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
England
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Great Britain
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Italy
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Netherlands
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Silesia
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Spain
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Switzerland
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Cities
Basel
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Bologna
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Ferrara
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Florence
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Italy (North)
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London
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Maastricht
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Naples
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Northamptonshire
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Rome
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Switzerland
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Production method
Manuscript
19
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
6
choirbook (single quire(s))
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
partbook (fragment)
1
partbooks (complete set)
3
partbooks (incomplete set)
4
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
printed book with interpolated polyphony
1
Material
paper
16
parchment
2
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
oblong
9
upright
10
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
never
4
none visible
16
normally
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
7
brown
13
light brown
1
red
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
4
freehand
2
single rastrum
11
straightedge
2
triple rastrum
2
Number of staves
1
1
10
3
11
1
12
2
2
1
3
1
4
8
5
4
6
4
7
4
8
4
9
3
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
19
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
7
2-part single page
4
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
8
3-part single page
5
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
8
4-part single page
5
5-part opening
5
6-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
1
none
19
single
3
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
19
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
2
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
12
not in dedicated space
8
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
8
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
12
notation extended into margin
8
partial additional staves
8
staveline added
3
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
10
brown
7
dark brown
3
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
18
Monophonic Notation
absent
18
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
9
high
7
poor
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
2
none
1
pointers
3
repeat signs
3
signa congruentiae
7
signes-de-renvoi
5
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
3
Dutch
3
English
1
French
13
German
3
Italian
6
Latin
16
Spanish
2
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
6
fully texted with one text
15
fully texted with two or more texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
6
partially texted with two or more texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
13
untexted
13
Type of Script
cursive
3
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (German)
4
cursive (bastarda)
1
cursive (humanistic)
6
cursive (italic)
2
display script
1
rotonda
1
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
10
high
8
poor
3
Colour of Text
black
10
blue
2
brown
10
dark brown
2
red
3
Multiple Texts
no
10
yes
9
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
Borders Frequency
never
2
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
often
1
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
flourished
1
plain initials
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
4
normally
6
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
5
calligraphic with decoration
6
calligraphic with grotesque heads
4
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
3
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
4
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
3
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
2
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
2
decorative final long
4
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
3
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Extra space: empty ruled staves on grid
Indentation for initials: none
Disposition of voice part: 1-part single page
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Bologna, Italy, Museo internazionale e biblioteca della musica di Bologna, MS Q 17 (olim 148), 1490-1500, All folios
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