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
Germany
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Italy
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Silesia
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Switzerland
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Cities
Basel
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Bologna
2
Ferrara
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Florence
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Freiburg
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Germany (South)
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Italy (North)
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Leipzig
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Maastricht
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Rome
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Switzerland
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Production method
Manuscript
20
Physical type
choirbook
4
choirbook (single quire(s))
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
partbook (fragment(s))
1
partbook (fragment)
1
partbook (single)
2
partbooks (complete set)
7
partbooks (incomplete set)
2
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
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Material
paper
18
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
1
Format
oblong
10
upright
10
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
never
7
none visible
14
often
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
6
brown
14
light brown
2
red
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
freehand
1
single rastrum
20
straightedge
1
Number of staves
1
1
10
2
11
1
12
2
13
1
2
1
3
2
4
6
5
3
6
4
7
2
8
2
9
2
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
20
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
5
2-part single page
3
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
5
3-part single page
4
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
5
4-part single page
3
5-part opening
3
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
none
20
single
3
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
11
left below voice parts as part of grid
3
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
10
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
12
not in dedicated space
6
provided, in dedicated space
5
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
7
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
11
notation extended into margin
6
other
1
partial additional staves
8
staveline added
2
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
12
brown
10
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
not specified
1
void mensural
19
Monophonic Notation
absent
19
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
9
high
4
poor
8
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
none
2
pointers
3
repeat signs
3
signa congruentiae
5
signes-de-renvoi
3
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
3
Dutch
3
French
10
German
6
Italian
5
Latin
17
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
19
fully texted with two or more texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
9
partially texted with two or more texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
4
provided with single incipit
12
untexted
11
varies
1
Type of Script
cursive
7
cursive (German)
7
cursive (bastarda)
1
cursive (humanistic)
5
cursive (italic)
1
display script
1
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
11
high
4
poor
8
Colour of Text
black
11
blue
2
brown
12
dark brown
1
red
2
Multiple Texts
no
15
yes
6
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
Painted Initials Type
Penned Initials Frequency
always
5
never
1
normally
5
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
6
calligraphic with decoration
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
4
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
4
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
2
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
2
decorative final long
1
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
2
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Disposition of voice part: 1-part single page
Ruling medium: single rastrum
Indentation for initials: none
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Eton, Great Britain, Eton College Library, MS 178, c. 1500-04, All folios
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