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
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France
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Great Britain
4
Italy
13
Spain
3
Switzerland
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Cities
Augsburg
1
Basel
2
Belgium
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Bologna
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Brussels
11
Catalonia
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Flanders
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Munich
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Siena
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Spain
1
Switzerland
1
Toledo
1
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1
Venice
2
Production method
Manuscript
55
Printed work
3
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
44
music treatise(s) containing 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)
2
partbooks (complete set)
6
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
Material
paper
30
paper (with parchment)
3
parchment
23
parchment (with paper)
2
Format
oblong
14
upright
44
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
16
n/a
3
never
14
none visible
19
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
4
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
32
brown
17
dark brown
6
gold
1
light brown
3
red
3
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
double rastrum
3
freehand
1
printed staves
4
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
43
straightedge
4
triple rastrum
2
Number of staves
1
2
10
27
11
14
12
6
13
3
2
6
3
9
4
6
5
13
6
23
7
18
8
27
9
27
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
23
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
20
2-part single page
12
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
41
3-part single page
12
4-part consecutive
2
4-part opening
46
4-part single page
11
5-part opening
29
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
8
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
n/a
2
Indentation for Initials
double
29
none
17
quadruple
5
single
41
triple
16
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
47
left below voice parts as part of grid
3
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
6
staves not ruled
3
staves not ruled on grid
19
variable space, not on grid
5
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
43
not in dedicated space
15
provided, in dedicated space
8
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
3
made for complete additional staves
19
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
38
notation extended into margin
21
other
3
partial additional staves
25
staveline added
9
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
41
brown
19
dark brown
5
gold
1
light brown
2
red
4
Type of Notation
chant (square)
6
full mensural
5
void mensural
57
Monophonic Notation
absent
46
present
14
Level of Calligraphy
fair
21
high
15
n/a
3
poor
4
very high
18
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
5
end symbol
8
pointers
5
repeat signs
21
signa congruentiae
29
signes-de-renvoi
41
space-filler
5
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
8
Flemish
5
French
31
German
4
Italian
13
Latin
50
Spanish
5
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
15
fully texted with one text
58
fully texted with two or more texts
14
fully texted with two texts
4
partially texted with one or two texts
4
partially texted with one text
16
provided with one or two incipits
8
provided with single incipit
27
provided with two incipits
3
untexted
26
varies
1
Type of Script
cursive
16
cursive (German)
2
cursive (bastarda)
28
cursive (humanistic)
6
cursive (italic)
3
display script
22
humanistic
1
hybrida
4
roman
2
rotonda
4
textura
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
21
high
21
n/a
3
poor
7
very high
16
Colour of Text
black
40
blue
3
brown
20
dark brown
5
gold
1
grey
1
light brown
1
red
25
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
29
yes
36
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
5
normally
1
rarely
25
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
6
occasionally
1
rarely
19
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
7
partial borders: one- and two-sided
2
partial borders: one-sided
5
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
5
normally
3
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
19
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
10
flourished
2
historiated
1
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
25
occasionally
10
often
10
rarely
12
sometimes
5
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
19
calligraphic with decoration
8
calligraphic with grotesque heads
8
decorated
7
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
5
historiated
1
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
10
Planned Initials Frequency
always
2
never
11
normally
6
occasionally
2
often
4
rarely
10
sometimes
5
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
never
16
normally
3
occasionally
3
often
3
rarely
4
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorative final long
6
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
4
vignette
1
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Modena, Italy, Archivio Storico Diocesano di Modena-Nonantola, MS Mus. IX, c. 1520-30, All folios
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