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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Silesia
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Switzerland
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Cities
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Florence
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Glarus, Switzerland
2
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3
Production method
Manuscript
16
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
8
partbook (single)
2
partbooks (complete set)
4
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
Material
paper
12
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
3
Format
oblong
16
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
4
n/a
1
never
4
none visible
8
normally
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
3
brown
8
dark brown
3
red
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
2
freehand
1
printed staves
1
single rastrum
8
straightedge
3
triple rastrum
3
Number of staves
1
1
2
2
3
3
4
7
5
4
6
10
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
9
2-part opening
3
2-part score
2
2-part single page
3
3-part opening
9
3-part score
1
3-part single page
3
4-part opening
10
4-part score
1
4-part single page
2
5-part opening
3
Indentation for Initials
double
2
none
10
quadruple
1
single
6
triple
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
13
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
1
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
8
not in dedicated space
7
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
4
notation and staves extended into margin
12
notation extended into margin
6
partial additional staves
10
staveline added
4
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
11
blue
2
brown
7
dark brown
2
gold
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
2
full mensural
2
void mensural
15
Monophonic Notation
absent
14
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
11
high
4
poor
1
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
5
pointers
1
repeat signs
8
signa congruentiae
5
signes-de-renvoi
8
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
3
Dutch
6
English
1
Flemish
2
French
14
German
5
Italian
9
Latin
16
Spanish
5
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
4
fully texted with one text
14
fully texted with two or more texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
7
partially texted with two or more texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
14
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
16
Type of Script
cursive
4
cursive (German)
3
cursive (bastarda)
3
cursive (humanistic)
5
cursive (italic)
3
display script
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
13
high
2
poor
3
Colour of Text
black
11
brown
8
dark brown
1
red
3
reddish brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
9
yes
8
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
3
Borders Frequency
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
1
rarely
3
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
2
flourished
1
historiated
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
4
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
7
calligraphic with decoration
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
decorated
1
flourished
2
plain initials
6
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
2
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
3
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
3
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
4
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
1
signa congruentiae
1
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Presence absence of text: untexted
Physical format: oblong
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS II.I.232 (olim Magliabechi XIX.58), c. 1515-1521, All folios
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