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
Belgium
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Italy
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Switzerland
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Cities
Basel
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Brussels
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Ferrara
1
Florence
6
France
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Germany
1
Italy
3
Italy (North)
1
London
1
Mantua
1
Mechelen
2
Modena
5
Naples
1
Rome
1
Windsor
1
Production method
Manuscript
23
Physical type
choirbook
17
choirbook (single quire(s))
1
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (complete set)
1
partbooks (incomplete set)
3
Material
paper
16
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
5
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
oblong
8
upright
15
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
3
never
2
none visible
13
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
3
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
4
brown
13
dark brown
5
red
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
6
freehand
2
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
14
straightedge
2
triple rastrum
4
Number of staves
10
9
11
2
12
3
2
2
3
4
4
6
5
2
6
7
7
7
8
5
9
5
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
8
2-part opening
8
2-part single page
4
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
14
3-part single page
5
4-part opening
18
4-part single page
5
5-part opening
11
6-part opening
4
7-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
4
none
17
quadruple
1
single
10
triple
3
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
20
none
2
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
2
variable space, not on grid
4
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
16
not in dedicated space
7
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
6
notation and staves extended into margin
12
notation extended into margin
13
partial additional staves
9
staveline added
4
staves extended into margin
5
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
10
blue
1
brown
13
dark brown
2
gold
1
red
2
Type of Notation
chant (square)
2
full mensural
2
void mensural
21
Monophonic Notation
absent
19
present
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
10
high
9
poor
1
very high
3
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
cue notes
2
end symbol
5
none
1
pointers
2
repeat signs
8
signa congruentiae
10
signes-de-renvoi
16
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
4
English
1
French
12
German
1
Italian
8
Latin
16
Spanish
2
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
10
fully texted with one text
17
fully texted with two or more texts
3
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
3
partially texted with one text
7
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
3
provided with single incipit
10
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
9
Type of Script
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
3
cursive (humanistic)
5
cursive (italic)
6
display script
4
humanistic
1
hybrida
2
roman
1
textura
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
8
high
11
poor
2
very high
3
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
9
brown
16
dark brown
1
red
6
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
11
yes
14
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
4
Borders Frequency
never
2
rarely
3
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
3
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
plain initials
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
9
occasionally
1
often
6
rarely
6
sometimes
5
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
10
calligraphic with decoration
8
calligraphic with grotesque heads
5
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
6
historiated
1
littera notabilior
4
plain initials
4
Planned Initials Frequency
never
2
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
3
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
2
normally
3
occasionally
2
often
5
rarely
6
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
5
decorative final long
9
embellished final barline
3
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
2
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Rome, Italy, Biblioteca Casanatense, MS 2856 (olim O.V. 208), c. 1479-81, All folios
Seville, Spain, Biblioteca Capitular y Colombina, MS 5-1-43 (olim Z Tab. 135, N.° 33), c. 1470-85, All folios
Cambridge, Great Britain, Magdalene College, MS Pepys 1760, c. 1509-c. 1514, All folios
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