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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Italy
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Silesia
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Spain
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Cities
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Switzerland
1
Toledo
1
Venice
1
Zagan
3
Production method
Manuscript
29
Printed work
1
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
21
choirbook (single quire(s))
2
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
partbooks (complete set)
3
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
tablebook
1
Material
paper
18
paper (with parchment)
2
parchment
10
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
11
upright
18
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
3
n/a
1
never
5
none visible
17
normally
2
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
7
brown
15
dark brown
4
gold
1
light brown
3
red
1
reddish brown
2
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
5
freehand
3
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
23
triple rastrum
4
Number of staves
1
1
10
8
11
2
12
2
2
2
3
1
4
6
5
6
6
15
7
7
8
12
9
5
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
10
2-part opening
9
2-part score
1
2-part single page
9
3-part opening
25
3-part score
1
3-part single page
10
4-part opening
24
4-part score
1
4-part single page
11
5-part opening
9
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
4
none
15
quadruple
1
single
18
triple
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
27
left between voice parts as part of grid
4
none
3
staves not ruled on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
12
not in dedicated space
16
provided, in dedicated space
9
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
13
none
2
notation and staves extended into margin
23
notation extended into margin
14
other
1
partial additional staves
15
staveline added
9
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
13
brown
13
dark brown
4
gold
1
light brown
3
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
3
full mensural
2
void mensural
30
Monophonic Notation
absent
26
present
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
17
high
7
n/a
1
poor
3
very high
5
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
4
end symbol
6
none
1
pointers
6
repeat signs
17
signa congruentiae
14
signes-de-renvoi
17
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
3
Dutch
6
Flemish
4
French
23
German
4
Italian
12
Latin
24
Spanish
5
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
15
fully texted with one text
25
fully texted with two or more texts
4
fully texted with two texts
5
partially texted with one or two texts
6
partially texted with one text
18
partially texted with two or more texts
1
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
10
provided with single incipit
30
provided with two incipits
2
untexted
27
Type of Script
cursive
7
cursive (German)
5
cursive (bastarda)
11
cursive (humanistic)
3
cursive (italic)
4
display script
5
hybrida
3
roman
1
rotonda
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
16
high
9
n/a
1
poor
8
very high
3
Colour of Text
black
14
blue
2
brown
14
dark brown
3
gold
1
light brown
3
red
4
reddish brown
2
Multiple Texts
no
13
yes
20
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
4
rarely
7
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
4
often
1
rarely
7
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
3
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
3
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
3
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
9
flourished
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
7
occasionally
4
often
5
rarely
4
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
12
calligraphic with decoration
6
calligraphic with grotesque heads
4
decorated
2
flourished
3
plain initials
8
Planned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
4
often
2
rarely
5
sometimes
4
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
never
2
normally
1
occasionally
4
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorative final long
3
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
4
signa congruentiae
1
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS Magliabechi XIX.117, c. 1505-1515, All folios
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