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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Countries
Germany
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Italy
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Cities
Augsburg
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Florence
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Halberstadt
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Italy (North)
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Leipzig
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Mantua
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Padua
1
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Production method
Manuscript
6
Physical type
choirbook
6
Material
paper
6
Format
oblong
1
upright
5
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
never
6
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
5
brown
3
light brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
2
single rastrum
4
straightedge
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Number of staves
10
5
11
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12
3
13
2
14
1
6
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7
1
8
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9
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
1
2-part opening
1
2-part single page
1
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
3
3-part single page
1
4-part opening
5
4-part single page
1
5-part opening
2
6-part opening
1
n/a
2
Indentation for Initials
none
5
single
2
triple
1
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
1
left below voice parts as part of grid
2
left between voice parts as part of grid
6
none
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
6
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
4
notation and staves extended into margin
4
notation extended into margin
1
other
2
partial additional staves
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
4
brown
3
dark brown
1
Type of Notation
void mensural
6
Monophonic Notation
absent
6
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
2
poor
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
none
2
signes-de-renvoi
1
Copying of Text
Language
Flemish
1
French
4
German
3
Italian
1
Latin
6
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
5
partially texted with one text
3
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
4
untexted
4
varies
2
Type of Script
cursive
3
cursive (German)
2
cursive (humanistic)
2
cursive (italic)
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
poor
3
Colour of Text
black
5
brown
3
reddish brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
6
yes
2
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
3
never
1
occasionally
1
rarely
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
3
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
always
4
normally
1
often
1
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
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Pricking frequency: never
Multiple texts: no
Extra space: left between voice parts as part of grid
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Contrapunctus seu figurata musica super plano cantu missarum solennium totius anni, Lyons, France, 1528, , August 1528, 90
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