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
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Italy
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Cities
Brussels
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Florence
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Mantua
1
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Naples
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1
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Production method
Manuscript
16
Physical type
choirbook
14
partbooks (incomplete set)
2
Material
paper
16
Format
oblong
6
upright
10
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
never
2
none visible
12
normally
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
3
brown
9
dark brown
3
light brown
1
red
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
3
freehand
1
single rastrum
10
triple rastrum
3
Number of staves
10
3
11
1
4
3
5
1
6
8
7
4
8
3
9
3
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
6
2-part opening
7
2-part score
1
2-part single page
8
3-part opening
14
3-part score
1
3-part single page
7
4-part opening
13
4-part score
1
4-part single page
6
5-part opening
6
6-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
2
none
11
single
8
triple
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
16
staves not ruled on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
7
not in dedicated space
10
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
7
notation and staves extended into margin
13
notation extended into margin
16
partial additional staves
9
staveline added
7
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
5
blue
1
brown
12
dark brown
1
gold
1
Type of Notation
full mensural
1
void mensural
15
Monophonic Notation
absent
13
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
8
high
7
poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
7
pointers
1
repeat signs
10
signa congruentiae
11
signes-de-renvoi
12
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
5
Flemish
1
French
16
German
1
Italian
8
Latin
13
Spanish
6
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
9
fully texted with one text
10
fully texted with two or more texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
3
partially texted with one text
10
provided with one or two incipits
4
provided with single incipit
13
untexted
13
Type of Script
cursive
6
cursive (bastarda)
3
cursive (humanistic)
3
cursive (italic)
3
display script
2
hybrida
3
roman
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
7
high
7
poor
4
Colour of Text
black
4
blue
1
brown
14
dark brown
1
red
3
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
7
yes
11
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
always
1
normally
7
occasionally
2
often
6
rarely
4
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
9
calligraphic with decoration
9
calligraphic with grotesque heads
5
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
4
historiated
1
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
3
often
1
rarely
4
sometimes
4
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
2
Other Decoration Frequency
never
2
normally
1
occasionally
3
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
4
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
2
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Material: paper
Copy language name: French
Adhoc adaptation: notation extended into margin
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Berlin, Germany, Staatsbibliothek Preussischer Kulturbesitz, MS Mus. 40021 (olim Z 21), c. 1485-1500, All folios
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