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
Basel
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Brussels
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Catalonia
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Florence
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Girona
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Italy (North)
2
Lyons
1
Mantua
2
Mechelen
10
Naples
1
Padua
1
Rome
1
Zaragoza
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Production method
Manuscript
27
Printed work
1
Physical type
choirbook
27
partbook (single)
1
Material
paper
12
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
15
Format
oblong
4
upright
24
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
11
n/a
1
never
4
none visible
8
often
5
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
15
brown
9
dark brown
3
light brown
1
red
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
2
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
21
straightedge
1
triple rastrum
3
Number of staves
10
18
11
9
12
7
13
2
2
3
3
2
4
1
5
4
6
10
7
11
8
12
9
14
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
7
2-part opening
10
2-part single page
7
3-part opening
21
3-part single page
4
4-part opening
27
4-part single page
7
5-part opening
19
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
7
7-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
15
none
10
quadruple
2
single
20
triple
12
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
25
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
2
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
11
variable space, not on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
23
not in dedicated space
6
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
6
notation and staves extended into margin
21
notation extended into margin
12
partial additional staves
13
staveline added
3
staves extended into margin
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
22
brown
8
red
4
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
3
full mensural
1
void mensural
27
Monophonic Notation
absent
24
present
6
Level of Calligraphy
fair
8
high
7
n/a
1
poor
1
very high
12
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
4
custodes
1
end symbol
6
pointers
3
repeat signs
12
signa congruentiae
18
signes-de-renvoi
28
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
5
Flemish
4
French
15
German
2
Italian
7
Latin
26
Spanish
4
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
7
fully texted with one text
26
fully texted with two or more texts
11
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
3
partially texted with one text
7
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
5
provided with single incipit
12
provided with two incipits
2
untexted
11
Type of Script
cursive
3
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
14
cursive (humanistic)
2
cursive (italic)
3
display script
13
humanistic
1
hybrida
4
roman
1
rotonda
1
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
10
high
7
n/a
1
poor
1
very high
12
Colour of Text
black
21
brown
8
dark brown
1
red
14
reddish brown
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
11
yes
19
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
3
normally
1
rarely
14
Borders Frequency
never
5
occasionally
1
rarely
12
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
2
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
1
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
14
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
5
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
1
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
15
occasionally
6
often
3
rarely
7
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
10
calligraphic with decoration
4
calligraphic with grotesque heads
5
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
2
historiated
1
littera notabilior
2
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
10
normally
3
often
2
rarely
6
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
2
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
10
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
4
Other Decoration Type
banner
2
decorative final long
4
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
3
vignette
1
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Rome, Italy, Biblioteca Casanatense, MS 2856 (olim O.V. 208), c. 1479-81, All folios
Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, fonds français MS 15123 (olim Suppl. Fr. 2637), c.1480-4, All folios
Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, nouvelles acquisitions françaises MS 1817, c. 1514-23, All folios
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