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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Italy
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Spain
3
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2
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2
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Production method
Manuscript
52
Printed work
1
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
48
music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
tablebook
1
Material
paper
23
paper (with parchment)
3
parchment
26
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
8
upright
44
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
17
n/a
1
never
6
none visible
20
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
2
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
22
brown
18
dark brown
7
gold
2
light brown
4
red
2
reddish brown
3
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
2
freehand
2
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
44
straightedge
5
triple rastrum
6
Number of staves
1
3
10
27
11
14
12
5
13
3
14
1
2
6
3
4
4
7
5
16
6
28
7
21
8
29
9
24
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
13
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
19
2-part score
1
2-part single page
14
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
53
3-part score
1
3-part single page
14
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
47
4-part score
1
4-part single page
17
5-part opening
27
5-part single page
3
6-part opening
8
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
20
none
16
quadruple
4
quintuple
1
single
42
triple
14
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
50
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
3
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
16
variable space, not on grid
5
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
30
not in dedicated space
21
provided, in dedicated space
11
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
3
made for complete additional staves
20
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
41
notation extended into margin
27
other
3
partial additional staves
23
staveline added
11
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
29
brown
22
dark brown
5
gold
2
light brown
3
red
6
Type of Notation
chant (square)
4
full mensural
6
void mensural
51
Monophonic Notation
absent
43
present
10
Level of Calligraphy
fair
14
high
20
n/a
1
poor
2
very high
19
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
6
custodes
1
end symbol
11
pointers
5
repeat signs
26
signa congruentiae
35
signes-de-renvoi
39
space-filler
4
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
9
Flemish
5
French
33
German
1
Italian
15
Latin
44
Spanish
9
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
19
fully texted with one text
47
fully texted with two or more texts
13
fully texted with two texts
7
partially texted with one or two texts
9
partially texted with one text
17
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
2
provided with one or two incipits
9
provided with single incipit
31
provided with two incipits
3
untexted
28
Type of Script
cursive
12
cursive (bastarda)
28
cursive (italic)
5
display script
18
humanistic
2
hybrida
6
roman
2
rotonda
2
textura
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
15
high
24
n/a
1
poor
6
very high
14
Colour of Text
black
30
blue
2
brown
23
dark brown
6
gold
1
light brown
2
red
26
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
25
yes
33
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
3
often
1
rarely
22
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
4
occasionally
1
rarely
19
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
8
partial borders: one- and two-sided
3
partial borders: one-sided
2
partial borders: three-sided
2
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
5
Painted Initials Frequency
always
3
never
4
normally
5
occasionally
2
rarely
16
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
11
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
1
historiated
1
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
3
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
26
occasionally
11
often
8
rarely
11
sometimes
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
22
calligraphic with decoration
9
calligraphic with grotesque heads
12
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
5
historiated
1
plain initials
8
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
8
normally
6
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
16
sometimes
6
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
3
Other Decoration Frequency
never
13
normally
4
occasionally
3
often
4
rarely
5
sometimes
3
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
8
end-symbol
5
littera notabilior
5
signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS Magliabechi XIX.117, c. 1505-1515, All folios
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