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
Great Britain
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Italy
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Italy (North)
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Portugal
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Spain
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Switzerland
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Cities
Basel
1
Belgium
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Casale Monferrato
2
Catalonia
2
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Florence
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France
3
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1
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1
Siena
1
Spain
1
Staffarda
1
Stirling
1
Toledo
1
Turin
1
Production method
Manuscript
29
Physical type
choirbook
26
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (complete set)
1
Material
paper
26
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
2
Format
oblong
5
upright
24
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
5
never
3
none visible
16
normally
2
occasionally
1
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
3
brown
20
dark brown
4
light brown
2
red
1
reddish brown
2
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
2
double rastrum
6
freehand
1
single rastrum
21
straightedge
1
triple rastrum
3
Number of staves
10
9
11
8
12
4
2
1
3
2
4
3
5
1
6
7
7
6
8
4
9
8
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
9
10-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part opening
11
2-part single page
8
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
23
3-part single page
10
4-part consecutive
2
4-part opening
26
4-part single page
11
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
13
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
7
8-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
5
none
16
single
18
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
25
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
1
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
14
not in dedicated space
15
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
5
made for complete additional staves
12
notation and staves extended into margin
23
notation extended into margin
17
other
1
partial additional staves
18
staveline added
8
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
8
blue
1
brown
25
dark brown
1
gold
1
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
3
full mensural
2
void mensural
28
Monophonic Notation
absent
20
present
10
Level of Calligraphy
fair
20
high
7
poor
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
4
cue notes
1
end symbol
8
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
pointers
4
repeat signs
14
signa congruentiae
12
signes-de-renvoi
29
space-filler
4
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
8
Flemish
1
French
16
German
2
Italian
8
Latin
25
Spanish
6
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
10
fully texted with one text
29
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
4
partially texted with one text
13
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
9
provided with single incipit
19
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
21
Type of Script
cursive
8
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (bastarda)
5
cursive (humanistic)
4
cursive (italic)
5
display script
3
hybrida
4
roman
1
rotonda
1
textura
3
various
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
20
high
8
poor
5
Colour of Text
black
8
blue
1
brown
29
dark brown
2
red
4
reddish brown
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
15
yes
17
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
3
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
never
3
rarely
2
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
1
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
3
flourished
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
8
occasionally
4
often
6
rarely
6
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
16
calligraphic with decoration
11
calligraphic with grotesque heads
8
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
5
historiated
1
plain initials
6
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
5
occasionally
1
often
5
rarely
3
sometimes
3
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
4
often
3
rarely
5
sometimes
3
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
9
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
4
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Casale Monferrato, Italy, Archivio Capitolare, Fondo Musicale 4 (olim D(F)), , All folios
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