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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Belgium
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Czech Republic
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Cities
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Florence
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France
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Hradec Králové
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Italy
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Rome
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Production method
Manuscript
13
Physical type
choirbook
3
partbook (single)
5
partbooks (incomplete set)
5
Material
paper
7
paper (with parchment)
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parchment
5
Format
oblong
8
upright
5
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
2
none visible
8
normally
1
often
2
rarely
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
2
brown
10
dark brown
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gold
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Ruling Medium
double rastrum
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freehand
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quadruple rastrum
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single rastrum
8
triple rastrum
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Number of staves
1
1
10
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2
2
3
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4
7
5
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7
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8
2
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
11
2-part opening
1
3-part opening
2
3-part single page
1
4-part opening
3
4-part single page
2
5-part opening
3
Indentation for Initials
none
4
single
8
varies
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
10
left below voice parts as part of grid
2
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
1
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
13
not in dedicated space
1
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
1
notation and staves extended into margin
6
notation extended into margin
5
other
1
partial additional staves
1
staveline added
4
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
6
brown
6
dark brown
5
gold
1
Type of Notation
chant (Central European)
1
full mensural
2
void mensural
12
Monophonic Notation
absent
12
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
7
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
pointers
1
repeat signs
5
signa congruentiae
7
signes-de-renvoi
1
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
2
Dutch
1
Flemish
1
French
8
Italian
3
Latin
8
Spanish
2
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
13
fully texted with one text
5
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one text
5
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
2
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
4
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
3
cursive (bastarda)
4
cursive (humanistic)
6
display script
2
hybrida
1
roman
1
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
13
very high
2
Colour of Text
black
7
blue
1
brown
6
dark brown
3
gold
1
red
2
Multiple Texts
no
4
yes
13
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
2
rarely
3
Borders Frequency
rarely
4
Borders Size
full borders
2
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
normally
2
occasionally
1
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
5
historiated
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
6
normally
3
often
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
6
calligraphic with decoration
5
calligraphic with grotesque heads
5
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
2
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
2
decorative final long
4
littera notabilior
2
ornament
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Presence absence of text: fully texted with one or two texts
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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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