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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France
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Spain
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Cities
Augsburg
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Florence
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France
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Production method
Manuscript
21
Physical type
choirbook
18
choirbook (fragment(s))
1
partbook (single)
1
tablebook
1
Material
paper
14
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
6
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
5
upright
15
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
never
5
none visible
13
normally
1
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
3
brown
13
dark brown
3
light brown
3
red
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
2
freehand
3
single rastrum
18
straightedge
1
triple rastrum
3
Number of staves
10
6
11
2
12
2
13
1
2
1
3
2
4
2
5
1
6
11
7
8
8
5
9
3
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
7
2-part opening
9
2-part score
1
2-part single page
8
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
18
3-part score
1
3-part single page
11
4-part opening
17
4-part score
1
4-part single page
10
5-part opening
7
6-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
1
none
11
single
15
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
18
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
3
none
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
5
not in dedicated space
13
provided, in dedicated space
7
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
10
notation and staves extended into margin
19
notation extended into margin
15
other
2
partial additional staves
11
staveline added
7
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
4
brown
21
light brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
20
Monophonic Notation
absent
18
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
13
high
5
poor
5
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
3
end symbol
5
none
1
pointers
3
repeat signs
15
signa congruentiae
11
signes-de-renvoi
13
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
6
Flemish
1
French
17
German
3
Italian
9
Latin
17
Spanish
5
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
14
fully texted with one text
17
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
7
partially texted with one text
21
partially texted with two texts
2
provided with one or two incipits
9
provided with single incipit
21
provided with two incipits
3
untexted
20
varies
1
Type of Script
cursive
7
cursive (German)
2
cursive (bastarda)
6
cursive (humanistic)
1
cursive (italic)
4
display script
1
hybrida
4
roman
1
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
9
high
6
poor
7
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
5
blue
2
brown
19
dark brown
1
light brown
1
red
3
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
11
yes
13
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
1
rarely
2
Borders Size
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
6
occasionally
3
often
4
rarely
5
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
10
calligraphic with decoration
7
calligraphic with grotesque heads
5
flourished
3
historiated
1
plain initials
3
zoomorphic initial
1
Planned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
6
often
3
rarely
3
sometimes
3
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
2
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
2
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
4
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Barcelona, Spain, Biblioteca de Catalunya, M. 454, 1500–1534, All folios
Casale Monferrato, Italy, Archivio Capitolare, Fondo Musicale 4 (olim D(F)), , All folios
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