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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Italy
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Cities
Augsburg
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13
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Netherlands
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Production method
Manuscript
31
Physical type
choirbook
30
choirbook (fragment)
1
Material
paper
1
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
28
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
upright
31
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
17
never
1
none visible
7
normally
2
often
3
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
22
brown
6
light brown
2
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
31
Number of staves
1
1
10
19
11
11
12
3
2
3
3
2
4
6
5
10
6
13
7
17
8
23
9
21
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
5
2-part opening
11
2-part single page
1
3-part opening
22
3-part single page
2
4-part opening
28
4-part single page
4
5-part opening
17
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
5
Indentation for Initials
double
19
none
4
quadruple
3
quintuple
1
single
26
triple
13
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
28
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
19
variable space, not on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
25
not in dedicated space
4
provided, in dedicated space
5
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
9
notation and staves extended into margin
21
notation extended into margin
11
partial additional staves
10
staveline added
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
25
brown
6
light brown
1
red
3
Type of Notation
full mensural
1
void mensural
30
Monophonic Notation
absent
31
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
12
poor
1
very high
17
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
custodes
1
end symbol
3
pointers
2
repeat signs
8
signa congruentiae
20
signes-de-renvoi
25
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
2
Flemish
3
French
13
Italian
1
Latin
28
Spanish
1
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
5
fully texted with one text
29
fully texted with two or more texts
8
fully texted with two texts
3
partially texted with one or two texts
3
partially texted with one text
3
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
3
provided with single incipit
8
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
5
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive (bastarda)
24
display script
17
humanistic
1
hybrida
2
textura
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
15
very high
16
Colour of Text
black
26
blue
3
brown
5
light brown
1
red
19
Multiple Texts
no
11
yes
21
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
20
Borders Frequency
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
31
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
9
partial borders: one- and two-sided
2
partial borders: one-sided
11
partial borders: three-sided
2
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
9
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
3
normally
6
occasionally
3
often
2
rarely
17
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
16
decorated with grotesque heads
4
flourished
4
historiated
3
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
20
occasionally
3
often
1
rarely
5
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
12
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
4
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
7
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
never
8
normally
2
occasionally
3
rarely
7
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
10
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
banner
2
decorative final long
1
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
1
ornament
1
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Monophonic notation: absent
Ruling medium: single rastrum
Borders frequency: rarely
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Bologna, Italy, Museo internazionale e biblioteca della musica di Bologna, MS Q 19, c. 1518, All folios
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