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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Italy
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Spain
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Cities
Brussels
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Ferrara
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Munich
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Naples
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1
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1
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2
Production method
Manuscript
21
Physical type
choirbook
19
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
Material
paper
8
parchment
11
parchment (with paper)
1
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
upright
21
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
4
never
4
none visible
9
often
4
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
12
brown
5
dark brown
1
light brown
2
red
1
red-brown
1
reddish brown
2
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
20
straightedge
1
Number of staves
1
1
10
10
11
2
2
5
3
5
4
5
5
11
6
15
7
21
8
14
9
11
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
7
2-part opening
12
2-part single page
7
3-part opening
19
3-part single page
5
4-part opening
19
4-part single page
9
5-part opening
9
6-part opening
6
7-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
11
none
6
single
18
triple
7
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
19
none
1
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
9
variable space, not on grid
6
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
14
not in dedicated space
8
provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
11
notation and staves extended into margin
12
notation extended into margin
9
other
1
partial additional staves
8
staveline added
3
staves extended into margin
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
15
brown
6
light brown
1
red
1
red-brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
void mensural
21
Monophonic Notation
absent
17
present
6
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
9
poor
1
very high
6
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
2
pointers
2
repeat signs
7
signa congruentiae
14
signes-de-renvoi
19
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
4
Flemish
2
French
12
German
1
Italian
6
Latin
19
Spanish
5
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
9
fully texted with one text
17
fully texted with two or more texts
6
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
4
partially texted with one text
8
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
5
provided with single incipit
10
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
11
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (bastarda)
11
cursive (humanistic)
2
display script
11
humanistic
1
hybrida
4
textura
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
10
poor
3
very high
5
Colour of Text
black
13
brown
6
dark brown
3
light brown
1
red
12
red-brown
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
8
yes
17
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
9
Borders Frequency
never
3
occasionally
1
rarely
9
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
3
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
3
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
3
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
6
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
13
occasionally
4
often
4
rarely
5
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
12
calligraphic with decoration
4
calligraphic with grotesque heads
5
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
4
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
never
3
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
8
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
never
5
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
4
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
1
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
2
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Bologna, Italy, Museo internazionale e biblioteca della musica di Bologna, MS Q 16 (olim 109), 1487-1510, All folios
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