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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Great Britain
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Italy
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Spain
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Antwerp
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Arundel
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Savoy, France
1
Segovia
1
Toledo
1
Venice
1
Production method
Manuscript
28
Printed work
4
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
21
choirbook (fragment)
1
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
partbook (single)
4
partbooks (complete set)
3
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
Material
paper
13
parchment
18
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
oblong
10
upright
22
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
6
n/a
5
never
6
none visible
10
normally
2
often
3
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
13
brown
18
dark brown
1
light brown
1
red
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
freehand
2
printed staves
1
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
20
straightedge
5
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
1
3
10
12
11
7
12
2
13
3
14
1
15
1
16
1
17
1
2
5
3
6
4
8
5
9
6
14
7
10
8
14
9
11
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
13
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
9
2-part score
1
2-part single page
7
3-part opening
20
3-part single page
5
4-part opening
21
4-part single page
7
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
12
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
5
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
11
none
6
single
32
triple
5
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
22
left below voice parts as part of grid
2
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
2
staves not ruled on grid
8
variable space, not on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
19
not in dedicated space
9
provided, in dedicated space
6
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
5
notation and staves extended into margin
18
notation extended into margin
9
partial additional staves
10
staveline added
6
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
24
blue
1
brown
11
dark brown
1
red
4
Type of Notation
chant (square)
2
full mensural
4
void mensural
29
Monophonic Notation
absent
28
present
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
9
high
14
n/a
4
very high
6
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
6
custodes
1
end symbol
6
pointers
2
repeat signs
10
signa congruentiae
18
signes-de-renvoi
18
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
4
English
2
Flemish
3
French
17
German
2
Italian
8
Latin
27
Spanish
4
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
12
fully texted with one text
28
fully texted with two or more texts
5
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
4
partially texted with one text
13
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
8
provided with single incipit
14
provided with two incipits
3
untexted
14
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
5
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (bastarda)
15
cursive (humanistic)
3
display script
7
hybrida
4
rotonda
4
textura
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
8
high
18
n/a
4
poor
1
very high
7
Colour of Text
black
25
blue
2
brown
10
dark brown
2
red
14
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
19
yes
18
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
3
never
3
rarely
7
Borders Frequency
never
4
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
8
sometimes
1
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
3
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
5
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
3
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
3
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
10
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
2
decorated
11
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
5
historiated
4
plain initials
1
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
3
Penned Initials Frequency
always
4
normally
8
occasionally
5
often
2
rarely
8
sometimes
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
14
calligraphic with decoration
8
calligraphic with grotesque heads
12
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
5
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
4
Planned Initials Frequency
never
3
normally
3
often
2
rarely
8
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
never
5
occasionally
3
often
3
rarely
5
sometimes
3
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorative final long
8
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
1
ornament
1
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Vatican, Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, MS Chigi C VIII 234, c. 1498-1503, All folios
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