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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Great Britain
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Italy
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Spain
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Cities
Antwerp
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1
England
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Mantua
1
Mechelen
13
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1
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1
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1
Venice
1
Zaragoza
1
Production method
Manuscript
31
Printed work
1
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
30
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
Material
paper
10
paper (with parchment)
2
parchment
19
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
oblong
3
upright
29
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
13
n/a
1
never
2
none visible
11
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
22
brown
8
dark brown
3
gold
1
red
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
freehand
2
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
28
straightedge
1
triple rastrum
2
Number of staves
1
3
10
24
11
14
12
6
13
3
14
1
2
3
3
1
4
2
5
10
6
12
7
11
8
22
9
21
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
9
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
12
2-part single page
5
3-part opening
27
3-part single page
6
4-part opening
31
4-part single page
9
5-part opening
32
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
8
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
21
none
6
quadruple
5
single
26
triple
15
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
32
none
4
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
14
variable space, not on grid
5
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
27
not in dedicated space
6
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
10
notation and staves extended into margin
24
notation extended into margin
13
other
2
partial additional staves
12
staveline added
5
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
25
brown
5
dark brown
4
gold
1
red
5
Type of Notation
chant (square)
5
full mensural
6
void mensural
29
Monophonic Notation
absent
24
present
10
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
10
n/a
1
very high
17
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
7
custodes
1
end symbol
6
pointers
2
repeat signs
13
signa congruentiae
23
signes-de-renvoi
28
space-filler
4
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
3
Flemish
4
French
14
Italian
4
Latin
30
Spanish
3
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
8
fully texted with one text
30
fully texted with two or more texts
11
fully texted with two texts
4
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
6
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
10
untexted
10
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
5
cursive (bastarda)
20
cursive (italic)
2
display script
17
humanistic
2
hybrida
2
roman
2
rotonda
2
textura
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
13
n/a
1
poor
1
very high
16
Colour of Text
black
27
blue
1
brown
5
dark brown
4
gold
1
red
22
Multiple Texts
no
16
yes
20
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
3
rarely
20
Borders Frequency
never
5
occasionally
1
rarely
15
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
5
partial borders: one- and two-sided
2
partial borders: one-sided
4
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
3
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
16
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
6
decorated with grotesque heads
2
historiated
1
plain initials
1
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
21
occasionally
9
often
4
rarely
10
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
13
calligraphic with decoration
5
calligraphic with grotesque heads
7
decorated
4
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
4
historiated
1
plain initials
4
Planned Initials Frequency
never
11
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
6
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
15
normally
3
often
1
rarely
4
sometimes
3
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorative final long
4
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
4
ornament
1
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Basel, Switzerland, Öffentliche Bibliothek der Universität, MS F IX 55, c. 1507-1510, All folios
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