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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Belgium
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Italy
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Spain
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Switzerland
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Cities
Basel
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Bologna
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Brussels
3
Ferrara
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Florence
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Germany
7
Italy (North)
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Mechelen
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Modena
1
Netherlands
1
Pordenone
1
Tarazona
3
Production method
Manuscript
21
Physical type
choirbook
8
choirbook (fragment(s))
4
choirbook (fragment)
1
choirbook (single quire(s))
2
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (incomplete set)
3
Material
paper
16
parchment
4
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
oblong
6
upright
15
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
5
never
7
none visible
8
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
8
brown
5
dark brown
3
red-brown
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
freehand
4
single rastrum
15
straightedge
2
triple rastrum
2
Number of staves
1
1
10
12
11
6
12
5
13
1
3
3
4
6
5
7
6
11
7
7
8
9
9
8
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
6
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
6
2-part single page
5
3-part opening
12
3-part single page
3
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
15
4-part single page
1
5-part opening
7
6-part opening
5
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
4
none
10
single
13
triple
5
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
13
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
5
staves not ruled on grid
3
variable space, not on grid
4
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
21
not in dedicated space
2
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
3
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
9
notation extended into margin
2
partial additional staves
6
staveline added
5
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
11
brown
5
dark brown
4
light brown
1
red-brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
void mensural
20
Monophonic Notation
absent
21
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
9
high
4
poor
5
very high
3
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
5
end symbol
1
none
2
pointers
3
repeat signs
3
signa congruentiae
5
signes-de-renvoi
9
Copying of Text
Language
Flemish
1
French
2
Italian
3
Latin
19
Spanish
4
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
4
fully texted with one text
17
fully texted with two or more texts
1
partially texted with one text
6
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with single incipit
6
untexted
4
Type of Script
cursive
4
cursive (German)
3
cursive (bastarda)
4
cursive (humanistic)
7
cursive (italic)
1
display script
3
hybrida
1
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
8
high
5
poor
5
very high
3
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
10
brown
6
dark brown
4
light brown
1
red
4
red-brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
15
yes
6
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
rarely
3
Borders Frequency
never
3
rarely
3
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
often
3
rarely
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
3
historiated
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
4
normally
2
occasionally
3
often
2
rarely
4
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
11
flourished
3
littera notabilior
3
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
1
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
3
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorated letters
2
decorative final long
2
embellished final barline
1
littera notabilior
2
signa congruentiae
1
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Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 20, c. 1515-20, All folios
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