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
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France
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Great Britain
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Italy
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Spain
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Switzerland
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Cities
Antwerp
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Arundel
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Brussels
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Catalonia
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Cognac
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1
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1
Tarazona
3
Toledo
1
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1
Venice
5
Wittenberg
2
Zaragoza
1
Production method
Manuscript
93
Printed work
7
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
72
choirbook (single quire(s))
1
music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbook (single)
3
partbooks (complete set)
10
partbooks (incomplete set)
8
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
tablebook
1
Material
paper
56
paper (with parchment)
5
parchment
37
parchment (with paper)
2
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
33
upright
66
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
31
n/a
8
never
14
none visible
37
normally
4
occasionally
1
often
5
rarely
2
sometimes
4
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
44
brown
34
dark brown
14
gold
2
light brown
4
red
3
reddish brown
3
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
double rastrum
7
freehand
5
printed staves
5
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
65
straightedge
10
triple rastrum
11
Number of staves
1
4
10
41
11
21
12
11
13
4
14
2
15
1
16
1
17
1
2
9
3
15
4
21
5
23
6
39
7
26
8
38
9
33
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
35
12-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
21
2-part score
2
2-part single page
15
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
54
3-part score
1
3-part single page
16
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
72
4-part score
1
4-part single page
22
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
34
5-part single page
3
6-part opening
10
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
36
none
32
quadruple
5
quintuple
1
single
72
triple
18
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
79
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
13
staves not ruled
4
staves not ruled on grid
27
variable space, not on grid
8
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
65
not in dedicated space
25
provided, in dedicated space
20
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
5
made for complete additional staves
23
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
63
notation extended into margin
37
other
3
partial additional staves
32
staveline added
19
staves extended into margin
6
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
60
blue
1
brown
34
dark brown
11
gold
2
light brown
3
red
6
Type of Notation
chant (square)
8
full mensural
9
void mensural
95
Monophonic Notation
absent
85
present
17
Level of Calligraphy
fair
35
high
33
n/a
7
poor
4
very high
24
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
15
custodes
2
end symbol
14
pointers
6
repeat signs
36
signa congruentiae
53
signes-de-renvoi
52
space-filler
5
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
10
English
1
Flemish
6
French
45
German
4
Italian
28
Latin
80
Spanish
13
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
33
fully texted with one text
80
fully texted with two or more texts
16
fully texted with two texts
7
partially texted with one or two texts
9
partially texted with one text
22
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
2
provided with one or two incipits
13
provided with single incipit
45
provided with two incipits
4
untexted
37
Type of Script
Italic
1
antiqua
1
cursive
18
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
2
cursive (bastarda)
36
cursive (humanistic)
12
cursive (italic)
10
display script
26
humanistic
3
hybrida
7
roman
4
rotonda
5
textura
11
Level of Calligraphy
fair
35
high
40
n/a
7
poor
8
very high
21
Colour of Text
black
57
blue
5
brown
39
dark brown
10
gold
1
grey
1
light brown
2
red
41
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
50
yes
57
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
5
none visible
1
normally
1
often
1
rarely
31
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
7
occasionally
2
rarely
26
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
9
partial borders: one- and two-sided
3
partial borders: one-sided
6
partial borders: three-sided
2
partial borders: two- and three-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
7
Painted Initials Frequency
always
4
never
5
normally
6
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
26
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
17
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
1
historiated
4
plain initials
1
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
5
Penned Initials Frequency
always
10
never
1
normally
41
occasionally
15
often
12
rarely
17
sometimes
6
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
36
calligraphic with decoration
15
calligraphic with grotesque heads
18
decorated
9
decorated with grotesque heads
5
flourished
11
historiated
1
plain initials
17
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
13
normally
9
occasionally
4
often
5
rarely
19
sometimes
7
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
3
Other Decoration Frequency
always
3
never
18
normally
5
occasionally
7
often
6
rarely
10
sometimes
5
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
banner
3
decorative final long
14
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
6
littera notabilior
8
ornament
2
signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
1
vignette
1
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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
Rome, Italy, Biblioteca Casanatense, MS 2856 (olim O.V. 208), c. 1479-81, All folios
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