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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Belgium
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France
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Germany
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Great Britain
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Italy
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Switzerland
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Cities
Augsburg
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3
Ferrara
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Florence
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France
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Italy (North)
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Savoy, France
1
Spain
1
St Gall
1
Switzerland
1
Venice
3
Vienna
1
Production method
Manuscript
35
Printed work
7
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
28
choirbook (fragment)
1
choirbook (single quire(s))
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (complete set)
4
partbooks (incomplete set)
4
Material
paper
23
parchment
18
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
oblong
15
upright
27
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
7
n/a
7
never
4
none visible
17
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
2
sometimes
3
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
18
brown
17
light brown
1
red
3
reddish brown
2
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
5
freehand
1
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
21
straightedge
6
triple rastrum
5
Number of staves
1
2
10
15
11
4
12
5
13
2
14
1
2
8
3
8
4
18
5
15
6
21
7
12
8
16
9
11
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
17
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
10
2-part single page
4
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
24
3-part single page
7
4-part opening
28
4-part single page
8
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
16
6-part opening
7
7-part opening
1
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
13
none
20
quadruple
1
single
26
triple
7
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
27
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
4
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
9
variable space, not on grid
4
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
30
not in dedicated space
6
provided, in dedicated space
10
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
6
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
19
notation extended into margin
12
other
1
partial additional staves
15
staveline added
3
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
29
brown
13
dark brown
2
red
3
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
41
Monophonic Notation
absent
42
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
10
high
16
n/a
7
poor
2
very high
8
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
9
cue notes
1
custodes
1
end symbol
4
none
2
pointers
3
repeat signs
9
signa congruentiae
19
signes-de-renvoi
20
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
English
1
Flemish
2
French
18
German
1
Italian
11
Latin
35
Spanish
4
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
11
fully texted with one text
31
fully texted with two or more texts
2
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
4
partially texted with one text
13
provided with one or two incipits
10
provided with single incipit
16
provided with two incipits
3
untexted
18
varies
1
Type of Script
cursive
3
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
2
cursive (bastarda)
10
cursive (humanistic)
7
cursive (italic)
2
display script
7
humanistic
1
hybrida
3
roman
2
rotonda
7
textura
6
Level of Calligraphy
fair
10
high
18
n/a
7
poor
2
very high
7
Colour of Text
black
29
blue
2
brown
14
dark brown
1
red
12
Multiple Texts
no
26
yes
18
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
rarely
6
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
2
often
1
rarely
12
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
5
partial borders: one-sided
5
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
3
occasionally
3
often
3
rarely
8
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
12
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
3
historiated
4
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
9
occasionally
1
often
5
rarely
4
sometimes
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
13
calligraphic with decoration
7
calligraphic with grotesque heads
7
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
5
historiated
1
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
3
occasionally
3
often
1
rarely
8
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
2
occasionally
4
often
5
rarely
5
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
banner
2
decorative final long
7
diagrams
1
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
1
ornament
1
signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS II.I.232 (olim Magliabechi XIX.58), c. 1515-1521, All folios
Cambridge, Great Britain, Magdalene College, MS Pepys 1760, c. 1509-c. 1514, All folios
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