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
19
France
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Germany
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Great Britain
1
Italy
14
Spain
4
Switzerland
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Antwerp
1
Belgium
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Brussels
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2
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1
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1
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1
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1
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2
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1
Production method
Manuscript
62
Printed work
1
Physical type
choirbook
59
music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
Material
paper
25
paper (with parchment)
4
parchment
32
parchment (with paper)
2
Format
upright
63
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
23
n/a
1
never
6
none visible
22
normally
4
occasionally
1
often
5
rarely
2
sometimes
3
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
34
brown
20
dark brown
6
gold
1
light brown
4
red
2
reddish brown
2
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
double rastrum
1
freehand
2
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
55
straightedge
6
triple rastrum
2
Number of staves
1
3
10
39
11
19
12
9
13
3
14
1
2
5
3
2
4
5
5
12
6
23
7
24
8
35
9
31
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
13
12-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
20
2-part single page
12
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
44
3-part single page
12
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
56
4-part single page
14
5-part opening
29
5-part single page
3
6-part opening
8
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
28
none
17
quadruple
4
quintuple
1
single
53
triple
16
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
55
none
5
staves not ruled
3
staves not ruled on grid
25
variable space, not on grid
6
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
42
not in dedicated space
20
provided, in dedicated space
10
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
5
made for complete additional staves
21
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
45
notation extended into margin
28
other
3
partial additional staves
22
staveline added
10
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
41
brown
19
dark brown
5
gold
1
light brown
3
red
6
Type of Notation
chant (square)
6
full mensural
6
void mensural
60
Monophonic Notation
absent
50
present
15
Level of Calligraphy
fair
16
high
26
n/a
1
poor
2
very high
21
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
6
custodes
1
end symbol
10
pointers
5
repeat signs
23
signa congruentiae
36
signes-de-renvoi
44
space-filler
5
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
6
Flemish
5
French
28
German
1
Italian
10
Latin
54
Spanish
6
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
17
fully texted with one text
57
fully texted with two or more texts
15
fully texted with two texts
7
partially texted with one or two texts
8
partially texted with one text
14
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
2
provided with one or two incipits
7
provided with single incipit
27
provided with two incipits
3
untexted
24
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
10
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
32
cursive (humanistic)
2
cursive (italic)
2
display script
23
humanistic
3
hybrida
7
roman
2
rotonda
2
textura
11
Level of Calligraphy
fair
17
high
29
n/a
1
poor
5
very high
20
Colour of Text
black
38
blue
3
brown
22
dark brown
6
gold
1
grey
1
light brown
2
red
35
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
31
yes
38
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
5
none visible
1
normally
1
rarely
27
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
7
occasionally
1
rarely
25
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
8
partial borders: one- and two-sided
3
partial borders: one-sided
6
partial borders: three-sided
2
partial borders: two- and three-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
6
Painted Initials Frequency
always
3
never
5
normally
5
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
22
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
13
decorated with grotesque heads
2
historiated
1
plain initials
1
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
3
never
1
normally
34
occasionally
12
often
8
rarely
15
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
24
calligraphic with decoration
11
calligraphic with grotesque heads
14
decorated
5
decorated with grotesque heads
4
flourished
8
historiated
1
plain initials
6
Planned Initials Frequency
never
13
normally
5
occasionally
3
often
4
rarely
15
sometimes
5
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
always
3
never
18
normally
4
occasionally
3
often
5
rarely
5
sometimes
3
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
banner
2
decorative final long
7
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
4
littera notabilior
6
ornament
2
signes-de-renvoi
1
vignette
1
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Siena, Italy, Biblioteca Comunale degli Intronati, MS K. 1.2, c. 1500, 1-207
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