany
4
Great Britain
2
Italy
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Cities
Antwerp
1
Augsburg
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Bologna
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Bourges
1
Brussels
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Cambrai
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Germany (South)
1
Leipzig
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London
2
Mechelen
1
Munich
2
Northamptonshire
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Vienna
1
Windsor
1
Production method
Manuscript
13
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
9
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
printed book with interpolated polyphony
1
Material
paper
7
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
2
parchment (with paper)
1
parchment and paper (mixed)
2
Format
upright
13
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
never
2
none visible
6
normally
3
often
2
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
10
brown
6
Ruling Medium
freehand
1
single rastrum
10
straightedge
3
Number of staves
1
2
10
7
11
3
12
2
13
1
14
1
2
3
3
4
4
5
5
4
6
7
7
9
8
13
9
13
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
3
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
6
2-part single page
3
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
10
3-part single page
3
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
11
4-part single page
2
5-part opening
6
6-part opening
2
8-part opening
1
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
5
none
13
quintuple
1
single
11
triple
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
10
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
3
staves not ruled on grid
3
variable space, not on grid
5
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
10
not in dedicated space
4
provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
8
notation and staves extended into margin
7
notation extended into margin
2
partial additional staves
6
staveline added
2
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
11
brown
3
red
1
Type of Notation
full mensural
1
void mensural
12
Monophonic Notation
absent
12
present
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
6
poor
2
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
2
none
1
pointers
1
repeat signs
2
signa congruentiae
4
signes-de-renvoi
5
Copying of Text
Language
English
2
French
4
German
2
Italian
1
Latin
12
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
2
fully texted with one text
12
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one text
2
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with single incipit
4
untexted
4
varies
1
Type of Script
cursive
2
cursive (Anglicana)
3
cursive (bastarda)
4
display script
4
textura
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
7
high
6
very high
2
Colour of Text
black
11
brown
3
red
6
Multiple Texts
no
9
yes
7
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
1
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
never
1
rarely
1
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
normally
2
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
2
historiated
1
plain initials
2
trompe l'oeil
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
3
occasionally
3
often
1
rarely
5
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
7
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
decorated
1
flourished
2
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
4
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
normally
2
occasionally
1
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorative final long
1
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Number of staves: 8
Number of staves: 9
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS Banco Rari 229 (olim Magliabechi XIX.59), 1492-1493, All folios
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