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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Antwerp
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Brussels
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Tarazona
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Venice
3
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1
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1
Production method
Manuscript
75
Printed work
2
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
59
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (complete set)
4
partbooks (incomplete set)
8
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
tablebook
1
Material
paper
39
paper (with parchment)
4
parchment
33
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
21
upright
55
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
29
n/a
3
never
10
none visible
27
normally
4
occasionally
1
often
5
rarely
2
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
36
brown
28
dark brown
9
gold
2
light brown
3
red
2
reddish brown
3
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
double rastrum
6
freehand
2
printed staves
5
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
57
straightedge
6
triple rastrum
6
Number of staves
1
3
10
35
11
16
12
7
13
3
14
1
2
5
3
7
4
13
5
18
6
30
7
24
8
33
9
29
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
26
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
20
2-part score
1
2-part single page
13
3-part opening
50
3-part score
1
3-part single page
14
4-part opening
60
4-part score
1
4-part single page
18
5-part opening
32
5-part single page
3
6-part opening
8
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
31
none
22
quadruple
5
quintuple
1
single
57
triple
17
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
77
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
4
staves not ruled
3
staves not ruled on grid
20
variable space, not on grid
5
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
54
not in dedicated space
22
provided, in dedicated space
11
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
5
made for complete additional staves
22
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
51
notation extended into margin
33
other
3
partial additional staves
25
staveline added
15
staves extended into margin
5
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
46
brown
25
dark brown
9
gold
2
light brown
2
red
6
Type of Notation
chant (square)
7
full mensural
6
void mensural
73
Monophonic Notation
absent
64
present
15
Level of Calligraphy
fair
25
high
28
n/a
2
poor
2
very high
23
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
8
custodes
1
end symbol
12
pointers
6
repeat signs
29
signa congruentiae
46
signes-de-renvoi
47
space-filler
5
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
9
Flemish
6
French
39
German
2
Italian
18
Latin
63
Spanish
13
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
26
fully texted with one text
64
fully texted with two or more texts
16
fully texted with two texts
7
partially texted with one or two texts
8
partially texted with one text
19
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
2
provided with one or two incipits
10
provided with single incipit
34
provided with two incipits
4
untexted
31
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
15
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
34
cursive (humanistic)
10
cursive (italic)
5
display script
24
humanistic
3
hybrida
7
roman
3
rotonda
2
textura
7
Level of Calligraphy
fair
24
high
36
n/a
2
poor
6
very high
19
Colour of Text
black
45
blue
3
brown
29
dark brown
9
gold
1
light brown
2
red
33
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
38
yes
46
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
5
often
1
rarely
29
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
7
occasionally
1
rarely
23
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
7
partial borders: one- and two-sided
3
partial borders: one-sided
5
partial borders: three-sided
2
partial borders: two- and three-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
6
Painted Initials Frequency
always
3
never
5
normally
5
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
23
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
13
decorated with grotesque heads
2
historiated
2
plain initials
1
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
3
Penned Initials Frequency
always
10
never
1
normally
34
occasionally
14
often
12
rarely
16
sometimes
5
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
31
calligraphic with decoration
14
calligraphic with grotesque heads
16
decorated
9
decorated with grotesque heads
5
flourished
9
historiated
1
plain initials
11
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
13
normally
8
occasionally
1
often
4
rarely
17
sometimes
6
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
3
Other Decoration Frequency
always
2
never
18
normally
4
occasionally
5
often
4
rarely
8
sometimes
4
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorative final long
12
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
5
littera notabilior
6
ornament
2
signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS Banco Rari 230 (olim Magliabechi XIX.141), c. 1500-1513, before 1515, All folios
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