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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Italy
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Antwerp
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Barcelona
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Basel
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3
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1
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Production method
Manuscript
74
Printed work
8
Physical type
choirbook
53
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
2
monophonic manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
2
partbook (single)
3
partbooks (complete set)
10
partbooks (incomplete set)
5
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
2
printed treatise with added polyphony
1
tablebook
1
Material
paper
50
paper (with parchment)
4
parchment
24
parchment (with paper)
2
parchment and paper (mixed)
2
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
26
upright
55
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
15
n/a
8
never
11
none visible
37
normally
4
occasionally
2
often
4
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
27
brown
28
dark brown
14
gold
1
light brown
4
red
6
red-brown
1
reddish brown
3
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
9
freehand
3
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
53
straightedge
6
triple rastrum
11
Number of staves
1
3
10
28
11
11
12
6
13
1
2
6
3
11
4
18
5
17
6
33
7
19
8
26
9
22
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
34
12-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
22
2-part score
1
2-part single page
17
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
48
3-part score
2
3-part single page
16
4-part consecutive
2
4-part opening
54
4-part score
1
4-part single page
21
5-part opening
28
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
10
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
25
none
40
quadruple
1
single
51
triple
11
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
55
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
3
none
14
staves not ruled
3
staves not ruled on grid
17
variable space, not on grid
5
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
50
not in dedicated space
25
provided, in dedicated space
17
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
5
made for complete additional staves
21
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
53
notation extended into margin
36
other
3
partial additional staves
28
staveline added
21
staves extended into margin
8
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
44
brown
29
dark brown
12
gold
1
light brown
3
red
2
red-brown
1
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
5
full mensural
6
void mensural
79
Monophonic Notation
absent
71
present
14
Level of Calligraphy
fair
33
high
29
n/a
8
poor
3
very high
12
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
18
custodes
1
end symbol
14
pointers
6
repeat signs
37
signa congruentiae
46
signes-de-renvoi
44
space-filler
4
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
9
Flemish
4
French
35
German
2
Italian
32
Latin
67
Spanish
13
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
34
fully texted with one text
65
fully texted with two or more texts
8
fully texted with two texts
5
partially texted with one or two texts
9
partially texted with one text
29
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
14
provided with single incipit
41
provided with two incipits
4
untexted
36
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
13
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
23
cursive (humanistic)
14
cursive (italic)
12
display script
13
humanistic
3
hybrida
8
roman
5
rotonda
6
textura
7
Level of Calligraphy
fair
31
high
32
n/a
8
poor
9
very high
12
Colour of Text
black
41
blue
3
brown
34
dark brown
12
gold
1
grey
1
light brown
2
red
23
red-brown
1
reddish brown
2
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
43
yes
45
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
10
normally
1
rarely
17
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
12
occasionally
1
rarely
18
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
7
partial borders: one- and two-sided
3
partial borders: one-sided
4
partial borders: three-sided
2
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
3
Painted Initials Frequency
always
3
never
4
normally
4
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
16
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
2
decorated
12
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
2
historiated
3
plain initials
1
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
10
never
1
normally
34
occasionally
7
often
8
rarely
13
sometimes
6
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
33
calligraphic with decoration
13
calligraphic with grotesque heads
14
decorated
4
decorated with grotesque heads
5
flourished
9
historiated
1
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
13
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
6
normally
7
occasionally
5
often
8
rarely
15
sometimes
5
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
3
Other Decoration Frequency
always
4
never
10
normally
4
occasionally
4
often
7
rarely
9
sometimes
4
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
2
banner
4
decorated letters
3
decorative final long
8
embellished final barline
2
end-symbol
6
littera notabilior
9
ornament
1
signes-de-renvoi
1
vignette
1
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London, Great Britain, Lambeth Palace Library, MS 1, Late 1520s, All folios
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