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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Spain
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Cities
Belgium
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Catalonia
1
England
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Ferrara
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Florence
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France
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Girona
1
Halberstadt
1
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1
Italy (North)
2
Leipzig
1
Mantua
1
Modena
1
Naples
1
Rome
1
Savoy, France
1
Torgau
1
Venice
5
Production method
Manuscript
15
Printed work
7
Physical type
choirbook
14
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (complete set)
4
printed treatise with added polyphony
1
tablebook
1
Material
paper
16
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
4
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
9
upright
12
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
2
n/a
7
never
4
none visible
5
normally
1
sometimes
3
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
6
brown
10
dark brown
3
light brown
2
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
3
freehand
1
single rastrum
12
straightedge
3
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
10
6
11
3
12
3
13
1
3
1
4
5
5
4
6
12
7
4
8
4
9
5
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
7
2-part opening
5
2-part single page
6
3-part consecutive
3
3-part opening
14
3-part score
1
3-part single page
6
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
16
4-part single page
10
5-part opening
7
5-part single page
3
6-part opening
3
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
5
none
8
single
15
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
14
left below voice parts as part of grid
2
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
4
staves not ruled
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
11
not in dedicated space
5
provided, in dedicated space
8
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
5
notation and staves extended into margin
12
notation extended into margin
9
other
1
partial additional staves
8
staveline added
3
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
15
brown
10
dark brown
1
red
1
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
2
full mensural
1
not specified
1
strene notation
1
void mensural
21
Monophonic Notation
absent
20
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
9
high
5
n/a
7
poor
1
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
10
custodes
1
end symbol
4
pointers
2
repeat signs
10
signa congruentiae
13
signes-de-renvoi
9
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
4
English
1
French
11
German
2
Italian
7
Latin
18
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
9
fully texted with one text
18
fully texted with two or more texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
5
partially texted with one text
14
partially texted with two texts
2
provided with one or two incipits
22
provided with single incipit
11
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
12
varies
1
Type of Script
cursive
3
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
3
cursive (humanistic)
3
cursive (italic)
2
display script
2
hybrida
2
roman
3
rotonda
5
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
9
high
5
n/a
7
poor
2
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
13
blue
1
brown
11
dark brown
2
red
3
reddish brown
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
12
yes
12
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
4
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
never
3
often
1
rarely
3
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
2
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
3
flourished
3
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
6
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
4
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
10
calligraphic with decoration
4
calligraphic with grotesque heads
5
flourished
2
historiated
1
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
3
rarely
3
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
2
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
1
often
3
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
banner
1
decorative final long
3
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
1
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS II.I.232 (olim Magliabechi XIX.58), c. 1515-1521, All folios
Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, fonds latin MS 16664 (olim Sorbonne 1479), Late 15th century, All folios
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