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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Germany
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Italy
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France
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Production method
Manuscript
11
Physical type
choirbook
6
choirbook (single quire(s))
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music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
1
partbook (fragment)
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printed treatise with added polyphony
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Material
paper
11
Format
upright
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
never
11
none visible
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
4
brown
11
dark brown
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Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
freehand
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single rastrum
8
straightedge
4
Number of staves
10
4
11
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12
5
13
3
14
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15
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5
1
6
1
7
1
8
3
9
6
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
4
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
1
2-part single page
3
3-part consecutive
3
3-part opening
5
3-part single page
3
4-part consecutive
3
4-part opening
6
4-part single page
2
5-part opening
4
6-part opening
1
n/a
2
Indentation for Initials
none
11
single
3
triple
1
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
7
left below voice parts as part of grid
2
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
6
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
10
not in dedicated space
1
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
6
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
8
notation extended into margin
2
other
1
partial additional staves
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
5
brown
5
dark brown
1
light brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
10
Monophonic Notation
absent
8
present
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
8
high
1
poor
4
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
none
2
pointers
1
signes-de-renvoi
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
French
4
German
2
Italian
2
Latin
10
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
9
partially texted with one text
3
provided with one or two incipits
3
provided with single incipit
4
untexted
6
varies
2
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
6
cursive (German)
2
cursive (bastarda)
1
cursive (humanistic)
1
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
7
high
1
poor
3
Colour of Text
black
5
brown
6
Multiple Texts
no
9
yes
3
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
Borders Frequency
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
flourished
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
2
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
1
often
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
occasionally
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
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Pricking frequency: never
Indentation for initials: none
Colour of staves: brown
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS Banco Rari 229 (olim Magliabechi XIX.59), 1492-1493, All folios
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