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
Czech Republic
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Italy
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Spain
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Switzerland
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Cities
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Belgium
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Florence
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France
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Production method
Manuscript
12
Physical type
choirbook
7
choirbook (single quire(s))
1
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
partbook (single)
1
printed treatise with added polyphony
1
tablebook
1
Material
paper
12
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
upright
11
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
never
5
none visible
5
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
3
brown
9
dark brown
2
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
2
freehand
1
single rastrum
9
straightedge
3
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
10
4
11
2
12
2
13
1
2
3
3
2
4
4
5
2
6
5
7
6
8
3
9
3
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
4
2-part opening
2
2-part single page
7
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
10
3-part single page
5
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
9
4-part single page
7
5-part opening
3
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
2
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
none
6
single
9
varies
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
9
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
3
staves not ruled on grid
1
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
4
not in dedicated space
5
provided, in dedicated space
6
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
6
notation and staves extended into margin
11
notation extended into margin
5
other
3
partial additional staves
8
staveline added
2
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
3
brown
12
Type of Notation
void mensural
12
Monophonic Notation
absent
11
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
9
high
2
poor
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
end symbol
2
repeat signs
7
signa congruentiae
5
signes-de-renvoi
7
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
1
Dutch
3
French
8
German
3
Italian
6
Latin
10
Spanish
2
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
7
fully texted with one text
8
partially texted with one or two texts
4
partially texted with one text
8
provided with one or two incipits
12
provided with single incipit
9
untexted
11
varies
1
Type of Script
cursive
4
cursive (German)
2
cursive (bastarda)
2
cursive (humanistic)
1
cursive (italic)
2
display script
2
hybrida
3
roman
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
4
poor
5
Colour of Text
black
3
brown
11
dark brown
2
red
3
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
7
yes
8
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
Borders Frequency
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
Painted Initials Type
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
6
occasionally
3
often
2
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
8
calligraphic with decoration
4
calligraphic with grotesque heads
5
flourished
1
historiated
1
Planned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
2
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
2
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
2
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
1
littera notabilior
2
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Material: paper
Colour of notation: brown
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Casale Monferrato, Italy, Archivio Capitolare, Fondo Musicale 4 (olim D(F)), , All folios
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