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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Florence
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Tarazona
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Production method
Manuscript
31
Printed work
1
Physical type
choirbook
19
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (complete set)
4
partbooks (incomplete set)
3
tablebook
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Material
paper
20
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
10
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
11
upright
20
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
3
n/a
1
never
3
none visible
20
normally
4
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
3
brown
17
dark brown
9
gold
1
light brown
1
red
1
red-brown
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
4
freehand
2
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
21
straightedge
2
triple rastrum
7
Number of staves
1
1
10
7
11
2
2
3
3
6
4
7
5
4
6
11
7
9
8
11
9
6
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
14
2-part opening
8
2-part score
1
2-part single page
11
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
22
3-part score
2
3-part single page
11
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
20
4-part score
1
4-part single page
14
5-part opening
8
5-part single page
1
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
2
none
16
single
21
triple
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
26
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
6
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
13
not in dedicated space
20
provided, in dedicated space
5
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
3
made for complete additional staves
9
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
24
notation extended into margin
16
other
2
partial additional staves
11
staveline added
12
staves extended into margin
5
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
7
brown
19
dark brown
6
gold
1
light brown
3
red-brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
5
void mensural
30
Monophonic Notation
absent
29
present
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
20
high
9
n/a
1
poor
1
very high
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
3
custodes
1
end symbol
6
pointers
3
repeat signs
24
signa congruentiae
18
signes-de-renvoi
16
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
8
Flemish
1
French
23
German
1
Italian
21
Latin
27
Spanish
9
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
32
fully texted with one text
21
fully texted with two texts
5
partially texted with one or two texts
8
partially texted with one text
20
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
8
provided with single incipit
22
provided with two incipits
4
untexted
19
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
8
cursive (bastarda)
9
cursive (humanistic)
5
cursive (italic)
6
display script
2
hybrida
6
roman
2
textura
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
17
high
12
n/a
1
poor
5
very high
3
Colour of Text
black
9
blue
1
brown
19
dark brown
6
gold
1
light brown
2
red
4
red-brown
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
9
yes
30
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
rarely
6
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
2
rarely
6
Borders Size
full borders
2
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
3
occasionally
1
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
8
historiated
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
13
occasionally
2
often
4
rarely
3
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
14
calligraphic with decoration
6
calligraphic with grotesque heads
5
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
3
plain initials
7
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
4
occasionally
1
often
4
rarely
5
sometimes
3
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
2
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
3
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorative final long
4
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
3
ornament
1
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Basel, Switzerland, Öffentliche Bibliothek der Universität, MS F X 5-9, c. 1510-1547, All folios
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