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
Belgium
4
Czech Republic
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Italy
1
Cities
Brussels
3
Hradec Králové
2
Mechelen
4
Naples
1
Rome
1
Production method
Manuscript
8
Physical type
choirbook
6
partbook (single)
2
Material
paper
4
parchment
4
Format
upright
8
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
2
never
2
none visible
3
often
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
6
brown
4
light brown
1
red
1
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
8
Number of staves
10
4
2
3
3
1
4
3
5
3
6
4
7
8
8
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9
4
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
8
2-part opening
6
2-part single page
1
3-part opening
5
3-part single page
1
4-part opening
5
4-part single page
2
5-part opening
3
6-part opening
2
7-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
4
none
2
single
5
triple
3
varies
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
7
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
1
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
2
variable space, not on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
7
not in dedicated space
1
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
2
notation and staves extended into margin
4
notation extended into margin
2
other
1
partial additional staves
5
staveline added
1
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
7
brown
3
red
1
Type of Notation
chant (Central European)
1
chant (square)
1
void mensural
8
Monophonic Notation
absent
6
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
3
very high
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
1
pointers
1
repeat signs
2
signa congruentiae
4
signes-de-renvoi
6
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
2
Dutch
1
Flemish
1
French
4
Italian
2
Latin
8
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
3
fully texted with one text
5
fully texted with two or more texts
4
partially texted with one text
2
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
2
untexted
3
Type of Script
cursive
3
cursive (bastarda)
5
cursive (humanistic)
1
display script
6
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
5
poor
1
very high
3
Colour of Text
black
6
blue
2
brown
4
dark brown
1
red
6
Multiple Texts
no
3
yes
7
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
4
Borders Frequency
never
2
rarely
3
Borders Size
full borders
2
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
often
1
rarely
4
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
historiated
1
plain initials
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
7
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
4
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
3
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
3
normally
1
occasionally
1
rarely
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
3
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
3
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
4
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Modena, Italy, Biblioteca Estense Universitaria, alpha.X.1.11 (Lat. 471; olim VI.H.15), 1440s, with additions up c. 1480, All folios
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