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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Italy
23
Spain
10
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Burgundy
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Production method
Manuscript
66
Printed work
1
Physical type
choirbook
55
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
2
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (incomplete set)
4
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
2
tablebook
1
Material
paper
34
paper (with parchment)
3
parchment
28
parchment (with paper)
1
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
11
upright
55
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
20
n/a
1
never
5
none visible
30
normally
5
occasionally
1
often
4
rarely
1
sometimes
3
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
25
brown
27
dark brown
11
gold
1
light brown
2
red
4
red-brown
1
reddish brown
2
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
double rastrum
8
freehand
2
quadruple rastrum
2
single rastrum
54
straightedge
2
triple rastrum
7
Number of staves
1
3
10
30
11
10
12
7
13
1
2
5
3
4
4
11
5
14
6
24
7
23
8
28
9
25
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
21
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
21
2-part score
1
2-part single page
17
3-part opening
46
3-part score
2
3-part single page
15
4-part opening
58
4-part score
1
4-part single page
22
5-part opening
31
5-part single page
3
6-part opening
9
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
23
none
27
quadruple
3
single
48
triple
14
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
67
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
4
staves not ruled
3
staves not ruled on grid
16
variable space, not on grid
4
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
43
not in dedicated space
25
provided, in dedicated space
8
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
6
made for complete additional staves
22
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
51
notation extended into margin
36
other
3
partial additional staves
28
staveline added
20
staves extended into margin
9
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
38
brown
23
dark brown
10
gold
1
light brown
2
red
5
red-brown
1
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
6
full mensural
5
void mensural
65
Monophonic Notation
absent
56
present
15
Level of Calligraphy
fair
25
high
27
n/a
1
poor
1
very high
16
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
10
cue notes
1
end symbol
17
pointers
8
repeat signs
32
signa congruentiae
42
signes-de-renvoi
46
space-filler
5
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
9
Flemish
5
French
32
German
1
Italian
21
Latin
57
Spanish
13
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
29
fully texted with one text
54
fully texted with two or more texts
11
fully texted with two texts
5
partially texted with one or two texts
9
partially texted with one text
24
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
10
provided with single incipit
31
provided with two incipits
5
untexted
34
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
11
cursive (bastarda)
27
cursive (humanistic)
13
cursive (italic)
4
display script
18
humanistic
3
hybrida
7
roman
3
rotonda
1
textura
8
Level of Calligraphy
fair
23
high
30
n/a
1
poor
6
very high
16
Colour of Text
black
36
blue
3
brown
26
dark brown
12
gold
1
light brown
2
red
25
red-brown
1
reddish brown
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
33
yes
43
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
7
rarely
21
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
9
occasionally
1
rarely
20
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
8
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
3
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
18
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
10
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
1
historiated
3
plain initials
1
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
7
never
1
normally
33
occasionally
10
often
10
rarely
15
sometimes
6
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
32
calligraphic with decoration
16
calligraphic with grotesque heads
14
decorated
4
decorated with grotesque heads
5
flourished
9
historiated
1
littera notabilior
2
plain initials
9
Planned Initials Frequency
never
9
normally
9
occasionally
4
often
7
rarely
17
sometimes
4
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
3
Other Decoration Frequency
always
3
never
13
normally
5
occasionally
5
often
6
rarely
8
sometimes
6
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
banner
3
decorated letters
3
decorative final long
10
embellished final barline
3
end-symbol
6
littera notabilior
9
ornament
1
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Amiens, France, Bibliothèque d'Amiens Métropole, MS 162, c. 1502-1520, 1-45, 113-124
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