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
Austria
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Belgium
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France
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Germany
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Italy
23
Italy (North)
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Cities
Antwerp
1
Belgium
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Naples
3
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Rome
2
Siena
1
Spain
1
Staffarda
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Venice
2
Vienna
1
Production method
Manuscript
39
Printed work
5
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
42
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
Material
paper
23
paper (with parchment)
3
parchment
17
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
oblong
10
upright
34
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
11
n/a
5
never
4
none visible
18
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
2
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
19
brown
14
dark brown
4
gold
1
light brown
2
red
2
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
3
freehand
1
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
34
triple rastrum
5
Number of staves
1
2
10
14
11
8
12
3
13
1
14
1
15
1
2
3
3
4
4
8
5
9
6
20
7
10
8
14
9
13
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
10
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
13
2-part score
1
2-part single page
8
3-part opening
32
3-part score
1
3-part single page
11
4-part opening
44
4-part score
1
4-part single page
13
5-part opening
17
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
3
7-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
9
none
21
quadruple
2
quintuple
1
single
28
triple
5
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
33
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
5
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
12
variable space, not on grid
4
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
27
not in dedicated space
17
provided, in dedicated space
10
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
11
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
30
notation extended into margin
19
other
1
partial additional staves
14
staveline added
8
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
26
brown
16
dark brown
3
gold
1
light brown
2
red
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
3
full mensural
3
void mensural
43
Monophonic Notation
absent
38
present
8
Level of Calligraphy
fair
15
high
17
n/a
5
poor
1
very high
9
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
7
custodes
1
end symbol
5
pointers
5
repeat signs
21
signa congruentiae
22
signes-de-renvoi
25
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
7
French
19
German
2
Italian
15
Latin
36
Spanish
6
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
13
fully texted with one text
38
fully texted with two or more texts
5
fully texted with two texts
6
partially texted with one or two texts
4
partially texted with one text
11
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
2
provided with one or two incipits
7
provided with single incipit
22
provided with two incipits
3
untexted
17
Type of Script
Italic
1
antiqua
1
cursive
5
cursive (bastarda)
13
cursive (humanistic)
4
cursive (italic)
4
display script
8
hybrida
3
roman
3
rotonda
3
textura
11
Level of Calligraphy
fair
15
high
20
n/a
5
poor
4
very high
7
Colour of Text
black
26
blue
2
brown
18
dark brown
5
gold
1
grey
1
light brown
2
red
15
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
23
yes
27
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
1
none visible
1
normally
1
rarely
14
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
2
occasionally
1
rarely
14
Borders Size
full borders
5
partial borders: one- and two-sided
2
partial borders: one-sided
3
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
6
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
2
normally
5
occasionally
3
often
3
rarely
7
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
12
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
3
historiated
1
plain initials
1
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
4
normally
16
occasionally
4
often
6
rarely
7
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
21
calligraphic with decoration
8
calligraphic with grotesque heads
7
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
9
historiated
1
plain initials
4
Planned Initials Frequency
never
2
normally
4
occasionally
3
often
1
rarely
8
sometimes
5
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
2
Other Decoration Frequency
never
3
normally
3
occasionally
3
often
4
rarely
5
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
banner
1
decorated letters
2
decorative final long
5
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
4
vignette
1
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Cambridge, Great Britain, Gonville and Caius College, MS 667/760, Late 1520s, All folios
Berlin, Germany, Staatsbibliothek Preussischer Kulturbesitz, MS Mus. 40021 (olim Z 21), c. 1485-1500, All folios
Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 4, c. 1516-18, All folios
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