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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Germany
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Italy
18
Spain
2
Switzerland
1
Cities
Antwerp
1
Basel
1
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Italy (North)
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1
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1
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1
Switzerland
1
Venice
2
Wittenberg
1
Zaragoza
1
Production method
Manuscript
30
Printed work
2
Physical type
choirbook
20
music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
1
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (complete set)
5
partbooks (incomplete set)
4
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
Material
paper
22
paper (with parchment)
2
parchment
7
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
oblong
15
upright
17
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
5
n/a
2
never
2
none visible
21
normally
2
often
1
rarely
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
6
brown
17
dark brown
6
gold
1
light brown
1
red
1
reddish brown
3
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
5
freehand
3
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
17
straightedge
2
triple rastrum
10
Number of staves
1
2
10
7
11
2
2
1
3
6
4
6
5
2
6
10
7
4
8
6
9
3
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
12
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
4
2-part single page
4
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
16
3-part single page
7
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
19
4-part single page
7
5-part opening
6
6-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
3
none
32
quintuple
1
single
11
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
22
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
none
10
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
17
not in dedicated space
13
provided, in dedicated space
7
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
5
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
18
notation extended into margin
17
partial additional staves
7
staveline added
6
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
10
brown
18
dark brown
4
gold
1
light brown
2
red
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
3
void mensural
31
Monophonic Notation
absent
31
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
13
high
15
n/a
2
poor
1
very high
4
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
6
custodes
1
end symbol
5
pointers
1
repeat signs
18
signa congruentiae
17
signes-de-renvoi
12
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
5
Flemish
1
French
22
German
1
Italian
17
Latin
24
Spanish
4
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
17
fully texted with one text
20
fully texted with two texts
3
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
9
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
4
provided with single incipit
23
provided with two incipits
2
untexted
16
Type of Script
cursive
7
cursive (bastarda)
6
cursive (humanistic)
6
cursive (italic)
8
display script
1
humanistic
2
hybrida
2
roman
3
rotonda
1
textura
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
16
high
16
n/a
2
poor
3
very high
2
Colour of Text
black
7
blue
3
brown
24
dark brown
1
gold
1
grey
1
light brown
1
red
7
Multiple Texts
no
15
yes
19
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
2
rarely
5
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
2
rarely
3
Borders Size
full borders
2
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
1
rarely
2
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
4
historiated
1
trompe l'oeil
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
3
never
1
normally
14
occasionally
5
often
4
rarely
5
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
7
calligraphic with decoration
9
calligraphic with grotesque heads
8
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
2
historiated
1
plain initials
8
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
5
often
3
rarely
5
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
3
often
2
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorative final long
5
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
2
signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Segovia, Spain, Archivo Capitular de la Catedral, MS s.s., c. 1498-1515, All folios
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