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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France
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Italy
14
Spain
7
Switzerland
1
Cities
Antwerp
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Basel
1
Belgium
1
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1
Brussels
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1
Tarazona
2
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1
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1
Zaragoza
1
Production method
Manuscript
35
Physical type
choirbook
26
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
partbook (single)
2
partbooks (complete set)
3
partbooks (incomplete set)
2
tablebook
1
Material
paper
22
paper (with parchment)
2
parchment
10
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
10
upright
24
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
6
never
3
none visible
22
normally
3
occasionally
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
8
brown
17
dark brown
8
gold
1
light brown
2
red
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
5
freehand
2
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
24
straightedge
3
triple rastrum
7
Number of staves
1
2
10
11
11
5
12
2
2
2
3
7
4
7
5
3
6
11
7
7
8
13
9
6
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
16
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
7
2-part score
1
2-part single page
10
3-part opening
25
3-part score
2
3-part single page
10
4-part opening
24
4-part score
1
4-part single page
14
5-part opening
13
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
3
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
6
none
17
single
24
triple
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
29
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
6
staves not ruled on grid
5
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
15
not in dedicated space
19
provided, in dedicated space
7
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
4
made for complete additional staves
9
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
30
notation extended into margin
21
other
2
partial additional staves
17
staveline added
13
staves extended into margin
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
11
brown
21
dark brown
5
gold
1
light brown
2
red
1
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
2
full mensural
4
void mensural
34
Monophonic Notation
absent
32
present
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
18
high
13
poor
2
very high
4
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
7
end symbol
11
pointers
4
repeat signs
35
signa congruentiae
23
signes-de-renvoi
22
space-filler
4
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
9
Flemish
1
French
24
German
2
Italian
19
Latin
30
Spanish
9
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
24
fully texted with one text
28
fully texted with two or more texts
2
fully texted with two texts
5
partially texted with one or two texts
9
partially texted with one text
20
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
9
provided with single incipit
27
provided with two incipits
4
untexted
24
Type of Script
cursive
9
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
11
cursive (humanistic)
5
cursive (italic)
6
display script
3
humanistic
1
hybrida
6
roman
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
16
high
15
poor
6
very high
3
Colour of Text
black
11
blue
2
brown
20
dark brown
7
gold
1
grey
1
light brown
2
red
7
reddish brown
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
14
yes
26
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
6
rarely
6
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
6
rarely
6
Borders Size
full borders
4
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
always
3
never
1
normally
4
occasionally
1
rarely
3
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
8
historiated
2
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
13
occasionally
4
often
5
rarely
7
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
14
calligraphic with decoration
6
calligraphic with grotesque heads
6
decorated
4
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
2
historiated
1
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
7
Planned Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
6
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
11
sometimes
4
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
3
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
2
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
4
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
banner
2
decorative final long
2
end-symbol
4
littera notabilior
5
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London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Royal Appendix 58, c. 1515-40, All folios
London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Additional 5465, c. 1500, All folios
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