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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Belgium
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Cities
Basel
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Bruges
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Catalonia
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Florence
10
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Italy
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Milan
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Naples
2
Paris
1
Rome
2
Spain
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Production method
Manuscript
24
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
18
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
partbook (single)
3
partbooks (complete set)
1
Material
paper
13
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
9
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
oblong
10
upright
14
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
2
never
2
none visible
15
normally
3
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
4
brown
12
dark brown
5
gold
1
light brown
3
red
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
5
freehand
2
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
17
triple rastrum
6
Number of staves
1
1
10
3
11
1
2
1
3
3
4
3
5
3
6
10
7
5
8
5
9
1
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
10
2-part opening
5
2-part score
1
2-part single page
6
3-part opening
19
3-part score
2
3-part single page
6
4-part opening
17
4-part score
1
4-part single page
7
5-part opening
5
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
2
none
13
quadruple
1
single
14
triple
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
20
left below voice parts as part of grid
2
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
2
staves not ruled on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
10
not in dedicated space
15
provided, in dedicated space
5
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
7
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
20
notation extended into margin
14
other
1
partial additional staves
12
staveline added
10
staves extended into margin
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
8
brown
16
dark brown
3
gold
1
light brown
3
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
3
void mensural
23
Monophonic Notation
absent
23
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
9
high
13
poor
3
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
4
end symbol
5
pointers
5
repeat signs
21
signa congruentiae
15
signes-de-renvoi
15
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
11
French
19
German
2
Italian
15
Latin
17
Spanish
6
n/a
1
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
19
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
4
partially texted with one or two texts
5
partially texted with one text
17
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
5
provided with single incipit
21
provided with two incipits
4
untexted
24
Type of Script
cursive
7
cursive (bastarda)
9
cursive (humanistic)
5
cursive (italic)
4
display script
2
hybrida
2
roman
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
12
high
12
poor
5
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
7
blue
1
brown
17
dark brown
5
gold
1
grey
1
light brown
3
red
3
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
11
yes
17
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
1
rarely
6
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
1
rarely
4
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
8
historiated
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
3
occasionally
4
often
4
rarely
3
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
9
calligraphic with decoration
7
calligraphic with grotesque heads
7
decorated
2
flourished
1
historiated
1
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
4
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
5
sometimes
5
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
2
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
2
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
4
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Montserrat, Spain, Monasterio de S Maria, MS 766, 1517-34, All folios
Seville, Spain, Biblioteca Capitular y Colombina, MS 5-1-43 (olim Z Tab. 135, N.° 33), c. 1470-85, All folios
Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS Magliabechi XIX.178, c. 1492-1494, All folios
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