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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Austria
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Belgium
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Italy
12
Netherlands
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Spain
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Switzerland
8
Cities
Antwerp
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2
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1
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1
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Production method
Manuscript
34
Printed work
2
Physical type
choirbook
11
choirbook (fragment(s))
3
choirbook (single quire(s))
2
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
monophonic manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
2
music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
2
partbook (fragment(s))
1
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (complete set)
7
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
poetry collection with some notated music
1
printed treatise with added polyphony
1
single leaf
1
Material
paper
25
paper (with parchment)
2
parchment
6
parchment and paper (mixed)
3
Format
oblong
12
upright
24
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
3
n/a
2
never
13
none visible
20
normally
1
often
2
rarely
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
14
brown
16
dark brown
5
gold
1
red
4
reddish brown
2
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
freehand
7
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
19
straightedge
10
triple rastrum
5
Number of staves
1
4
10
10
11
4
12
4
13
2
14
2
2
6
3
10
4
10
5
6
6
11
7
6
8
9
9
9
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
15
2-part consecutive
5
2-part opening
7
2-part single page
7
3-part consecutive
7
3-part opening
10
3-part score
1
3-part single page
9
4-part consecutive
3
4-part opening
16
4-part single page
7
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
9
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
1
7-part opening
1
n/a
2
Indentation for Initials
double
3
none
26
single
15
triple
2
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
8
left below voice parts as part of grid
4
left between voice parts as part of grid
3
none
36
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
1
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
19
not in dedicated space
7
provided, in dedicated space
17
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
6
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
16
notation extended into margin
8
other
2
partial additional staves
10
staveline added
4
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
19
brown
18
dark brown
4
gold
1
light brown
1
red
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
5
full mensural
4
strene notation
1
void mensural
36
Monophonic Notation
absent
33
present
9
Level of Calligraphy
fair
17
high
5
n/a
2
poor
13
very high
4
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
10
end symbol
3
none
4
pointers
2
repeat signs
9
signa congruentiae
8
signes-de-renvoi
6
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
3
English
1
French
9
German
7
Italian
10
Latin
31
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
8
fully texted with one text
27
fully texted with two or more texts
3
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one text
10
provided with one or two incipits
5
provided with single incipit
17
untexted
13
varies
2
Type of Script
Italic
1
cursive
10
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
8
cursive (bastarda)
3
cursive (humanistic)
5
cursive (italic)
4
display script
1
humanistic
1
hybrida
1
roman
1
rotonda
1
textura
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
17
high
8
n/a
2
poor
9
very high
4
Colour of Text
black
17
brown
20
dark brown
3
gold
1
red
3
Multiple Texts
no
26
yes
14
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
2
never
5
rarely
3
Borders Frequency
never
4
rarely
1
Borders Size
full borders
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
2
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
3
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
flourished
1
historiated
1
plain initials
4
trompe l'oeil
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
6
never
1
normally
8
occasionally
3
often
4
rarely
6
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
8
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
3
littera notabilior
2
plain initials
9
Planned Initials Frequency
always
3
never
2
normally
1
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
2
never
3
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
1
diagrams
1
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
2
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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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