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
3
Italy
23
Spain
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Cities
Belgium
1
Bourges
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Brussels
10
Casale Monferrato
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Tarazona
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Production method
Manuscript
65
Printed work
1
Physical type
chansonnier
1
chant book with polyphony
1
choirbook
45
choirbook (fragment)
1
music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
partbook (single)
3
partbooks (complete set)
8
partbooks (incomplete set)
5
Material
paper
34
paper (with parchment)
3
parchment
29
Format
oblong
19
upright
47
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
20
n/a
1
never
10
none visible
25
normally
5
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
2
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
27
brown
27
dark brown
10
gold
1
light brown
2
red
3
reddish brown
2
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
2
double rastrum
7
freehand
3
printed staves
3
quadruple rastrum
2
single rastrum
46
straightedge
4
triple rastrum
9
Number of staves
1
1
10
28
11
13
12
4
13
3
14
1
2
6
3
10
4
13
5
11
6
20
7
21
8
26
9
26
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
27
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
19
2-part single page
15
3-part consecutive
3
3-part opening
41
3-part score
1
3-part single page
12
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
42
4-part single page
17
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
23
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
5
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
n/a
4
Indentation for Initials
double
24
none
25
quadruple
5
quintuple
1
single
41
triple
16
varies
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
53
left below voice parts as part of grid
2
left between voice parts as part of grid
3
none
10
staves not ruled
4
staves not ruled on grid
15
variable space, not on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
41
not in dedicated space
25
provided, in dedicated space
11
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
5
made for complete additional staves
23
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
47
notation extended into margin
27
other
3
partial additional staves
25
staveline added
16
staves extended into margin
5
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
34
brown
28
dark brown
7
gold
1
light brown
3
red
4
Type of Notation
chant (Central European)
1
chant (square)
4
full mensural
7
void mensural
63
Monophonic Notation
absent
56
present
13
Level of Calligraphy
fair
29
high
21
n/a
1
poor
3
very high
17
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
5
custodes
2
end symbol
7
none
1
pointers
5
repeat signs
31
signa congruentiae
35
signes-de-renvoi
35
space-filler
5
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
2
Dutch
9
Flemish
5
French
38
German
3
Italian
21
Latin
54
Spanish
9
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
34
fully texted with one text
50
fully texted with two or more texts
17
fully texted with two texts
6
partially texted with one or two texts
9
partially texted with one text
19
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
2
provided with one or two incipits
9
provided with single incipit
29
provided with two incipits
5
untexted
25
varies
2
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
14
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
28
cursive (humanistic)
10
cursive (italic)
6
display script
18
hybrida
6
roman
2
textura
7
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
25
high
27
n/a
1
poor
5
very high
16
Colour of Text
black
35
blue
4
brown
30
dark brown
6
gold
2
light brown
2
red
23
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
11
yes
66
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
4
rarely
22
sometimes
1
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
5
occasionally
1
rarely
21
sometimes
1
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
7
partial borders: one- and two-sided
4
partial borders: one-sided
5
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
5
Painted Initials Frequency
always
4
never
4
normally
6
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
17
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
15
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
2
historiated
3
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
8
never
1
normally
27
occasionally
10
often
8
rarely
13
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
23
calligraphic with decoration
10
calligraphic with grotesque heads
12
decorated
5
decorated with grotesque heads
4
flourished
8
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
13
Planned Initials Frequency
always
3
never
10
normally
10
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
12
sometimes
4
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
never
13
normally
1
occasionally
5
often
4
rarely
8
sometimes
3
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
10
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
5
ornament
1
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Production method: Manuscript
Type of script: cursive (Anglicana)
Borders frequency: never
Monophonic notation: present
Number of staves: 6
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Modena, Italy, Archivio Storico Diocesano di Modena-Nonantola, MS Mus. IX, c. 1520-30, All folios
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