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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Italy
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Manuscript
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Printed work
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Physical type
choirbook
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music treatise(s) containing polyphony
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non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
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partbook (single)
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partbooks (complete set)
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polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
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tablebook
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Material
paper
38
paper (with parchment)
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parchment
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parchment (with paper)
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Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
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oblong
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upright
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Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
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n/a
6
never
11
none visible
23
normally
1
occasionally
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often
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rarely
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
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dark brown
4
gold
2
light brown
2
red
4
reddish brown
2
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
2
double rastrum
9
freehand
2
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
30
straightedge
3
triple rastrum
7
Number of staves
1
2
10
14
11
5
12
3
13
3
14
2
15
2
2
1
3
2
4
6
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7
6
15
7
3
8
3
9
6
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
9
2-part consecutive
3
2-part opening
15
2-part score
1
2-part single page
8
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
29
3-part score
1
3-part single page
11
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
42
4-part score
1
4-part single page
10
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
16
6-part opening
7
Indentation for Initials
double
8
none
33
single
15
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
37
left between voice parts as part of grid
4
none
5
staves not ruled on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
37
not in dedicated space
11
provided, in dedicated space
8
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
11
notation and staves extended into margin
30
notation extended into margin
21
partial additional staves
14
staveline added
4
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
33
brown
17
dark brown
2
gold
2
red
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
2
full mensural
1
void mensural
49
Monophonic Notation
absent
43
present
8
Level of Calligraphy
fair
21
high
20
n/a
6
very high
4
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
7
cue notes
2
end symbol
5
none
1
pointers
3
repeat signs
9
signa congruentiae
18
signes-de-renvoi
20
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
3
Flemish
2
French
14
German
1
Italian
13
Latin
44
Spanish
4
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
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fully texted with one or two texts
5
fully texted with one text
41
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
10
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
6
provided with single incipit
23
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
20
Type of Script
Italic
1
antiqua
4
cursive
8
cursive (Italianate)
1
cursive (bastarda)
2
cursive (humanistic)
7
cursive (italic)
8
display script
1
humanistic
1
hybrida
2
roman
3
rotonda
5
textura
14
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
24
high
18
n/a
6
poor
3
very high
2
Colour of Text
black
28
blue
1
brown
20
dark brown
3
gold
1
grey
1
red
6
reddish brown
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
49
yes
5
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
often
1
rarely
6
Borders Frequency
rarely
5
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
normally
4
occasionally
2
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
6
flourished
1
historiated
1
plain initials
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
8
normally
10
occasionally
5
often
8
rarely
5
sometimes
6
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
25
calligraphic with decoration
8
calligraphic with grotesque heads
7
decorated
1
flourished
11
historiated
1
littera notabilior
3
plain initials
7
Planned Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
4
occasionally
3
often
3
rarely
6
sometimes
5
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
3
Other Decoration Frequency
always
2
normally
4
occasionally
1
often
7
rarely
4
sometimes
5
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
6
decorative final long
7
diagrams
1
embellished final barline
5
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
1
signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
2
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Type of notation: void mensural
Multiple texts: no
Locations part of: Italy
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Berlin, Germany, Staatsbibliothek Preussischer Kulturbesitz, MS Germ. 8º 190, c. 1470-1500, All folios
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