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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Spain
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1
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2
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Production method
Manuscript
31
Printed work
1
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
23
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (complete set)
5
Material
paper
13
paper (with parchment)
2
parchment
17
Format
oblong
10
upright
22
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
10
n/a
1
never
10
none visible
6
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
4
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
21
brown
5
dark brown
5
light brown
1
red
2
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
2
printed staves
4
single rastrum
23
straightedge
1
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
10
16
11
6
12
3
13
2
2
5
3
7
4
4
5
8
6
12
7
10
8
15
9
15
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
13
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
12
2-part single page
5
3-part opening
22
3-part single page
4
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
26
4-part single page
6
5-part opening
21
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
6
7-part opening
1
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
21
none
4
quadruple
3
single
23
triple
10
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
28
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
2
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
11
variable space, not on grid
5
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
27
not in dedicated space
5
provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
12
notation and staves extended into margin
18
notation extended into margin
9
other
2
partial additional staves
12
staveline added
4
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
30
brown
5
dark brown
3
red
3
Type of Notation
chant (square)
6
full mensural
3
void mensural
31
Monophonic Notation
absent
24
present
10
Level of Calligraphy
fair
11
high
8
n/a
1
very high
12
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
3
end symbol
5
pointers
4
repeat signs
8
signa congruentiae
14
signes-de-renvoi
22
space-filler
3
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
3
Flemish
3
French
12
German
1
Italian
5
Latin
31
Spanish
2
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
7
fully texted with one text
30
fully texted with two or more texts
9
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
5
provided with one or two incipits
3
provided with single incipit
10
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
11
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
9
cursive (bastarda)
16
cursive (humanistic)
2
cursive (italic)
1
display script
14
humanistic
1
hybrida
2
rotonda
2
textura
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
13
high
11
n/a
1
very high
11
Colour of Text
black
32
brown
4
dark brown
4
red
16
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
17
yes
19
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
16
Borders Frequency
never
3
occasionally
1
rarely
12
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
4
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
2
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
16
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
6
flourished
1
historiated
1
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
17
occasionally
5
often
5
rarely
6
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
15
calligraphic with decoration
4
calligraphic with grotesque heads
7
decorated
6
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
4
plain initials
8
Planned Initials Frequency
always
2
never
7
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
6
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
never
8
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
4
sometimes
3
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
7
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
3
ornament
1
signa congruentiae
1
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Basel, Switzerland, Öffentliche Bibliothek der Universität, MS F VI 26 f, First quarter of the 16th century,
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