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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France
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Italy
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Spain
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Switzerland
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Cities
Antwerp
1
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1
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Brussels
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1
London
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Mechelen
5
Milan
1
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1
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Venice
1
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1
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1
Production method
Manuscript
19
Physical type
choirbook
16
choirbook (fragment)
1
partbook (single)
1
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
Material
paper
8
parchment
8
parchment (with paper)
1
parchment and paper (mixed)
2
Format
oblong
1
upright
18
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
4
never
3
none visible
6
normally
5
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
7
brown
10
dark brown
2
light brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
freehand
2
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
13
straightedge
5
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
1
3
10
12
11
7
12
1
2
1
3
4
4
4
5
6
6
9
7
8
8
13
9
11
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
5
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
6
2-part score
1
2-part single page
6
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
15
3-part score
2
3-part single page
4
4-part opening
17
4-part single page
3
5-part opening
10
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
5
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
8
none
7
quadruple
1
quintuple
1
single
16
triple
5
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
18
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
none
2
staves not ruled on grid
7
variable space, not on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
10
not in dedicated space
8
provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
3
made for complete additional staves
7
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
15
notation extended into margin
12
other
1
partial additional staves
9
staveline added
9
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
12
blue
1
brown
5
dark brown
4
red
4
Type of Notation
chant (square)
3
full mensural
4
strene notation
1
void mensural
18
Monophonic Notation
absent
15
present
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
8
very high
6
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
7
custodes
1
end symbol
9
pointers
3
repeat signs
10
signa congruentiae
19
signes-de-renvoi
14
space-filler
3
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
English
3
Flemish
2
French
8
Italian
2
Latin
15
Spanish
3
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
5
fully texted with one text
18
fully texted with two or more texts
5
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
7
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
11
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
9
Type of Script
cursive
4
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
8
cursive (humanistic)
2
cursive (italic)
1
display script
5
hybrida
2
roman
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
8
high
7
poor
1
very high
4
Colour of Text
black
11
brown
7
dark brown
4
red
11
Multiple Texts
no
10
yes
10
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
6
rarely
5
Borders Frequency
never
6
rarely
5
Borders Size
full borders
2
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
3
normally
2
rarely
3
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
2
historiated
1
plain initials
2
trompe l'oeil
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
6
occasionally
6
often
2
rarely
19
sometimes
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
11
calligraphic with decoration
6
calligraphic with grotesque heads
7
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
historiated
1
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
6
Planned Initials Frequency
never
2
normally
5
often
3
rarely
9
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
5
normally
1
occasionally
2
rarely
5
sometimes
3
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorative final long
6
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
4
littera notabilior
3
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Non verbal performance instructions: signa congruentiae
Penned initials frequency: rarely
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Munich, Germany, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Musica MS 39 (olim H.C.41; = MaiM 64), c. 1505-15, All folios
Munich, Germany, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Musica MS 31 (olim H.C.30; = MaiM 71), c. 1510, All folios
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