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
Italy
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Silesia
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Bologna
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Florence
7
Glarus, Switzerland
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Italy (North)
1
Mantua
1
Switzerland
1
Zagan
3
Production method
Manuscript
14
Physical type
choirbook
5
partbooks (complete set)
7
partbooks (incomplete set)
2
Material
paper
13
paper (with parchment)
1
Format
oblong
14
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
2
n/a
1
never
2
none visible
10
normally
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
2
brown
6
dark brown
6
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
printed staves
1
single rastrum
6
straightedge
1
triple rastrum
6
Number of staves
3
4
4
4
5
2
6
5
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
10
2-part opening
2
2-part single page
2
3-part opening
5
3-part single page
2
4-part opening
5
4-part single page
2
5-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
1
none
13
single
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
9
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
4
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
6
not in dedicated space
9
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
3
notation and staves extended into margin
10
notation extended into margin
4
partial additional staves
5
staveline added
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
6
blue
1
brown
8
dark brown
1
gold
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
13
Monophonic Notation
absent
13
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
14
high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
3
repeat signs
7
signa congruentiae
2
signes-de-renvoi
4
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
3
Dutch
4
Flemish
1
French
14
German
4
Italian
11
Latin
14
Spanish
4
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
6
fully texted with one text
9
fully texted with two or more texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
4
partially texted with two or more texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
13
untexted
9
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (German)
3
cursive (humanistic)
4
cursive (italic)
7
display script
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
13
high
1
poor
2
Colour of Text
black
6
blue
1
brown
10
red
1
reddish brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
4
yes
10
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
Borders Frequency
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
Painted Initials Type
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
8
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
4
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
decorated
1
flourished
2
plain initials
8
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
2
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
2
end-symbol
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Locations name: Belgium
Disposition of voice part: 5-part single page
Colour of text: brown
Colour of staves: brown
Level of calligraphy music: fair
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Bologna, Italy, Museo internazionale e biblioteca della musica di Bologna, MS Q 27 II°, 1520-30, Discantus partbook (All folios)
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