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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Italy
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Italy (North)
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Spain
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Cities
Casale Monferrato
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Catalonia
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Coimbra
1
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Florence
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France
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Italy (North)
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Naples
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Rome
1
Seville
1
Staffarda
1
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1
Venice
1
Production method
Manuscript
18
Physical type
choirbook
12
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbooks (incomplete set)
3
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
2
Material
paper
18
Format
oblong
6
upright
12
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
2
never
3
none visible
11
normally
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
2
brown
10
dark brown
5
red
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
double rastrum
5
single rastrum
14
Number of staves
10
2
11
4
12
1
4
4
5
2
6
3
7
1
8
2
9
6
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
6
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
6
2-part single page
3
3-part opening
11
3-part single page
4
4-part opening
14
4-part single page
6
5-part opening
6
6-part opening
2
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
4
none
10
single
10
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
18
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
13
not in dedicated space
7
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
4
made for complete additional staves
8
notation and staves extended into margin
11
notation extended into margin
9
other
2
partial additional staves
6
staveline added
5
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
7
blue
1
brown
8
dark brown
5
gold
1
Type of Notation
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
5
full mensural
1
void mensural
18
Monophonic Notation
absent
12
present
7
Level of Calligraphy
fair
10
high
9
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
cue notes
1
end symbol
5
pointers
1
repeat signs
4
signa congruentiae
5
signes-de-renvoi
11
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
2
French
7
German
1
Italian
3
Latin
15
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
5
fully texted with one text
15
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
3
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
6
untexted
7
Type of Script
cursive
3
cursive (bastarda)
2
cursive (humanistic)
6
cursive (italic)
2
display script
3
humanistic
1
hybrida
2
rotonda
1
textura
3
various
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
10
high
10
poor
1
Colour of Text
black
7
brown
14
dark brown
4
red
4
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
10
yes
12
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
Borders Frequency
never
1
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
flourished
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
7
occasionally
3
often
5
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
14
calligraphic with decoration
12
calligraphic with grotesque heads
8
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
5
plain initials
6
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
5
rarely
3
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
occasionally
6
often
3
rarely
6
sometimes
4
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
18
embellished final barline
2
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
1
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Eton, Great Britain, Eton College Library, MS 178, c. 1500-04, All folios
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