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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Production method
Manuscript
24
Physical type
choirbook
23
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
Material
paper
9
parchment
13
parchment and paper (mixed)
2
Format
oblong
3
upright
21
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
never
1
none visible
14
normally
7
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
4
brown
14
dark brown
4
light brown
2
red
2
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
2
freehand
2
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
17
straightedge
3
triple rastrum
4
Number of staves
1
1
10
8
11
5
12
2
13
1
14
1
15
1
16
1
17
1
2
1
3
1
4
2
5
4
6
11
7
10
8
11
9
8
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
7
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
8
2-part single page
10
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
23
3-part score
2
3-part single page
10
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
21
4-part single page
10
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
7
5-part single page
1
6-part consecutive
1
6-part opening
2
7-part consecutive
1
8-part consecutive
1
8-part opening
2
9-part consecutive
1
9-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
all staves indented
1
double
3
none
12
quintuple
1
single
18
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
24
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
2
staves not ruled on grid
4
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
3
not in dedicated space
24
provided, in dedicated space
8
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
3
made for complete additional staves
13
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
20
notation extended into margin
15
other
2
partial additional staves
12
staveline added
11
staves extended into margin
5
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
9
brown
13
dark brown
4
light brown
3
red
4
Type of Notation
chant (square)
2
full mensural
4
strene notation
1
void mensural
22
Monophonic Notation
absent
21
present
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
12
high
10
poor
2
very high
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
4
end symbol
8
pointers
7
repeat signs
18
signa congruentiae
15
signes-de-renvoi
15
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
6
English
1
Flemish
2
French
16
German
1
Italian
11
Latin
18
Spanish
8
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
17
fully texted with one text
19
fully texted with two or more texts
2
fully texted with two texts
4
partially texted with one or two texts
7
partially texted with one text
18
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
5
provided with single incipit
18
provided with two incipits
4
untexted
20
Type of Script
cursive
7
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (bastarda)
8
cursive (humanistic)
2
cursive (italic)
2
display script
3
hybrida
4
textura
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
11
high
9
poor
5
very high
3
Colour of Text
black
10
blue
2
brown
13
dark brown
5
light brown
3
red
8
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
8
yes
20
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
3
rarely
4
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
3
rarely
5
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
1
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
3
Painted Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
2
often
2
rarely
3
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
7
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
historiated
2
plain initials
1
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
8
occasionally
4
often
3
rarely
7
sometimes
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
10
calligraphic with decoration
8
calligraphic with grotesque heads
8
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
5
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
7
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
5
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
9
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
2
occasionally
4
often
3
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
banner
2
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
5
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
4
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Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, fonds français MS 2245, c. 1490-8, All folios
Cambridge, Great Britain, Magdalene College, MS Pepys 1760, c. 1509-c. 1514, All folios
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