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
Austria
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Great Britain
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Italy
26
Italy (North)
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Portugal
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Spain
2
Cities
Augsburg
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Staffarda
1
Stirling
1
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1
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1
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1
Production method
Manuscript
46
Physical type
choirbook
46
Material
paper
36
paper (with parchment)
2
parchment
8
Format
oblong
7
upright
39
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
7
never
7
none visible
27
normally
2
occasionally
1
rarely
1
sometimes
3
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
6
brown
31
dark brown
7
light brown
3
red
3
reddish brown
2
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
2
double rastrum
3
freehand
1
single rastrum
38
straightedge
5
triple rastrum
5
Number of staves
10
17
11
10
12
5
13
1
2
4
3
3
4
4
5
5
6
18
7
9
8
10
9
13
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
10
10-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part opening
20
2-part score
1
2-part single page
13
3-part consecutive
3
3-part opening
36
3-part score
1
3-part single page
16
4-part consecutive
2
4-part opening
46
4-part score
1
4-part single page
16
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
20
6-part opening
7
8-part opening
2
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
5
none
26
quintuple
1
single
26
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
41
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
3
variable space, not on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
24
not in dedicated space
19
provided, in dedicated space
10
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
5
made for complete additional staves
22
notation and staves extended into margin
37
notation extended into margin
21
other
4
partial additional staves
23
staveline added
8
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
11
brown
46
red
1
Type of Notation
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
2
full mensural
1
void mensural
45
Monophonic Notation
absent
36
present
12
Level of Calligraphy
fair
30
high
14
poor
5
very high
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
cue notes
2
end symbol
9
none
1
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
pointers
4
repeat signs
16
signa congruentiae
13
signes-de-renvoi
27
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
5
Flemish
1
French
24
German
5
Italian
12
Latin
41
Spanish
8
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
13
fully texted with one text
40
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
6
partially texted with one text
17
partially texted with two texts
2
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
9
provided with single incipit
24
provided with two incipits
3
untexted
28
varies
1
Type of Script
cursive
11
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
4
cursive (bastarda)
9
cursive (humanistic)
5
cursive (italic)
4
display script
4
hybrida
6
roman
1
rotonda
1
textura
10
various
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
27
high
18
poor
7
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
12
blue
3
brown
43
dark brown
2
red
10
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
29
yes
23
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
rarely
5
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
1
rarely
4
Borders Size
full borders
2
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
3
occasionally
1
rarely
4
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
2
decorated
6
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
2
zoomorphic initial
3
Penned Initials Frequency
always
4
never
1
normally
13
occasionally
6
often
8
rarely
9
sometimes
8
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
27
calligraphic with decoration
13
calligraphic with grotesque heads
13
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
13
historiated
1
littera notabilior
3
plain initials
10
zoomorphic initial
1
Planned Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
9
occasionally
3
often
7
rarely
5
sometimes
4
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
2
Other Decoration Frequency
always
3
never
1
normally
4
occasionally
4
often
8
rarely
3
sometimes
5
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorated letters
5
decorative final long
9
embellished final barline
4
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
3
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Colour of notation: brown
Physical type: choirbook
Disposition of voice part: 4-part opening
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Eton, Great Britain, Eton College Library, MS 178, c. 1500-04, All folios
Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS Banco Rari 229 (olim Magliabechi XIX.59), 1492-1493, All folios
Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS Magliabechi XIX.107bis, 1510-1513, All folios
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