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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Italy
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Spain
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Antwerp
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Basel
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1
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1
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1
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Production method
Manuscript
66
Printed work
9
Physical type
choirbook
51
composite 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
1
partbook (single)
2
partbooks (complete set)
10
partbooks (incomplete set)
4
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
2
printed treatise with added polyphony
1
tablebook
1
Material
paper
44
paper (with parchment)
4
parchment
24
parchment (with paper)
2
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
27
upright
47
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
16
n/a
9
never
9
none visible
33
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
1
sometimes
3
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
28
brown
27
dark brown
10
gold
1
light brown
4
red
5
red-brown
1
reddish brown
2
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
9
freehand
2
quadruple rastrum
2
single rastrum
46
straightedge
6
triple rastrum
11
Number of staves
1
3
10
25
11
8
12
5
2
4
3
10
4
20
5
16
6
31
7
18
8
24
9
19
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
29
12-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
16
2-part score
1
2-part single page
15
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
41
3-part score
2
3-part single page
13
4-part consecutive
2
4-part opening
51
4-part score
1
4-part single page
18
5-part opening
23
5-part single page
3
6-part opening
8
7-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
22
none
36
single
47
triple
10
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
53
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
4
none
13
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
16
variable space, not on grid
5
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
48
not in dedicated space
22
provided, in dedicated space
17
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
14
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
46
notation extended into margin
29
other
1
partial additional staves
22
staveline added
16
staves extended into margin
8
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
44
brown
25
dark brown
9
gold
1
light brown
4
red
3
red-brown
1
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
2
full mensural
5
void mensural
73
Monophonic Notation
absent
75
present
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
31
high
25
n/a
9
poor
2
very high
12
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
17
cue notes
1
custodes
2
end symbol
10
pointers
7
repeat signs
34
signa congruentiae
42
signes-de-renvoi
36
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
9
Flemish
2
French
33
German
2
Italian
34
Latin
60
Spanish
11
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
32
fully texted with one text
56
fully texted with two or more texts
7
fully texted with two texts
4
partially texted with one or two texts
10
partially texted with one text
26
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
14
provided with single incipit
39
provided with two incipits
5
untexted
32
Type of Script
Italic
1
antiqua
1
cursive
10
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
22
cursive (humanistic)
14
cursive (italic)
11
display script
12
humanistic
2
hybrida
5
roman
6
rotonda
4
textura
7
Level of Calligraphy
fair
28
high
27
n/a
9
poor
7
very high
12
Colour of Text
black
40
blue
3
brown
29
dark brown
9
gold
1
grey
1
light brown
3
red
22
red-brown
1
reddish brown
2
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
39
yes
42
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
7
rarely
16
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
8
occasionally
1
rarely
19
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
7
partial borders: one- and two-sided
3
partial borders: one-sided
5
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
3
rarely
15
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
2
decorated
14
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
2
historiated
3
plain initials
1
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
8
never
1
normally
32
occasionally
6
often
7
rarely
12
sometimes
5
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
28
calligraphic with decoration
10
calligraphic with grotesque heads
11
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
5
flourished
8
historiated
1
littera notabilior
2
plain initials
12
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
5
normally
7
occasionally
4
often
6
rarely
15
sometimes
5
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
3
Other Decoration Frequency
always
4
never
7
normally
2
occasionally
4
often
7
rarely
6
sometimes
4
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
2
banner
3
decorated letters
2
decorative final long
8
embellished final barline
2
end-symbol
5
littera notabilior
6
ornament
1
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Bologna, Italy, Museo internazionale e biblioteca della musica di Bologna, MS Q 21, c. 1525, All folios
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