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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Austria
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Great Britain
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Italy
11
Cities
Augsburg
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Florence
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Fossombrone
2
Glarus, Switzerland
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Innsbruck
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Munich
1
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Venice
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Production method
Manuscript
11
Printed work
10
Physical type
choirbook
7
partbook (single)
2
partbooks (complete set)
8
partbooks (incomplete set)
3
Material
paper
17
paper (with parchment)
2
parchment
2
Format
oblong
21
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
n/a
10
never
3
none visible
7
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
7
brown
9
gold
1
red
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
5
freehand
1
single rastrum
4
straightedge
2
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
1
1
2
3
3
3
4
12
5
9
6
15
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
15
2-part opening
1
2-part score
2
2-part single page
3
3-part opening
6
3-part score
1
3-part single page
3
4-part opening
8
4-part score
1
4-part single page
1
5-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
7
none
6
single
15
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
10
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
2
staves not ruled on grid
1
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
16
not in dedicated space
2
provided, in dedicated space
5
Adhoc Adaptation
notation and staves extended into margin
6
notation extended into margin
4
partial additional staves
5
staveline added
4
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
14
blue
1
brown
5
dark brown
4
gold
1
light brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
21
Monophonic Notation
absent
20
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
6
n/a
10
poor
1
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
9
end symbol
2
pointers
1
repeat signs
3
signa congruentiae
14
signes-de-renvoi
2
Copying of Text
Language
English
1
French
6
German
1
Italian
5
Latin
12
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
6
fully texted with one text
17
partially texted with one text
10
provided with one or two incipits
7
provided with single incipit
6
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
7
Type of Script
cursive
2
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
2
cursive (humanistic)
5
cursive (italic)
2
roman
2
rotonda
8
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
7
n/a
10
poor
1
Colour of Text
black
12
brown
7
dark brown
2
light brown
1
red
2
Multiple Texts
no
15
yes
6
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
often
1
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
never
2
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
normally
1
often
1
rarely
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
2
flourished
1
historiated
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
4
normally
1
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
5
calligraphic with decoration
4
calligraphic with grotesque heads
5
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
3
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
3
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
5
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
2
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Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, nouvelles acquisitions françaises MS 1817, c. 1514-23, All folios
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