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
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Italy
22
Netherlands
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Spain
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Switzerland
2
Cities
Antwerp
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Production method
Manuscript
42
Physical type
choirbook
25
monophonic manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbook (fragment)
1
partbook (single)
2
partbooks (complete set)
5
partbooks (incomplete set)
4
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
Material
paper
29
paper (with parchment)
2
parchment
8
parchment (with paper)
1
parchment and paper (mixed)
2
Format
oblong
14
upright
28
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
7
never
6
none visible
28
normally
3
rarely
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
11
brown
26
dark brown
6
gold
1
light brown
1
red
3
reddish brown
2
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
double rastrum
5
freehand
3
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
26
straightedge
7
triple rastrum
10
Number of staves
1
2
10
12
11
5
12
2
13
2
14
1
2
1
3
8
4
5
5
4
6
11
7
5
8
9
9
10
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
16
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
11
2-part single page
6
3-part consecutive
3
3-part opening
23
3-part single page
8
4-part consecutive
2
4-part opening
23
4-part single page
6
5-part opening
10
6-part opening
2
n/a
3
Indentation for Initials
double
4
none
42
quintuple
1
single
13
triple
1
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
28
left below voice parts as part of grid
4
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
14
staves not ruled on grid
4
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
29
not in dedicated space
15
provided, in dedicated space
7
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
11
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
25
notation extended into margin
20
other
1
partial additional staves
14
staveline added
8
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
14
brown
24
dark brown
5
gold
1
light brown
2
red
2
Type of Notation
chant (square)
2
full mensural
4
void mensural
40
Monophonic Notation
absent
38
present
9
Level of Calligraphy
fair
21
high
17
poor
5
very high
4
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
5
end symbol
6
none
1
pointers
2
repeat signs
20
signa congruentiae
18
signes-de-renvoi
15
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
6
English
1
Flemish
1
French
25
German
4
Italian
16
Latin
34
Spanish
4
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
16
fully texted with one text
30
fully texted with two texts
3
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
11
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
5
provided with single incipit
26
provided with two incipits
2
untexted
20
varies
2
Type of Script
cursive
11
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
2
cursive (bastarda)
6
cursive (humanistic)
6
cursive (italic)
8
display script
1
humanistic
1
hybrida
3
roman
2
textura
8
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
22
high
19
poor
6
very high
2
Colour of Text
black
12
blue
3
brown
29
dark brown
2
gold
1
grey
1
light brown
1
red
8
Multiple Texts
no
25
yes
22
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
5
rarely
6
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
4
rarely
3
Borders Size
full borders
2
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
2
normally
4
rarely
2
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
5
flourished
2
historiated
1
plain initials
2
trompe l'oeil
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
5
never
2
normally
16
occasionally
7
often
5
rarely
7
sometimes
6
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
14
calligraphic with decoration
9
calligraphic with grotesque heads
8
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
5
historiated
1
littera notabilior
4
plain initials
10
Planned Initials Frequency
always
4
never
1
normally
7
often
3
rarely
6
sometimes
3
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
always
3
never
2
normally
2
occasionally
3
often
3
rarely
3
sometimes
3
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorated letters
2
decorative final long
7
embellished final barline
2
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
2
signa congruentiae
1
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Segovia, Spain, Archivo Capitular de la Catedral, MS s.s., c. 1498-1515, All folios
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