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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Czech Republic
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Great Britain
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Italy
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Spain
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Cities
Bourges
1
Casale Monferrato
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Florence
3
Germany (South)
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Hradec Králové
1
Italy
2
Modena
1
Naples
2
Rome
1
Seville
1
Production method
Manuscript
14
Physical type
choirbook
11
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (incomplete set)
2
Material
paper
10
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
3
Format
oblong
3
upright
11
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
2
never
2
none visible
8
normally
2
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
3
brown
9
dark brown
1
light brown
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
3
single rastrum
10
straightedge
1
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
10
4
11
3
12
2
13
1
14
1
15
1
16
1
17
1
4
2
6
5
7
5
8
2
9
2
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
4
2-part opening
4
2-part single page
4
3-part opening
9
3-part single page
4
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
11
4-part single page
6
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
5
6-part consecutive
1
6-part opening
3
7-part consecutive
1
8-part consecutive
1
8-part opening
1
9-part consecutive
1
9-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
all staves indented
1
double
1
none
10
quintuple
1
single
5
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
13
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
staves not ruled on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
9
not in dedicated space
5
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
3
made for complete additional staves
6
notation and staves extended into margin
10
notation extended into margin
10
partial additional staves
5
staveline added
4
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
5
brown
11
dark brown
2
red
1
Type of Notation
chant (Central European)
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
13
Monophonic Notation
absent
11
present
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
7
high
8
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
4
pointers
1
repeat signs
5
signa congruentiae
6
signes-de-renvoi
7
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
1
Dutch
2
French
10
German
1
Italian
3
Latin
12
Spanish
5
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
5
fully texted with one text
8
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
3
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
4
provided with single incipit
7
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
6
Type of Script
cursive
4
cursive (bastarda)
2
cursive (humanistic)
3
cursive (italic)
1
display script
2
hybrida
2
roman
1
textura
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
7
high
8
poor
2
Colour of Text
black
4
blue
1
brown
14
dark brown
1
red
3
Multiple Texts
no
5
yes
10
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
rarely
3
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
normally
2
often
1
rarely
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
4
decorated with grotesque heads
1
historiated
2
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
7
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
8
calligraphic with decoration
8
calligraphic with grotesque heads
7
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
4
historiated
1
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
3
occasionally
3
often
1
rarely
3
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
4
often
3
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
banner
1
decorated letters
2
decorative final long
4
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
1
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Munich, Germany, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Musica MS 53 (olim H.C.49; = MaiM 12), c. 1510-25, All folios
Vatican, Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, MS Chigi C VIII 234, c. 1498-1503, All folios
Cambridge, Great Britain, Magdalene College, MS Pepys 1760, c. 1509-c. 1514, All folios
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