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
Austria
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Great Britain
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Italy
9
Cities
Brussels
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England
1
Ferrara
5
Florence
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France
3
Italy (North)
1
Mantua
1
Mechelen
3
Munich
3
Munich, Germany
1
Padua
1
Vienna
3
Production method
Manuscript
22
Physical type
choirbook
22
Material
paper
6
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
14
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
upright
22
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
6
never
2
none visible
6
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
1
sometimes
4
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
14
brown
5
gold
1
light brown
2
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
2
freehand
2
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
19
straightedge
1
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
1
1
10
9
11
2
2
5
3
4
4
6
5
8
6
9
7
13
8
12
9
11
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
4
2-part opening
13
2-part single page
1
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
22
3-part score
1
3-part single page
5
4-part opening
20
4-part single page
5
5-part opening
12
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
7
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
8
none
9
quadruple
2
single
13
triple
3
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
17
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
2
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
4
variable space, not on grid
5
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
15
not in dedicated space
7
provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
4
notation and staves extended into margin
15
notation extended into margin
10
partial additional staves
5
staveline added
2
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
16
brown
5
dark brown
2
gold
1
light brown
1
red
2
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
2
strene notation
1
void mensural
22
Monophonic Notation
absent
16
present
6
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
9
poor
1
very high
10
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
end symbol
2
pointers
3
repeat signs
9
signa congruentiae
13
signes-de-renvoi
14
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
3
English
1
Flemish
1
French
11
Italian
2
Latin
20
Spanish
1
n/a
1
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
21
fully texted with two or more texts
6
fully texted with two texts
4
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
6
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
4
provided with single incipit
10
provided with two incipits
2
untexted
9
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (bastarda)
7
cursive (italic)
2
display script
8
humanistic
1
hybrida
2
roman
2
textura
8
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
11
very high
9
Colour of Text
black
15
blue
1
brown
4
dark brown
2
gold
1
light brown
1
red
9
Multiple Texts
no
10
yes
13
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
13
Borders Frequency
never
1
rarely
15
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
5
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
7
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
4
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
6
sometimes
3
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic
1
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
9
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
4
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
10
occasionally
4
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
9
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
decorated
1
flourished
4
historiated
1
plain initials
5
zoomorphic initial
1
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
2
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
5
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
3
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
2
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
1
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
2
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS Banco Rari 229 (olim Magliabechi XIX.59), 1492-1493, All folios
Cambridge, Great Britain, Magdalene College, MS Pepys 1760, c. 1509-c. 1514, All folios
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