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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Countries
Belgium
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France
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Italy
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Spain
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Cities
Brussels
4
Catalonia
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Florence
4
France
2
Lyons
1
Mechelen
7
Naples
2
Rome
3
Segovia
1
Toledo
1
Venice
2
Production method
Manuscript
21
Printed work
3
Physical type
choirbook
23
partbooks (complete set)
1
Material
paper
12
paper (with parchment)
2
parchment
10
Format
oblong
4
upright
20
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
7
n/a
3
never
3
none visible
7
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
11
brown
6
dark brown
4
gold
1
light brown
1
red
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
freehand
1
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
18
triple rastrum
3
Number of staves
1
1
10
12
11
6
12
3
13
2
2
2
3
1
4
1
5
4
6
8
7
7
8
10
9
10
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
11
2-part opening
10
2-part single page
4
3-part opening
21
3-part single page
6
4-part opening
22
4-part single page
8
5-part opening
15
6-part opening
5
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
11
none
7
quadruple
1
single
19
triple
6
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
22
none
1
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
6
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
18
not in dedicated space
8
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
7
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
16
notation extended into margin
13
other
1
partial additional staves
10
staveline added
6
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
15
brown
7
dark brown
3
gold
1
light brown
1
red
3
Type of Notation
chant (square)
2
full mensural
5
void mensural
22
Monophonic Notation
absent
19
present
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
7
n/a
3
very high
9
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
4
end symbol
5
pointers
3
repeat signs
12
signa congruentiae
24
signes-de-renvoi
20
space-filler
4
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
5
Flemish
2
French
13
German
1
Italian
7
Latin
22
Spanish
5
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
21
fully texted with two or more texts
6
fully texted with two texts
4
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
10
provided with one or two incipits
4
provided with single incipit
14
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
12
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
6
cursive (bastarda)
11
cursive (humanistic)
1
cursive (italic)
2
display script
8
hybrida
3
roman
2
rotonda
3
textura
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
7
high
9
n/a
3
poor
3
very high
9
Colour of Text
black
14
brown
9
dark brown
5
gold
1
light brown
1
red
9
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
13
yes
16
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
normally
1
rarely
9
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
2
occasionally
1
rarely
9
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
4
partial borders: one- and two-sided
2
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: three-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
1
rarely
7
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
4
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
13
occasionally
4
often
2
rarely
4
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
9
calligraphic with decoration
7
calligraphic with grotesque heads
7
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
3
historiated
1
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
never
4
normally
4
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
6
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
2
Other Decoration Frequency
never
5
normally
3
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
3
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
3
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
3
ornament
1
vignette
1
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Non verbal performance instructions: signa congruentiae
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Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 33, 1495-1520, All folios
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