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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Italy (North)
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Portugal
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Spain
7
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1
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1
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1
Production method
Manuscript
79
Printed work
1
Physical type
choirbook
73
choirbook (single quire(s))
1
monophonic manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbook (single)
2
Material
paper
40
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
36
parchment (with paper)
1
parchment and paper (mixed)
2
Format
oblong
6
upright
74
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
25
n/a
1
never
8
none visible
32
normally
3
occasionally
2
often
6
rarely
1
sometimes
4
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
39
brown
28
dark brown
7
light brown
3
red
4
reddish brown
4
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
double rastrum
8
freehand
3
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
64
straightedge
6
triple rastrum
6
Number of staves
1
3
10
42
11
24
12
12
13
2
2
7
3
9
4
12
5
19
6
30
7
30
8
39
9
42
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
19
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
33
2-part single page
18
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
64
3-part single page
16
4-part opening
73
4-part single page
20
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
44
5-part single page
4
6-part opening
20
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
4
Indentation for Initials
double
39
none
31
quadruple
4
single
56
triple
21
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
70
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
4
staves not ruled
3
staves not ruled on grid
25
variable space, not on grid
9
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
58
not in dedicated space
22
provided, in dedicated space
8
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
9
made for complete additional staves
30
notation and staves extended into margin
56
notation extended into margin
38
other
2
partial additional staves
34
staveline added
17
staves extended into margin
7
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
56
blue
1
brown
23
dark brown
6
gold
1
light brown
1
red
6
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
7
full mensural
4
void mensural
78
Monophonic Notation
absent
62
present
20
Level of Calligraphy
fair
28
high
25
n/a
1
poor
3
very high
25
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
10
cue notes
1
custodes
1
end symbol
19
none
1
pointers
7
repeat signs
25
signa congruentiae
41
signes-de-renvoi
80
space-filler
5
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
8
English
1
Flemish
6
French
31
German
2
Italian
15
Latin
72
Spanish
10
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
14
fully texted with one text
72
fully texted with two or more texts
17
fully texted with two texts
4
partially texted with one or two texts
7
partially texted with one text
15
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
2
provided with one or two incipits
8
provided with single incipit
34
provided with two incipits
2
untexted
32
Type of Script
cursive
12
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
3
cursive (Italianate)
1
cursive (bastarda)
35
cursive (humanistic)
5
cursive (italic)
6
display script
29
humanistic
2
hybrida
6
roman
1
rotonda
3
textura
13
various
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
28
high
29
n/a
1
poor
6
very high
25
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
55
blue
4
brown
28
dark brown
8
light brown
1
red
37
reddish brown
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
44
yes
42
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
8
normally
1
rarely
28
Borders Frequency
never
10
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
30
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
8
partial borders: one- and two-sided
3
partial borders: one-sided
9
partial borders: three-sided
2
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
9
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
4
normally
4
occasionally
5
often
6
rarely
25
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic
1
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
15
decorated with grotesque heads
7
flourished
6
historiated
3
plain initials
2
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
4
Penned Initials Frequency
always
7
normally
40
occasionally
13
often
10
rarely
19
sometimes
6
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
42
calligraphic with decoration
17
calligraphic with grotesque heads
16
decorated
4
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
20
historiated
1
littera notabilior
4
plain initials
10
Planned Initials Frequency
always
3
never
12
normally
9
occasionally
5
often
7
rarely
19
sometimes
4
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
2
Other Decoration Frequency
never
18
normally
6
occasionally
8
often
7
rarely
11
sometimes
7
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
banner
3
decorated letters
3
decorative final long
14
diagrams
1
embellished final barline
2
end-symbol
5
littera notabilior
7
ornament
1
signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
1
vignette
1
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Mouton: Missarum 1, Fossombrone, Italy, 1515, , "M D X V .Die XI .Augusti.", All
Févin: Misse, Fossombrone, Italy, 1515, , "MDXV. Die xxii Novembris",
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