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
Austria
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Italy
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Spain
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Antwerp
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Production method
Manuscript
70
Printed work
7
Physical type
chansonnier
2
choirbook
69
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
2
partbook (single)
1
tablebook
1
Material
paper
42
paper (with parchment)
2
parchment
30
parchment (with paper)
2
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
13
upright
63
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
16
n/a
7
never
6
none visible
29
normally
7
occasionally
1
often
5
rarely
3
sometimes
6
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
40
brown
22
dark brown
7
gold
1
light brown
1
red
3
red-brown
1
reddish brown
2
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
7
freehand
4
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
59
straightedge
7
triple rastrum
6
Number of staves
1
5
10
36
11
21
12
9
13
2
14
1
15
1
16
1
17
1
2
11
3
12
4
23
5
27
6
43
7
30
8
39
9
35
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
17
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
30
2-part score
2
2-part single page
21
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
62
3-part score
2
3-part single page
20
4-part consecutive
2
4-part opening
77
4-part score
1
4-part single page
22
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
43
5-part single page
4
6-part consecutive
1
6-part opening
18
7-part consecutive
1
7-part opening
1
8-part consecutive
1
8-part opening
4
9-part consecutive
1
9-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
all staves indented
1
double
30
none
33
quadruple
4
quintuple
1
single
54
triple
17
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
65
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
3
none
6
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
23
variable space, not on grid
12
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
49
not in dedicated space
25
provided, in dedicated space
15
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
5
made for complete additional staves
26
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
52
notation extended into margin
35
other
2
partial additional staves
29
staveline added
15
staves extended into margin
6
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
53
blue
2
brown
22
dark brown
7
gold
2
light brown
2
red
5
red-brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
5
full mensural
4
strene notation
1
void mensural
76
Monophonic Notation
absent
62
present
16
Level of Calligraphy
fair
20
high
34
n/a
7
poor
1
very high
17
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
13
cue notes
2
custodes
2
end symbol
18
pointers
5
repeat signs
27
signa congruentiae
40
signes-de-renvoi
51
space-filler
3
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
8
English
3
Flemish
4
French
33
German
1
Italian
19
Latin
66
Spanish
7
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
3
fully texted with one or two texts
20
fully texted with one text
65
fully texted with two or more texts
14
fully texted with two texts
7
partially texted with one or two texts
8
partially texted with one text
21
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
2
provided with one or two incipits
14
provided with single incipit
34
provided with two incipits
3
untexted
33
Type of Script
Italic
1
cursive
12
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (bastarda)
27
cursive (humanistic)
4
cursive (italic)
5
display script
25
humanistic
2
hybrida
7
roman
4
rotonda
5
textura
15
Level of Calligraphy
fair
20
high
32
n/a
7
poor
8
very high
17
Colour of Text
black
50
blue
3
brown
24
dark brown
8
gold
1
light brown
2
red
34
red-brown
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
40
yes
43
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
5
normally
1
rarely
23
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
6
occasionally
1
rarely
26
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
9
partial borders: one- and two-sided
3
partial borders: one-sided
8
partial borders: three-sided
2
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
8
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
4
normally
5
occasionally
5
often
6
rarely
19
sometimes
3
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
19
decorated with grotesque heads
8
flourished
5
historiated
4
plain initials
2
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
5
Penned Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
32
occasionally
12
often
11
rarely
17
sometimes
6
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
42
calligraphic with decoration
12
calligraphic with grotesque heads
13
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
15
historiated
1
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
8
Planned Initials Frequency
never
7
normally
8
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
20
sometimes
6
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
3
Other Decoration Frequency
never
13
normally
5
occasionally
4
often
8
rarely
6
sometimes
3
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
3
banner
3
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
8
embellished final barline
3
end-symbol
6
littera notabilior
3
signes-de-renvoi
1
vignette
1
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Verona, Italy, Biblioteca Capitolare, MS DCCLIX, c. 1480-1490, All folios
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