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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Switzerland
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Cities
Arundel
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Segovia
1
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Venice
3
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1
Production method
Manuscript
28
Printed work
10
Physical type
choirbook
31
choirbook (single quire(s))
1
partbooks (complete set)
5
Material
paper
21
paper (with parchment)
2
parchment
13
parchment (with paper)
1
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
oblong
10
upright
28
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
7
n/a
10
never
5
none visible
8
normally
5
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
14
brown
8
dark brown
7
gold
1
light brown
2
red
2
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
freehand
3
quadruple rastrum
2
single rastrum
21
straightedge
3
triple rastrum
5
Number of staves
1
1
10
13
11
8
12
4
13
3
14
1
15
1
2
2
3
2
4
7
5
7
6
16
7
11
8
16
9
13
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
12
2-part opening
10
2-part single page
8
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
27
3-part score
1
3-part single page
7
4-part opening
29
4-part single page
11
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
15
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
5
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
16
none
13
quadruple
1
quintuple
1
single
29
triple
5
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
29
none
3
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
5
variable space, not on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
25
not in dedicated space
12
provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
3
made for complete additional staves
9
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
21
notation extended into margin
17
other
1
partial additional staves
12
staveline added
8
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
26
brown
10
dark brown
3
gold
1
light brown
1
red
6
Type of Notation
chant (square)
2
full mensural
6
void mensural
36
Monophonic Notation
absent
34
present
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
8
high
13
n/a
10
poor
1
very high
8
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
13
custodes
1
end symbol
10
pointers
3
repeat signs
14
signa congruentiae
38
signes-de-renvoi
21
space-filler
4
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
5
English
1
Flemish
3
French
20
German
2
Italian
8
Latin
30
Spanish
6
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
10
fully texted with one text
31
fully texted with two or more texts
7
fully texted with two texts
4
partially texted with one or two texts
4
partially texted with one text
15
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
10
provided with single incipit
20
provided with two incipits
3
untexted
17
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
7
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
11
cursive (humanistic)
3
cursive (italic)
2
display script
7
hybrida
3
roman
3
rotonda
9
textura
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
11
high
13
n/a
10
poor
4
very high
8
Colour of Text
black
24
blue
2
brown
13
dark brown
5
gold
1
light brown
1
red
12
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
23
yes
19
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
4
normally
1
rarely
8
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
4
occasionally
2
rarely
10
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
4
partial borders: one- and two-sided
3
partial borders: one-sided
3
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
3
rarely
8
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
8
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
13
occasionally
7
often
2
rarely
11
sometimes
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
13
calligraphic with decoration
8
calligraphic with grotesque heads
9
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
4
historiated
1
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
4
Planned Initials Frequency
never
4
normally
5
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
8
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
2
Other Decoration Frequency
never
6
normally
5
occasionally
3
often
2
rarely
4
sometimes
4
Other Decoration Type
banner
2
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
6
end-symbol
5
littera notabilior
2
ornament
1
vignette
1
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Non verbal performance instructions: signa congruentiae
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Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, fonds français MS 1597 (olim Colbert 1625), c. 1500, All folios
Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, MS Rés. Vmc. 57, c. 1470, All folios
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