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
19
France
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Germany
5
Great Britain
5
Italy
5
Spain
1
Cities
Antwerp
1
Brussels
12
England
1
Flanders
1
Florence
2
Germany (South)
3
Glarus, Switzerland
1
London
4
Mechelen
17
Munich
1
Siena
1
Troyes
1
Venice
2
Wittenberg
2
Zaragoza
1
Production method
Manuscript
40
Printed work
3
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
36
partbooks (complete set)
5
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
Material
paper
15
paper (with parchment)
4
parchment
22
parchment (with paper)
2
Format
oblong
9
upright
34
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
18
n/a
4
never
7
none visible
11
occasionally
1
often
4
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
43
brown
4
gold
1
red
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
freehand
1
printed staves
5
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
32
straightedge
3
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
1
3
10
28
11
15
12
7
13
2
14
1
2
3
3
5
4
5
5
13
6
17
7
17
8
24
9
25
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
13
12-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
11
2-part single page
3
3-part opening
22
4-part opening
34
4-part single page
4
5-part opening
22
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
6
7-part opening
1
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
32
none
6
quadruple
5
single
34
triple
17
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
36
none
5
staves not ruled
3
staves not ruled on grid
23
variable space, not on grid
6
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
36
not in dedicated space
4
provided, in dedicated space
7
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
9
notation and staves extended into margin
25
notation extended into margin
9
partial additional staves
10
staveline added
3
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
40
brown
1
dark brown
1
gold
1
red
5
Type of Notation
chant (square)
3
full mensural
3
void mensural
41
Monophonic Notation
absent
37
present
8
Level of Calligraphy
fair
8
high
13
n/a
3
very high
19
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
6
custodes
1
end symbol
3
repeat signs
9
signa congruentiae
21
signes-de-renvoi
26
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
3
Flemish
4
French
13
German
1
Italian
6
Latin
38
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
4
fully texted with one text
40
fully texted with two or more texts
15
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one text
3
provided with one or two incipits
3
provided with single incipit
10
untexted
9
Type of Script
Italic
1
cursive
6
cursive (bastarda)
25
cursive (humanistic)
2
display script
23
humanistic
1
roman
2
rotonda
1
textura
7
Level of Calligraphy
fair
9
high
14
n/a
3
very high
19
Colour of Text
black
39
blue
2
brown
2
dark brown
1
gold
1
grey
1
red
29
Multiple Texts
no
19
yes
25
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
3
none visible
1
rarely
24
Borders Frequency
never
5
occasionally
1
rarely
18
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
5
partial borders: one- and two-sided
2
partial borders: one-sided
5
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
never
5
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
21
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
6
decorated with grotesque heads
2
historiated
1
plain initials
1
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
26
occasionally
9
often
6
rarely
9
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
12
calligraphic with decoration
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
4
decorated
8
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
3
plain initials
7
Planned Initials Frequency
never
13
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
9
sometimes
3
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
2
never
17
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
banner
1
decorative final long
1
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
4
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS Banco Rari 229 (olim Magliabechi XIX.59), 1492-1493, All folios
Bologna, Italy, Museo internazionale e biblioteca della musica di Bologna, MS Q 17 (olim 148), 1490-1500, All folios
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