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
Belgium
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Germany
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Italy
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Italy (North)
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Spain
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Cities
Brussels
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Burgundy
1
Casale Monferrato
2
Catalonia
1
Ferrara
4
Florence
3
Germany (South)
4
Girona
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Italy (North)
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Mantua
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Mechelen
12
Modena
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Naples
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Staffarda
1
Tarazona
1
Turin
1
Verona
1
Production method
Manuscript
43
Physical type
choirbook
43
Material
paper
18
paper (with parchment)
4
parchment
20
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
oblong
1
upright
42
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
21
none visible
16
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
2
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
25
brown
12
dark brown
4
red
3
reddish brown
2
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
3
freehand
1
single rastrum
40
straightedge
2
triple rastrum
2
Number of staves
1
1
10
25
11
15
12
7
13
2
2
4
3
1
4
4
5
7
6
13
7
13
8
16
9
24
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
9
2-part opening
22
2-part single page
8
3-part opening
35
3-part single page
12
4-part opening
40
4-part single page
13
5-part opening
24
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
9
8-part opening
1
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
18
none
18
quadruple
2
single
25
triple
12
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
39
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
17
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
32
not in dedicated space
11
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
4
made for complete additional staves
14
notation and staves extended into margin
43
notation extended into margin
22
other
1
partial additional staves
16
staveline added
6
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
32
brown
13
dark brown
2
red
5
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
3
full mensural
1
void mensural
43
Monophonic Notation
absent
32
present
12
Level of Calligraphy
fair
13
high
18
very high
13
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
3
custodes
1
end symbol
7
pointers
2
repeat signs
10
signa congruentiae
21
signes-de-renvoi
32
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
2
Flemish
2
French
17
German
1
Italian
5
Latin
42
Spanish
2
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
5
fully texted with one text
37
fully texted with two or more texts
10
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
7
provided with one or two incipits
7
provided with single incipit
10
untexted
11
Type of Script
cursive
7
cursive (Italianate)
1
cursive (bastarda)
19
cursive (humanistic)
4
cursive (italic)
2
display script
18
humanistic
1
hybrida
1
roman
1
textura
11
Level of Calligraphy
fair
12
high
19
poor
1
very high
14
Colour of Text
black
32
blue
4
brown
13
dark brown
3
red
24
reddish brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
16
yes
29
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
none visible
1
rarely
17
Borders Frequency
never
2
occasionally
1
rarely
18
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
2
partial borders: one- and two-sided
2
partial borders: one-sided
7
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
6
Painted Initials Frequency
never
2
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
14
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic
1
decorated
6
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
2
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
43
occasionally
6
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
25
calligraphic with decoration
13
calligraphic with grotesque heads
14
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
10
historiated
1
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
4
Planned Initials Frequency
never
9
occasionally
4
rarely
9
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
11
normally
4
occasionally
6
often
5
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
5
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
4
littera notabilior
6
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Adhoc adaptation: notation and staves extended into margin
Penned initials frequency: normally
Physical type: choirbook
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Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 30, 1496-1497, All folios
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